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Things to do with kids in Bourg-en-Bresse

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

Parks and nature

Climb in the old Journans quarry

Site naturel « La clairière des petits lapins » · Journans (01)

From age 3 · Outdoor · Free

At the end of Rue de la Balme, a former stone quarry turned clearing serves as a natural playground for 3 to 12-year-olds.

Animals and farms

Meet the rescued animals of Attignat

Domaine des Ain'contournables · Attignat (01)

All ages · Outdoor · Under €10

Near Bourg-en-Bresse, this estate takes in animals rescued from abandonment or mistreatment, including around twenty goats from shelters and several horses.

Pools, beaches and water

Spend the day at La Plaine Tonique

La Plaine Tonique, base de loisirs · Malafretaz (01)

All ages · Outdoor · Under €10

In the heart of the Bresse, this large leisure park is built around a lake with a beach, water sports and games along the shore.

Castles and heritage

Join a storytelling tour at Brou

Monastère royal de Brou · Bourg-en-Bresse (01)

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

The royal monastery of Brou impresses children with its carved tombs and three cloisters you can wander freely.

Pools, beaches and water

Swim in Lake Bouvent

Parc de loisirs de Bouvent · Bourg-en-Bresse (01)

All ages · Outdoor · Under €10

On the edge of central Bourg, this leisure park surrounds a large lake with a lifeguarded beach in summer.

Leisure parks

Try trampolines, laser tag and bowling

Le 10.55 Bourg-en-Bresse, complexe de loisirs · Bourg-en-Bresse (01)

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

South of Bourg, this indoor complex has a trampoline park, a laser tag arena, a Kid Park for little ones and bowling lanes.

Leisure parks

Crack a puzzle as a family in Bourg

Défi 01, escape game · Bourg-en-Bresse (01)

From age 10 · Indoor · Over €25 · Good on rainy days

Défi 01 has several themed rooms where the team has to get out before time runs out by searching and linking clues.

Museums and science

Walk barefoot at the Bresse eco-museum

Écomusée Maison de Pays en Bresse · Saint-Étienne-du-Bois (01)

From age 3 · Indoor and outdoor · Under €10

In these old Bresse farmhouses, children discover kitchens, tools and costumes from the past, then run off into the woodland park.