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Get lost in the Wissant maize maze
Dédales d'Opale - Le laby de Fanny · Wissant (62)
Every summer, a maize field of more than three hectares becomes a maze on the edge of Wissant.
Things to do with kids in Calais
Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Calais, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 14 ideas picked from over 8,500 outings in the Trottimap app.
Leisure parks
Investigate among the Vikings
Norden Escape · Calais (62)
Right in the centre of Calais, these rooms drop players into a detailed Viking setting where they must find a treasure or solve a legend before the clock runs out.
Castles and heritage
Climb to the top of the Calais belfry
Hôtel de ville et beffroi de Calais · Calais (62)
Listed as World Heritage, the town hall belfry is climbed by a staircase of one hundred and seventy five steps and you come back down by lift.
Animals and farms
Say hello to the urban farm animals
Ferme urbaine de Calais · Calais (62)
Right in the centre of Calais, between Boulevard Jacquard and streets of houses, about sixty farm animals live on this plot run by a local association.
Castles and heritage
Climb the 271 steps of the lighthouse
Phare de Calais · Calais (62)
Among the houses of the Courgain district, the Calais lighthouse is climbed by a spiral staircase up to the balcony.
Pools, beaches and water
Slide down the big Icéo flume
Piscine Icéo · Calais (62)
In this aquatic complex run by the Calais area, the leisure pool has everything children want: an eighty metre slide, a fast river and massage jets.
Leisure parks
Ride on the back of the Calais dragon
La Compagnie du Dragon · Calais (62)
On the Calais seafront, a wood and steel dragon as tall as a building walks slowly, puffs steam and carries about fifty passengers on its back.
Pools, beaches and water
Play on the big Calais beach
Calais LA Plage · Calais (62)
The redesigned Calais seafront lines up more than a kilometre of fine sand, wooden play areas, a viewing platform and a sun deck.
Leisure parks
Climb the maze at Cosmic Park
Cosmic Park · Calais (62)
Near the motorway in Calais, this indoor park is all about space: a multi level funhouse with giant slides, a volcano and a ball pit with cannons, a ninja course and trampolines.
Leisure parks
Take on the cells of Prison Island
Prison Island Côte d'Opale · Coquelles (62)
At the entrance to Cité Europe, each cell hides a different challenge: lasers to dodge, puzzles, skill or memory games.
Parks and nature
Get close to butterflies in the tropical greenhouse
Jardin botanique du Beau Pays · Marck (62)
East of Calais, this garden created by a passionate gardener mixes a rockery, a cactus desert and English style paths.
Parks and nature
Look at England from Cap Blanc-Nez
Cap Blanc-Nez · Escalles (62)
From the top of this chalk cliff more than one hundred and thirty metres high, children look for the English coast across the strait and count the ferries and cargo ships.
Leisure parks
Go boating on Ardres lake
Eurolac · Ardres (62)
On the shore of Ardres lake, between Calais and Saint-Omer, this small leisure park lines up electric boats, pedal boats, rides, a little train and bouncy castles for younger children.
Pools, beaches and water
Play on Petit-Fort-Philippe beach
Plage de Petit-Fort-Philippe · Gravelines (59)
At the mouth of the Aa, Gravelines' beach is easy to spot with its lighthouse and blue and white beach huts.
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