Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Cholet, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 10 ideas picked from over 8,500 outings in the Trottimap app.
Leisure parks
Puy du Fou · Les Épesses (85)
In the Vendée countryside, the park lines up grand historical shows, with a chariot race in a Roman stadium, Viking longships rising from the water and birds of prey skimming the audience's…
Parks and nature
Parc oriental de Maulévrier · Maulévrier (49)
Created in the early 20th century by the architect Alexandre Marcel and restored in the 1980s, this park is said to be the largest Japanese garden in Europe.
Sport and adventure
Glisséo, patinoires de Cholet · Cholet (49)
In Cholet's large sports complex, the ice rink area welcomes families during public sessions.
Pools, beaches and water
Glisséo, piscines de Cholet · Cholet (49)
Cholet's aquatic complex lines up eight pools, with an indoor play area, a paddling pool for babies and, outdoors in summer, a big play pool with a long slide.
Leisure parks
L'Autre Usine · Cholet (49)
This former Cholet factory houses a huge indoor leisure complex.
Leisure parks
Youpi Parc Cholet · Cholet (49)
This 1,200 square metre indoor play park welcomes children aged 0 to 12, heated in winter and air-conditioned in summer.
Pools, beaches and water
Espace aqualudique du Pays de Mortagne · Mortagne-sur-Sèvre (85)
In Mortagne-sur-Sèvre, this indoor pool hides a wild river where you drift with the current and a forty three metre slide.
Museums and science
Musée des Métiers de la Chaussure · Sèvremoine (49)
In a former factory in the Mauges, century old machines brought back to life show how shoes were mass produced.
Castles and heritage
Château de Tiffauges · Tiffauges (85)
On its spur above the Sèvre, the fortress of Gilles de Rais houses a collection of medieval siege engines that the team fires in front of visitors.
Castles and heritage
Mont des Alouettes · Les Herbiers (85)
On this hill overlooking the bocage, three windmills in a row stand out from afar and the view stretches to the Puy du Fou on a clear day.
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