Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Charleville-Mézières, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 22 ideas picked from over 8,500 outings in the Trottimap app.
Pools, beaches and water
Centre aquatique Bernard Albin · Charleville-Mézières (08)
Facing the marina, this aquatic centre has a wave pool, a paddling pool for little ones and two long slides open to children from age 6.
Museums and science
Musée de l'Ardenne · Charleville-Mézières (08)
On the corner of Place Ducale, this museum tells the region's story, from wood, slate and iron to puppets.
Shows and workshops
Horloge du Grand Marionnettiste · Charleville-Mézières (08)
Near Place Ducale, a ten metre giant emerges from his clock every hour to act out an episode of the legend of the Four Sons of Aymon.
Leisure parks
Central Park, bowling et jeux · Charleville-Mézières (08)
In the town centre, this large complex brings together sixteen bowling lanes with bumpers for children, a laser game and, upstairs, a play area for ages 4 to 12 with trampolines, a…
Animals and farms
Parc animalier de Charleville-Mézières (Saint-Laurent) · Charleville-Mézières (08)
Above Charleville, this free municipal park leads you through the forest from enclosure to enclosure to see wild boar, red deer and roe deer up close.
Sport and adventure
Patinoire Elena Issatchenko · Charleville-Mézières (08)
The only ice rink in the Ardennes sits in the Manchester district, a short walk from Lac de la Warenne.
Pools, beaches and water
Baignade de la Warenne · Charleville-Mézières (08)
In the Manchester district, the Warenne lake becomes a supervised sandy beach every summer, with changing rooms, showers and a play structure.
Sport and adventure
Fontainebloc · Belval (08)
Just outside Charleville, a former stone farm houses climbing walls and a small village bistro.
Pools, beaches and water
Bateaux électriques de Bogny-sur-Meuse · Bogny-sur-Meuse (08)
At the foot of the Four Sons of Aymon rocks, you hire a small licence-free electric boat to cruise gently up the Meuse towards Monthermé.
Museums and science
Musée de la Métallurgie ardennaise · Bogny-sur-Meuse (08)
Facing the Four Sons of Aymon rocks, a former factory tells how the valley lived from iron, from small family workshops to large plants.
Castles and heritage
Château de Montcornet · Montcornet (08)
Perched on a spur above the Sormonne, the ruins of this medieval castle can be explored from towers to vaulted tunnels.
Pools, beaches and water
Canoë Semoy · Haulmé (08)
From Haulmé you set off by canoe on the Semoy, a small winding river lined with forests and meadows.
Museums and science
Musée de la Forêt · Renwez (08)
Near Lac des Vieilles-Forges, this forest museum lines a trail with dozens of scenes where carved figures saw, split and haul timber.
Pools, beaches and water
Wi Splash, aquapark du lac des Vieilles-Forges · Les Mazures (08)
Floating on Lac des Vieilles-Forges, this inflatable course lines up around thirty modules to climb, jump and slide down.
Pools, beaches and water
Plage du lac des Vieilles-Forges · Les Mazures (08)
Surrounded by forest, this large lake on the Ardennes plateau draws families from Charleville as soon as the weather turns warm.
Sport and adventure
Bloc Session Ardennes · Donchery (08)
Between Sedan and Charleville, this bouldering gym has climbers on low walls above thick mats, with no harness or knots to learn.
Leisure parks
Elfy Park · Les Mazures (08)
Above the lake, this woodland park tells Ardennes legends through a summer toboggan run, a sea of nets, slides and zip lines.
Sport and adventure
Corsaire Volant · Les Mazures (08)
By the lake, a life-size pirate galleon is the starting point for tree courses running from the hold up to the crow's nest.
Castles and heritage
Château fort de Sedan · Sedan (08)
In the heart of town, this huge fortress can be explored from its underground passages to the wall walk, following the princes of Sedan.
Pools, beaches and water
Centre aquatique de Sedan · Sedan (08)
On the edge of Lac de Sedan, this community pool adds a large play area to its 25 metre lane pool, with a bubble bench, a current channel and swan-neck jets.
Pools, beaches and water
Lac de Sedan · Sedan (08)
South of town, Lac de Sedan can be explored all year on a family fitness trail of just over a kilometre.
Leisure parks
Escape game L'enquête de R'vin · Revin (08)
On the first floor of the Maison espagnole, a fine half-timbered house in old Revin, players become customs officers hunting for clues against a smuggling gang.
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