Things to do with kids in Compiègne

Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Compiègne, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 14 ideas picked from over 8,500 outings in the Trottimap app.

Castles and heritage

Play knights at Pierrefonds

Château de Pierrefonds · Pierrefonds (60)

From age 3 · Indoor and outdoor · Under €10 · Good on rainy days

Rebuilt by Viollet-le-Duc for Napoleon III, this fortified castle bristling with towers and machicolations overlooks the village and its lake.

Animals and farms

Discover five hundred poultry breeds

Parc animalier du Marais · Longueil-Sainte-Marie (60)

All ages · Outdoor · Under €10

Near Compiègne, this park raises around 500 breeds of ornamental hens, ducks, geese, pheasants and pigeons, housed in aviaries and enclosures beside the marsh.

Animals and farms

Pet the animals at the Royal Stables

Ferme pédagogique et poney club des Grandes Écuries du Roi · Compiègne (60)

From age 1 · Indoor and outdoor · Free · Good on rainy days

In the former Orangery of the Grandes Écuries du Roi, in town, a small farm gathers hens, goats, sheep, rabbits, a pig and donkeys.

Castles and heritage

Admire the carriages at Compiègne palace

Château de Compiègne et Musée national de la voiture · Compiègne (60)

From age 5 · Indoor and outdoor · Under €10 · Good on rainy days

Home to Louis XV and later Napoleon III, Compiègne palace also houses the National Car Museum.

Museums and science

Study the museum dioramas

Musée de la Figurine · Compiègne (60)

From age 6 · Indoor · Under €10 · Good on rainy days

Housed since May 2026 in the former staff college, this museum displays a large collection of toy soldiers and miniature scenes.

Castles and heritage

See the Armistice carriage in the forest

Mémorial de la Clairière de l'Armistice · Compiègne (60)

From age 8 · Indoor and outdoor · Under €10 · Good on rainy days

In the middle of Compiègne forest, the glade keeps the memory of the signing on 11 November 1918.

Sport and adventure

Glide on the ice at Mercières

Patinoire de Mercières · Compiègne (60)

From age 4 · Indoor · Under €10 · Good on rainy days

In the south of Compiègne, Mercières rink offers 1,500 m² of ice from mid-September to the end of April.

Sport and adventure

Drive an indoor kart in Jaux

SpeedPark Jaux Compiègne · Jaux (60)

From age 7 · Indoor · €10 to €25 · Good on rainy days

Near the A1 at the Compiègne exit, this indoor complex brings karting, bowling and laser tag under one roof.

Leisure parks

Travel through time at Expérimental Park

Expérimental Park Jaux Compiègne · Jaux (60)

From age 8 · Indoor · €10 to €25 · Good on rainy days

Next to the Jaux SpeedPark, this action game offers 27 doors, each opening onto a different era.

Sport and adventure

Climb the oaks of Compiègne

Grimp à l'Arb · Vieux-Moulin (60)

From age 5 · Outdoor · €10 to €25

Opposite the Saint-Pierre ponds, this treetop park hangs its challenges on century-old oaks.

Pools, beaches and water

Pedal on the lake facing the castle

Pédalos et mini-golf du lac de Pierrefonds · Pierrefonds (60)

From age 3 · Outdoor · Under €10

Below Pierrefonds castle, the Deflubé causeway runs along a lake where pedal boats are hired by the half hour.

Leisure parks

Lead the Grail quest in Pierrefonds

Escape game L'Enquête du Graal (Les Secrets de Pierrefonds) · Pierrefonds (60)

From age 6 · Indoor · €10 to €25 · Good on rainy days

In a village street below the castle, this escape game gives players a mission: help Merlin find the Grail to free King Arthur, bewitched by Morgana.