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Things to do with kids in Beauvais

Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Beauvais, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 15 ideas picked from over 8,500 outings in the Trottimap app.

Parc Saint-Paul
Stefan Scheer · CC BY-SA 3.0

Leisure parks

Go from ride to ride at Parc Saint-Paul

Parc Saint-Paul · Saint-Paul (60)

From age 2 · Outdoor · Over €25

Near Beauvais, this family park lines up 38 rides, many of them open to little ones accompanied by their parents.

Animals and farms

Go pedal boating at Parc Saint Léger

Parc Saint Léger - Parc Animalier · Saint-Léger-en-Bray (60)

All ages · Outdoor · €10 to €25

Near Beauvais, this park brings together more than 150 animals, from camels and yaks to ostriches, llamas and ring-tailed lemurs, which have their own show with commentary.

Pools, beaches and water

Float down the river at Aquaspace

Aquaspace · Beauvais (60)

All ages · Indoor and outdoor · Under €10 · Good on rainy days

In Parc Marcel-Dassault, the Beauvais area's aquatic complex combines a leisure pool, a 60-metre slide and a water play lagoon for little ones.

Pools, beaches and water

Swim at the Plan d'eau du Canada

Base de loisirs du Plan d'eau du Canada · Beauvais (60)

All ages · Outdoor · Free

A short walk from central Beauvais, this lake surrounded by 45 hectares of greenery can be explored on foot or by bike all year round.

Sport and adventure

Skate in the heart of Marcel Dassault park

Patinoire de Beauvais (Patinoire Marcel Dassault) · Beauvais (60)

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

In Marcel Dassault park, a short walk from the Aquaspace pool, Beauvais ice rink opens almost all year round.

Museums and science

Explore the MUDO palace in Beauvais

MUDO - Musée de l'Oise · Beauvais (60)

From age 4 · Indoor and outdoor · Free · Good on rainy days

Below the cathedral, the county museum occupies the former bishops' palace, entered through a fortified fourteenth-century gatehouse.

Castles and heritage

Watch Beauvais astronomical clock come alive

Cathédrale Saint-Pierre de Beauvais et son horloge astronomique · Beauvais (60)

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

Beneath the tallest Gothic choir ever built, the twelve-metre astronomical clock sets 68 automata in motion during a half-hour narrated show.

Sport and adventure

Take on the challenges of Cariwood

Cariwood · Beauvais (60)

From age 4 · Outdoor · €10 to €25

In Brulet wood, near the Canada lake, Cariwood offers thirteen treetop courses and more than 170 challenges.

Sport and adventure

Combine karting and laser tag in Beauvais

SpeedPark Beauvais · Beauvais (60)

From age 6 · Indoor · €10 to €25 · Good on rainy days

In the Marette area, this indoor complex offers a 260-metre karting track, laser tag, bowling and arcade games.

Castles and heritage

Play the escape game at the Maladrerie

Maladrerie Saint-Lazare · Beauvais (60)

From age 5 · Indoor and outdoor · Free

On the edge of Beauvais, this former medieval leper hospital keeps its Romanesque chapel, its lodge and a barn with its original timber frame.

Museums and science

Get close to warplanes in Warluis

Musée de l'Aviation de Warluis · Warluis (60)

From age 7 · Indoor · Under €10 · Good on rainy days

Near Beauvais, this volunteer-run museum gathers over 1,000 m² of fuselages, engines, uniforms and objects linked to Second World War airmen.

Sport and adventure

Race on the Rochy-Condé track

Karting de Beauvais Rochy-Condé · Rochy-Condé (60)

From age 7 · Outdoor · €10 to €25

Ten minutes from Beauvais, this outdoor karting circuit runs a one-kilometre track mixing a fast straight with technical bends.

Animals and farms

Feed the alpacas at Larris farm

Ferme d'animation du Larris · Ponchon (60)

From age 1 · Outdoor · Under €10

A quarter of an hour from Beauvais, this small farm welcomes families to get close to donkeys, ponies, alpacas, goats, sheep and rabbits.

Animals and farms

Meet the alpacas at Petite Bray'tagne

Ferme pédagogique La Petite Bray'tagne · Blacourt (60)

From age 1 · Outdoor · Under €10

In the Pays de Bray, this community farm welcomes families for a guided visit among poultry, rabbits, pigs, sheep, goats and alpacas.

Castles and heritage

Ride the Beauvaisis steam train

Train à vapeur du Beauvaisis (MTVS) · Crèvecœur-le-Grand (60)

All ages · Outdoor · Under €10

From Crèvecœur-le-Grand station, volunteers run vintage listed carriages pulled by a steam locomotive as far as Rotangy.