Swiss Bakery and a Boardwalk
After a fabulous two weeks in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, we really missed our visits to the Swiss Bakery! This is a great place to buy all all sorts of delicious baked Swiss goods, as well as chocolate and other delicacies imported from Switzerland. We paired this week’s visit with a trip to Neabsco Boardwalk, a nice walk to do before a visit IKEA or Potomac Mills in Woodbridge.
Insights
The Swiss Bakery offers both breakfast and lunch. My son loves the Berliners and I’m quite partial to their coffee. The bakery is pretty unassuming, but is conveniently located just off the Braddock Rd exit on the Beltway.
The Neabsco Boardwalk opened in June of 2019 and offers over a 3/4 mile jaunt over a wonderful nature preserve. If you like the boardwalks at Huntley Meadows or Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, you’ll find this one even more impressive!
The playground near the Boardwalk is about a quarter mile East of the Boardwalk entrance and is located adjacent to a recently opened parking lot.
There are several connector trails off the Boardwalk’s west end.
A Playground Near a Boardwalk
The Coffee
The Swiss Bakery, Springfield, VA
Coffee: drip
Food: breakfast and lunch, cakes, cookies, pastries
Seating: indoor
Restroom: available
Child Patience Level: speedy service
High chairs: available
Parking: Ravensworth Shopping Center - strip mall
The Playtime
Neabsco Boardwalk, Woodbridge, VA
Distance from Coffee: 25 minutes (5 minutes from IKEA Woodbridge)
Parent Rating: 5 Stars (for Boardwalk)
2-Year Old Rating: 5 Stars
8-Year Old Rating: 4 Stars
Age 2-5 Equipment: None
Age 5-12 Equipment: Game Time
Shade: limited shade at playground itself
Seating: benches, single picnic pavillion
Special features: 1/4 mile from Neabsco Boardwalk
Play surface: mulch
Restroom: portables
Parking: dedicated parking lot
