Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Douai, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 12 ideas picked from over 8,500 outings in the Trottimap app.
Leisure parks
Parc d'attractions Le Fleury · Wavrechain-sous-Faulx (59)
Between Valenciennes and Cambrai, this small amusement park designed for two to twelve year olds lines up rides, a little train, water scooters, inflatables and a children's treetop course.
Shows and workshops
Hippodrome de Douai (TANDEM Arras-Douai) · Douai (59)
The Hippodrome in Douai hosts part of the season of TANDEM, the Arras-Douai national stage: theatre, circus, dance and new magic, with children's shows from age 5 or 6, family dates and…
Sport and adventure
Patinoire Polarys · Sin-le-Noble (59)
Near Douai, this rink opens every day, with sessions adjusted for the school holidays.
Pools, beaches and water
Centre aquatique Sourcéane · Sin-le-Noble (59)
The Douai area aquatic centre has a sports pool, a heated outdoor Nordic pool and a leisure pool kept for play, with its own opening times.
Museums and science
Arkéos, musée-parc archéologique · Douai (59)
Near Douai, Arkéos combines an archaeology museum spanning 200,000 years of history with a park devoted to the Middle Ages, including a 10th-century fortified town quarter, a motte and its keep.
Museums and science
Centre historique minier de Lewarde · Lewarde (59)
At the former Delloye pit near Douai, a guide takes visitors through reconstructed galleries showing the miners' work, from pickaxes to machines.
Leisure parks
Gulli Parc Hénin-Beaumont · Hénin-Beaumont (62)
In the Bord des Eaux retail park, this indoor park has a discovery corner for 1 to 3 year olds with a parent, games to play as a family and play frames…
Leisure parks
Team Square · Hénin-Beaumont (62)
Near Hénin-Beaumont, Team Square brings together 60,000 square metres of outdoor fields and 7,500 indoors for more than twenty activities.
Leisure parks
SpeedPark Hénin-Beaumont · Hénin-Beaumont (62)
Near Lens, this large indoor complex adds an indoor karting track to bowling, laser tag and arcade games.
Sport and adventure
ChloroFil · La Neuville (59)
Deep in Phalempin forest, ChloroFil has strung twelve courses through the trees, from the Baby course for little ones to adult circuits with zip lines.
Pools, beaches and water
AquaSpot, centre aquatique de Carvin · Carvin (62)
In Carvin, about twenty kilometres from Lille, this aquatic centre combines a sports pool, an activity pool and a fun pool where children play while their parents swim nearby.
Shows and workshops
Espace culturel La Gare · Méricourt (62)
This hall in Méricourt hosts part of the Culture Commune season, with theatre, music and puppetry.
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