Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Clermont-Ferrand, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 30 ideas picked from over 8,500 outings in the Trottimap app.
Leisure parks
Cité des Enfants à Vulcania · Saint-Ours-les-Roches (63)
In the Vulcania park, at the foot of the Chaîne des Puys, the Cité des Enfants brings together water, light and sound games designed for children from age 3, with slides and…
Leisure parks
Youpi Parc Clermont-Ferrand · Clermont-Ferrand (63)
In the Brézet area, this 1,000 m² air-conditioned park welcomes children up to 12.
Leisure parks
Kizou Aventures Clermont-Ferrand · Clermont-Ferrand (63)
The chain's first park, opened in 2006 in the La Pardieu area, Kizou welcomes children from 6 months to 10 years across 850 m² of indoor space.
Pools, beaches and water
Centre aquatique Les Hautes-Roches · Chamalières (63)
In Chamalières, on the edge of Clermont-Ferrand, this metropolitan aquatic centre pairs an Olympic pool with a wave pool and a slide.
Leisure parks
Défi'Land Lempdes · Lempdes (63)
Open since 2024 in the Lempdes shopping area, ten minutes from Clermont-Ferrand, this indoor park mixes large play courses with less common activities.
Leisure parks
Parc Mirabel · Ménétrol (63)
On the heights of Ménétrol, overlooking the Limagne plain, this family park mixes treetop courses, giant inflatables and a maze hanging over three floors.
Leisure parks
Fermyland, parc multi-activités · Orcet (63)
At the foot of the Gergovie plateau, this leisure park brings together more than 30 activities: small rides such as the caterpillar or the flying chairs, a mini farm, tree climbing, inflatables…
Museums and science
L'Aventure Michelin · Clermont-Ferrand (63)
In the Montferrand district, the Michelin museum tells over a century of tyres, maps and races, with cars, planes and a Bibendum who follows visitors everywhere.
Shows and workshops
La Cour des 3 Coquins · Clermont-Ferrand (63)
The City of Clermont-Ferrand's creation venue programmes theatre, dance, clowning and readings, and hosts several dates of Graines de spectacles, the city's season for young audiences.
Shows and workshops
La Coopérative de Mai · Clermont-Ferrand (63)
Clermont's big contemporary music venue slips P'tits Concerts into its season, musical shows designed for children, often on Sunday afternoons.
Leisure parks
Bowling de Clermont-Ferrand (Brézet) · Clermont-Ferrand (63)
With 34 lanes, the Brézet bowling alley is one of the largest around Clermont.
Shows and workshops
Espace Nelson Mandela · Clermont-Ferrand (63)
This municipal hall in the north of Clermont hosts a large part of Graines de spectacles, the city's season for young audiences: illustrated concerts, dance and very short pieces for toddlers.
Sport and adventure
Speed2Max · Clermont-Ferrand (63)
In its Brézet halls, Speed2Max runs electric karts designed and built in Clermont.
Shows and workshops
Cinéma Le Rio (Clermont-Ferrand) · Clermont-Ferrand (63)
Founded in 1962, this non-profit art-house cinema in northern Clermont keeps real space for children: cinema snack sessions, film quizzes, Ciné Pitchouns screenings and holiday workshops.
Castles and heritage
Livret-jeu « À la découverte de Clermont-Ferrand » (quartier du Port) · Clermont-Ferrand (63)
Sold at the Maison du Tourisme on place de la Victoire, this game booklet for children from age 6 offers a walk of riddles and observation games in the Port district, around…
Leisure parks
Virtual Room Clermont-Ferrand · Clermont-Ferrand (63)
Headset on, the whole team plays together in the same virtual reality adventure and has to cooperate to solve the puzzles.
Leisure parks
SENSAS Clermont-Ferrand · Clermont-Ferrand (63)
At SENSAS, teams move through almost completely dark rooms, led by the voice of a senses master.
Sport and adventure
B'up Clermont Escalade · Clermont-Ferrand (63)
This Clermont climbing gym is not just for seasoned climbers.
Leisure parks
Les Arcanes de la Cité, escape game en extérieur · Clermont-Ferrand (63)
This open-air trail gives families a mission: recover the diamond stolen from the crown of Auvergne at the Bargoin museum.
Museums and science
Muséum Henri-Lecoq · Clermont-Ferrand (63)
A few steps from the Jardin Lecoq, Clermont's natural history museum gathers volcanoes, minerals, mounted animals and herbaria in a manageable building.
Parks and nature
Jardin Lecoq · Clermont-Ferrand (63)
In the centre of Clermont, this five-hectare garden offers tall trees, a pond with ducks and swans to watch and play areas for children.
Shows and workshops
Opéra-Théâtre de Clermont-Ferrand (Clermont Auvergne Opéra) · Clermont-Ferrand (63)
The Opéra-Théâtre includes shows designed for children in its season, plus a festival for young audiences, Lyrik'Ô Folies, ranging from toddlers to eight-year-olds.
Shows and workshops
mille formes, centre d'initiation à l'art pour les 0-6 ans · Clermont-Ferrand (63)
Run in partnership with the Centre Pompidou, this art discovery centre for children aged 0 to 6 and the adults with them is completely free.
Shows and workshops
Défonce de Rire · Clermont-Ferrand (63)
This 87-seat café-theatre in central Clermont puts on tales for ages 1 to 5 and 3 to 10 almost every weekend and during the holidays, often with children helping the characters along.
Shows and workshops
La Comédie de Clermont-Ferrand, scène nationale · Clermont-Ferrand (63)
Clermont's national stage flags the shows in its season that are good to see as a family, often circus or dance suitable from age 7 or 8.
Sport and adventure
Patinoire Papadakis et Cizeron · Clermont-Ferrand (63)
The metropolitan ice rink offers a large Olympic surface where public sessions run to music, sometimes with light shows.
Pools, beaches and water
Stade nautique Pierre-de-Coubertin · Clermont-Ferrand (63)
Under its opening roof, Clermont's big swimming complex keeps a fun pool with a children's slide for families, next to the 50-metre Olympic pool and the diving pit.
Leisure parks
Adventure Center Clermont-Ferrand · Clermont-Ferrand (63)
At La Pardieu, the Adventure Center borrows the spirit of TV adventure shows with about twenty challenge boxes testing skill, thinking and speed.
Parks and nature
Parc de Montjuzet · Clermont-Ferrand (63)
North of Clermont, this 26-hectare park rises on a hill with a view over the whole city and the Puy de Dôme.
Leisure parks
Studio Escape · Aubière (63)
Near La Pardieu, this escape game offers rooms with very different moods, from a museum heist to a Maya temple.
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