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Things to do with kids in Antibes

Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Antibes, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 30 ideas picked from over 8,500 outings in the Trottimap app.

Parc Phoenix
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Parks and nature

Walk through the Parc Phoenix greenhouse

Parc Phoenix · Nice (06)

All ages · Indoor and outdoor · Under €10

Opposite Nice airport, this municipal botanical park houses a 7,000 m², 25-metre-high greenhouse that reproduces six tropical climates.

Castles and heritage

Visit the Man in the Iron Mask's cell

Îles de Lérins · Cannes (06)

All ages · Outdoor · €10 to €25

A few minutes by boat from Quai Laubeuf, the Île Sainte-Marguerite is home to the Fort Royal, where you can see the cell of the Man in the Iron Mask.

Leisure parks

Cross the nets at the Bois des Lutins

Le Bois des Lutins · Villeneuve-Loubet (06)

From age 3 · Outdoor · €10 to €25

Near Villeneuve-Loubet, this 2-hectare wood crossed by a stream is home to observation huts linked by net walkways.

Pools, beaches and water

Slide down the Aquasplash flumes

Aquasplash · Antibes (06)

All ages · Outdoor · Over €25

Antibes' big water park reopens each summer with straight and spiral slides, a lagoon and a wave pool.

Leisure parks

Climb the Princiland castles

Princiland · Mougins (06)

From age 1 · Indoor and outdoor · €10 to €25 · Good on rainy days

In Mougins, this park mixes outdoor play with an indoor hall for children aged 1 to 12.

Sport and adventure

Climb from tree to tree at Pitchoun Forest

Pitchoun Forest · Villeneuve-Loubet (06)

From age 3 · Outdoor · €10 to €25

This treetop course is designed for children aged 3 to 10 who are at least one metre tall.

Leisure parks

Play as a team at Terra Totem

Terra Totem · Villeneuve-Loubet (06)

From age 7 · Outdoor · Over €25

In the Vanade leisure area, Terra Totem runs a big outdoor adventure game inspired by TV game shows.

Leisure parks

Cross the Fun City jungle

Fun City Cannes · Cannes (06)

All ages · Indoor · €10 to €25 · Good on rainy days

In Cannes La Bocca, this 1,200 m² indoor park has a jungle theme.

Leisure parks

Play firefighters in a mini town

Palomano Grasse · Grasse (06)

All ages · Indoor · €10 to €25 · Good on rainy days

This 650 m² park recreates a town sized for 0 to 10-year-olds, with a fire station, supermarket, hair salon, vet's surgery and hospital.

Leisure parks

Explore the giant nets at Kid City

Kid City · Nice (06)

All ages · Indoor · €10 to €25 · Good on rainy days

On the ground floor of Forum Lingostière, in the Var plain, Kid City lines up 600 m² of indoor play for children up to 12.

Castles and heritage

Ride the Train des Pignes from Nice

Chemins de fer de Provence (Train des Pignes) · Nice (06)

From age 3 · Indoor · €10 to €25 · Good on rainy days

From the small station on Rue Alfred Binet, this narrow-gauge train climbs the Var valley towards Digne, through gorges, tunnels and hilltop villages.

Leisure parks

Play board games at Ludobulle

Ludobulle, ludothèque d'Antibes · Antibes (06)

All ages · Indoor · Free · Good on rainy days

At the Laval children's centre, the games library lends cooperative games, rule games and outdoor games to under-8s with an adult.

Shows and workshops

Share a family evening at Anthéa

Anthéa, Théâtre d'Antibes · Antibes (06)

From age 8 · Indoor · €10 to €25 · Good on rainy days

Antibes's large theatre flags the shows to see as a family in its season, usually from age 8: circus by James Thierrée, Jules Verne with puppets, a comedy by David Lescot.

Castles and heritage

Tour Antibes by little train

Petit train d'Antibes Juan-les-Pins · Antibes (06)

All ages · Outdoor · €10 to €25

From April to October, the tourist train links old Antibes and Juan-les-Pins past the ramparts, the Provençal market, the seafront and the pine grove.

Parks and nature

Follow the water path at Exflora

Parc Exflora · Antibes (06)

All ages · Outdoor · Free

At the entrance to Antibes, this 5 hectare public garden traces the history of Mediterranean gardens, from ancient Rome to the 19th century Riviera.

Museums and science

Join a workshop in Picasso's museum

Musée Picasso d'Antibes · Antibes (06)

From age 1 · Indoor · Under €10 · Good on rainy days

Set in the Grimaldi castle, the museum offers family workshops from age 5 and play mats for babies from 10 months.

Castles and heritage

Walk around Antibes' Fort Carré

Fort Carré d'Antibes · Antibes (06)

From age 6 · Outdoor · Under €10

On the Saint-Roch peninsula, this star-shaped fortress has watched over Port Vauban since the 16th century.

Leisure parks

Go bowling at Laser Bowling Antibes

Laser Bowling Antibes · Antibes (06)

From age 4 · Indoor · €10 to €25 · Good on rainy days

With a space-themed décor, this large Antibes venue brings together sixteen bowling lanes, laser tag, pool tables and arcade games.

Pools, beaches and water

Dig in the sand at Golfe-Juan

Plage du Soleil · Vallauris (06)

All ages · Outdoor · Free

East of Golfe-Juan's Old Port, Plage du Soleil offers fine sand and calm water at the back of the bay, rare on this stretch of coast.

Leisure parks

Tackle obstacles above the water

Ninja Antibes · Antibes (06)

From age 3 · Outdoor · €10 to €25

A course of 21 obstacles inspired by the Ninja Warrior TV show hangs above pools, so every fall ends with a splash.

Leisure parks

Ride the attractions at Antibes Land

Antibes Land · Antibes (06)

From age 3 · Outdoor · €10 to €25

This seaside funfair opens in the warm months between the beach and Vaugrenier park.

Leisure parks

Bounce and leap at Urban Jump

Urban Jump Vallauris · Vallauris (06)

From age 5 · Indoor · €10 to €25 · Good on rainy days

This trampoline park in Vallauris offers bouncing zones, a football pitch on trampolines, climbing walls and a large landing airbag.

Shows and workshops

See a show at Le Minotaure

Le Minotaure · Vallauris (06)

From age 3 · Indoor · Under €10 · Good on rainy days

Municipal hall in Vallauris Golfe-Juan that schedules children's sessions on Wednesdays at a modest price.

Museums and science

Shape clay at the ceramics museum

Musée Magnelli, musée de la céramique · Vallauris (06)

From age 4 · Indoor · Under €10 · Good on rainy days

In the castle of Vallauris, a town of potters, the Magnelli museum shows centuries of local ceramics, from iridescent vases to modern pieces.

Parks and nature

Follow the rocks round Cap d'Antibes

Sentier du littoral du Cap d'Antibes · Antibes (06)

From age 6 · Outdoor · Free

Starting from Garoupe beach, the coastal path known as Tire-Poil runs round the tip of Cap d'Antibes between jagged rocks and very clear water, towards Villa Eilenroc.

Museums and science

Follow the colours of Fernand Léger

Musée national Fernand Léger · Biot (06)

From age 6 · Indoor · Under €10 · Good on rainy days

A large colourful mosaic on the facade catches children's eyes before they even step in.

Parks and nature

Walk in the Valmasque woods

Parc départemental de la Valmasque · Valbonne (06)

All ages · Outdoor · Free

In the middle of the Sophia Antipolis tech park, this large departmental park spreads its wooded hills and valleys between Valbonne and Mougins.

Parks and nature

Watch the birds on Vaugrenier pond

Parc départemental de Vaugrenier · Villeneuve-Loubet (06)

All ages · Outdoor · Free

Between Antibes and Villeneuve-Loubet, this departmental park hides a freshwater pond, rare on the coast, with a wooden hide for watching ducks, herons and turtles.

Castles and heritage

Watch bubble glass being blown in Biot

La Verrerie de Biot · Biot (06)

All ages · Indoor · Free · Good on rainy days

At the foot of Biot village, the glassblowers' hall lets you watch, for free and every day, the master glassmakers shaping mouth-blown bubble glass, the house speciality since 1956.

Leisure parks

Crack the puzzles at Cube Escape Game

Cube Escape Game · Villeneuve-Loubet (06)

From age 8 · Indoor · Over €25 · Good on rainy days

Near Marina Baie des Anges, this centre has seven themed rooms where the team has one hour to get out by searching the set and solving puzzles.