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Animals and farms
Watch the giraffes' mealtime in Amiens
Zoo d'Amiens · Amiens (80)
Undergoing major changes since 2019, Amiens zoo covers 8 hectares near the city centre and is home to some 900 animals of 90 species, almost half of them endangered.
Things to do with kids in Amiens
Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Amiens, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 23 ideas picked from over 8,500 outings in the Trottimap app.
Leisure parks
Race down the Fiesta Fun sledge run
Fiesta Fun Amiens · Amiens (80)
In Amiens, this 1,200 m² indoor park welcomes children up to 12.
Leisure parks
Play at being grown-ups in a miniature village
Tout un Monde · Amiens (80)
In Amiens, a former specialist educator designed this 864 m² village-style park for 0 to 8-year-olds and their parents.
Leisure parks
Climb the play frames at Kiddy Teuf
Kiddy Teuf · Glisy (80)
In Glisy, on the edge of Amiens, this 1,200 m² indoor park welcomes children aged 1 to 12.
Castles and heritage
Travel back in time at Samara
Samara · La Chaussée-Tirancourt (80)
In a thirty hectare park in the Somme valley, Samara tells six hundred thousand years of human history.
Sport and adventure
Dive into Ailly's tree-top ball pit
Terrains d'Aventure · Ailly-sur-Noye (80)
In a wood in the Val de Noye, 3 to 8-year-olds move around without a harness on courses protected by nets, all the way to a ball pit suspended in the trees.
Sport and adventure
Climb in the kids' bouldering area
Grimp'A Bloc · Amiens (80)
Set in a large hall near the zoo, this rope-free climbing gym keeps a space for 5 to 11 year olds.
Sport and adventure
Skate on the Coliseum ice
Patinoire du Coliseum · Amiens (80)
Right in central Amiens, the Coliseum holds two rinks: an Olympic one and a smaller one designed for play and beginners.
Sport and adventure
Bowl a few frames at BMB Amiens
BMB Amiens · Amiens (80)
This large complex near the city centre lines up thirty bowling lanes and laser tag rooms.
Castles and heritage
Tour Amiens by little train
Le Jules Verne Express · Amiens (80)
At the foot of the cathedral, this little train sets off on a ten kilometre loop through Amiens.
Shows and workshops
Watch the Saint-Leu puppets
Théâtre de marionnettes Chés Cabotans d'Amiens · Amiens (80)
In the Saint-Leu district, this small theatre brings to life the cabotans, Picardy puppets of wood and cloth worked with a rod and strings, an Amiens tradition two centuries old.
Leisure parks
Play laser tag on three levels
Laser Quest Amiens · Amiens (80)
The maze of this laser tag arena rises over three levels, with walkways, ramps and dark corners to hide in while aiming at the other team.
Leisure parks
Bounce at the Rue Sully trampoline park
Trampoline Park You Jump Amiens · Amiens (80)
In this large heated hall in north-west Amiens, children move from one zone to the next: rows of trampolines, a Ninja Warrior style course, a battle beam and a tower for jumping…
Museums and science
Climb Jules Verne's tower
Maison de Jules Verne · Amiens (80)
Jules Verne lived in this Amiens house with a tower for eighteen years.
Parks and nature
Glide by boat through the floating gardens
Hortillonnages d'Amiens en barque à cornet · Amiens (80)
Ten minutes' walk from Amiens station, a flat-bottomed boat takes twelve passengers through the hortillonnages, market gardens set on the water since the Middle Ages.
Pools, beaches and water
Splash around at the Aquapôle splashpad
Aquapôle Amiens · Amiens (80)
In the south of Amiens, this recent aquatic centre adds a leisure pool, a heated fifty metre outdoor pool and a splashpad to its sports pool.
Pools, beaches and water
Ride the cable ski at Dreuil
Amiens Cable Park · Dreuil-lès-Amiens (80)
On a lake in the Somme valley, an overhead cable pulls riders at around thirty kilometres an hour.
Sport and adventure
Go bowling at the Camon family alley
Rétro Bowling · Camon (80)
On the way out of Amiens towards Corbie, this eighteen lane bowling alley keeps a local feel.
Leisure parks
Get lost in the Saint-Fuscien maize
Pop Corn Labyrinthe Amiens · Saint-Fuscien (80)
Every summer, a maize field south of Amiens turns into a giant maze.
Animals and farms
Feed the animals of an 1880 farm
La Ferme d'Antan · Creuse (80)
Twenty minutes from Amiens, this model farm built in 1880 keeps its original buildings and a full farmyard, with horses, cows, pigs, goats, sheep and rabbits.
Pools, beaches and water
Canoe down the Somme at Picquigny
Base nautique de Picquigny · Picquigny (80)
Below Picquigny castle, this base lets families drift down the river by canoe, try paddleboarding or have a go at gentle rafting on a stretch of moving water, with balance games and…
Pools, beaches and water
Paddle on the Loeuilly lake
Base nautique de Loeuilly · Ô-de-Selle (80)
In the Selle valley, south-west of Amiens, this outdoor centre offers canoeing, paddleboarding and pedal boats on calm water, with a bouncy castle for the youngest.
Pools, beaches and water
Zoom down the Corbie wave slide
Centre aquatique Calypso · Corbie (80)
Tucked inside the walls of Corbie's former abbey, this pool has a four lane wave slide where children go down on their tummies side by side.
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