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Leisure parks
Meet the Vikings at Festyland
Festyland · Carpiquet (14)
On the edge of Caen, Festyland draws its themes from Norman history, from the Vikings to William the Conqueror.
Things to do with kids in Caen
Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Caen, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 30 ideas picked from over 950 places on the Trottimap map.
Leisure parks
Play firefighters at Palomano Caen
Palomano Caen · Caen (14)
Palomano recreates a small town at child height across 650 m², with a fire station, supermarket, restaurant, hospital and airport.
Leisure parks
Explore the Magic Parc castle
Magic Parc · Hérouville-Saint-Clair (14)
In Hérouville-Saint-Clair, five minutes from Caen, a colourful 1,000 m² castle houses a tunnel maze, a zip line, swings and a motorbike track.
Leisure parks
Cross the crocodile river at L'îlot
L'îlot Z'enfants · Mondeville (14)
This 2,000 m² indoor park in Mondeville, near Caen, is aimed at children aged 2 to 12.
Leisure parks
Play screen-free at Jokoani Caen
Jokoani Caen · Bretteville-sur-Odon (14)
The chain's first park, opened in 2024 in Bretteville-sur-Odon, Jokoani keeps its 850 m² for children up to 8.
Leisure parks
Do somersaults at You Kids
You Kids Caen · Mondeville (14)
In Mondeville, near Decathlon and Leroy Merlin, this indoor park welcomes children from 6 months to 12 years.
Sport and adventure
Take on the ninja course in Mondeville
District 14 · Mondeville (14)
Inspired by the TV show Ninja Warrior, the structures in this gym line up obstacles of increasing difficulty, to be crossed hanging, balancing or using arm strength.
Leisure parks
Pilot the helicopter at Girafou
Girafou · Bénouville (14)
Near Caen, on the road to Ouistreham, this 1,300 m² indoor play centre welcomes children aged 1 to 12 with trampolines, karting, a sledge run, a maze and a ball pit.
Sport and adventure
Slide and splash at Eole Aventure
Eole Aventure · Touffréville (14)
In a former clay quarry near Caen, Eole Aventure combines a cable ski lift, an inflatable aqua park, big slides that launch you into the water and treetop courses.
Museums and science
Explore William's castle in Caen
Musée de Normandie (château de Caen) · Caen (14)
Inside the walls of Caen castle, the Musée de Normandie tells the story of the region's people since prehistoric times.
Museums and science
Paint four-handed at the museum
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen · Caen (14)
Within the walls of Caen castle, the fine arts museum runs family workshops where an adult and a child create something together after looking at the paintings.
Sport and adventure
Take your first laps on the ice
Patinoire de Caen la mer · Caen (14)
The Caen la mer ice rink welcomes children from age 3 on a large indoor rink, for free skating or beginner lessons.
Pools, beaches and water
Swim outdoors at the stade nautique
Stade nautique Eugène-Maës · Caen (14)
In central Caen, the Eugène-Maës swimming complex has a 50-metre outdoor pool heated all year, an indoor pool and an activity hall.
Museums and science
Understand World War II at the Memorial
Mémorial de Caen · Caen (14)
The Caen Memorial traces the rising tensions in Europe, D-Day and the Battle of Normandy, then the Cold War up to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Parks and nature
Run around the Colline aux Oiseaux gardens
Parc de la Colline aux Oiseaux · Caen (14)
Near the Memorial, this free 17-hectare park has a classic playground, a 600 m² inclusive play area called the Jardin Extra-Ordinaire, a maze, mini golf and a rose garden.
Sport and adventure
Cross the nets at AccroCamp Caen
AccroCamp Caen · Caen (14)
Set in the Colline aux Oiseaux park, AccroCamp has monkey bridges, Tarzan swings and zip lines spread over several levels.
Leisure parks
Play laser tag in Bretteville
Lasergames Caen · Bretteville-sur-Odon (14)
West of Caen, Lasergames Caen has three 300 m² mazes with music and light effects.
Pools, beaches and water
Ride the slides at Siréna
Centre aquatique Siréna · Carpiquet (14)
On the edge of Caen, Siréna has a leisure pool with a lazy-river current, a paddling pool for toddlers and two slides of 50 and 70 metres.
Sport and adventure
Climb the trees at Beauregard
Beauregard Aventure · Hérouville-Saint-Clair (14)
North of Caen, the Beauregard estate has eight treetop courses, including one for little ones from age 3.
Sport and adventure
Drive a kart at Circuit de Caen
Circuit de Caen (karting) · Démouville (14)
In Démouville, east of Caen, this track has karts suited to children from age 7 and 1.30 m tall.
Museums and science
Go back in time at Vieux-la-Romaine
Vieux-la-Romaine, musée et sites archéologiques · Vieux (14)
South of Caen, this museum tells the story of Aregenua, a Roman town whose three excavation sites you can also visit, including a large peristyle house.
Leisure parks
Pedal a rail bike at Pont du Coudray
Vélorail de Cap Orne · Laize-Clinchamps (14)
Fifteen minutes from Caen, Cap Orne brings the old Orne valley railway back to life with rail bikes.
Leisure parks
Play mini golf facing the sea
Mini-golf L'Accostage · Ouistreham (14)
On the Riva-Bella esplanade, L'Accostage lays out its mini golf course a few steps from the beach.
Pools, beaches and water
Slide down at Aquabella
Piscine Aquabella · Ouistreham (14)
A short walk from Riva-Bella beach, the renovated Aquabella pool has an indoor heated pool, a 70-metre slide and, outside, a splash pad for little ones.
Museums and science
Learn about Luc's stranded whale
Maison de la Baleine · Luc-sur-Mer (14)
In 1885 a nineteen-metre whale washed up on the beach at Luc-sur-Mer.
Leisure parks
Play 18 holes next to the beach
Mini Golf de Luc-sur-Mer · Luc-sur-Mer (14)
This mini golf in Luc-sur-Mer sits in a small garden twenty metres from the sand, with an eighteen-hole course that works as soon as a child can hold a club.
Pools, beaches and water
Race down the slides at Dunéo
Centre aquatique Dunéo · Argences (14)
In Argences, east of Caen, the Dunéo aquatic centre combines a play lagoon for little ones, a pool with a lazy river and water jets, a three-lane racer slide and a 71-metre…
Leisure parks
Play mini golf inside a bunker
Mini-Golf de la Plage · Merville-Franceville-Plage (14)
Facing the beach at Merville-Franceville, this mini golf has 18 holes suitable from age 4 and a 9-hole course set inside an old bunker.
Museums and science
Follow the Canadians at the Juno Beach Centre
Centre Juno Beach · Courseulles-sur-Mer (14)
Facing the beach at Courseulles, the Juno Beach Centre tells the story of Canada's role in World War II.
Sport and adventure
Learn land sailing in Courseulles
Char à voile à l'École de Voile de Courseulles · Courseulles-sur-Mer (14)
On Juno Beach, the Courseulles sailing school introduces young people from age 10 to land yachting: turning, braking and the first bursts of speed.
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