We are back after a wonderful 4 days in the city. We arrived to snow and minus 9 wind chill, however, the sun came out and we had 10 degrees for most of our trip.
We had a wander round the city on the first day then did the free walking tour- lots of top tips and places to eat. We ate on Granary island. The astronomical clock in the cathedral strikes up at 12 noon each day.
On the Monday we did some of the free museums (free on Mondays only): The Gdańsk museum in the city hall, Artus Court, the Amber museum and the viewing deck at the Solidarity Museum. We loved walking through the city at night with all the lights and buskers. The waterfront is magical at night.
On Tuesday, we went to the WW2 museum (free on Tuesdays). We bought the audio guide which was a must and made the museum visit for us. The museum was fabulous and explained the different parts of the war clearly. After the museum we walked along Amber street and then climbed to the top of St Mary’s church (the cathedral?). It was 409 steps but the views were fabulous. They only take cash and it is £3 per person. Later in the afternoon we were going to go to Westerplatte, but we were tired and did not fancy sorting buses, so we walked to Millennium cross and park with the Nepoleonic fort and fabulous views of the city. We wandered back though the train station which is stunning and had a wonderful exhibition outside of how the buildings of Gdańsk have been rebuilt since the destruction of WW2.
On Wednesday, we went to the beach at Sopot. It was £1.50 on the train and took 12 minutes from the main station. The beach was stunning, golden sands and the longest wooden pier in the world. We got the train from Sopot straight to the airport (45 mins cost £1.50).
Tips: everywhere takes card payments apart from the church viewing deck and walking tour.
airport bus to centre of Gdańsk £1 and 45 mins. Airport train £1.50 45 mins (1 change needed)
Meals are £8-10 for a main course, £4 for a beer.
stay as centrally as possible. It is a very walkable city.