Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Castres, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 12 ideas picked from over 8,500 outings in the Trottimap app.
Pools, beaches and water
Complexe de loisirs Aquaval · Lautrec (81)
At the foot of Lautrec village, Aquaval brings together supervised swimming, a paddling pool, water slides and a splash play area called Splash every summer.
Pools, beaches and water
Base de loisirs du lac des Montagnès · Mazamet (81)
At 680 metres in the Montagne Noire, this 4 hectare lake offers supervised swimming from sandy beaches in July and August, with water games.
Parks and nature
Parc de Gourjade · Castres (81)
On the edge of Castres, Gourjade park is a large free green space with a playground, roller track, orienteering course and miniature train.
Pools, beaches and water
Centre aquatique de l'Archipel · Castres (81)
In the same building as the ice rink, the Archipel pool combines a sports pool with a fun area featuring a lazy river, bubble baths and a multi-lane slide.
Sport and adventure
Patinoire de l'Archipel · Castres (81)
At the edge of Gourjade park, the Archipel rink offers a 56 by 26 metre ice surface renovated in 2024.
Sport and adventure
Bloc à Bloc Escalade · Castres (81)
Bloc à Bloc is a bouldering gym with no ropes or harnesses, where you climb at low height above thick mats.
Sport and adventure
Roc Arena · Lacrouzette (81)
Near the Peyro Clabado rock, Roc Arena offers an indoor ninja course inspired by the TV show and a one kilometre assault course among granite boulders and trees.
Museums and science
Maison du Sidobre · Le Bez (81)
In the heart of the granite massif, the Maison du Sidobre shows how this rock forms and how it is worked, from the quarry to the stonecutting workshop.
Sport and adventure
Nat'Venture Parc Accrobranche · Puylaurens (81)
Formerly known as Le Cri de Tarzan, Nat'Venture spreads its tree courses and zip lines through a forest near Puylaurens.
Pools, beaches and water
Centre aquatique de Mazamet · Mazamet (81)
Mazamet's aquatic centre adds a shallow pool with bubble benches and a counter-current to its 25 metre pool, where little ones can move about safely.
Sport and adventure
Lac'Cro Parc · Mazamet (81)
On the shore of Lac des Montagnès, Lac'Cro Parc has 14 tree courses and more than 200 challenges, including a suspended sledge and bike.
Museums and science
Maison du Bois et du Jouet · Mazamet (81)
At the foot of Hautpoul village, the Maison du Bois et du Jouet displays more than 2,000 wooden toys from around the world and 31 dolls' houses.
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