Leisure parks
Go from ride to ride at Parc Saint-Paul
Parc Saint-Paul · Saint-Paul (60)
Near Beauvais, this family park lines up 38 rides, many of them open to little ones accompanied by their parents.
Days out with kids in Hauts-de-France
Looking for a family outing in Hauts-de-France? Here are our favourites, from the classics to the unexpected, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 30 ideas picked from over 650 places on the Trottimap map.
Leisure parks
Try first fairground rides at Dennlys
Dennlys Parc · Dennebrœucq (62)
In the countryside around Saint-Omer, Dennlys Parc is aimed first and foremost at families with young children, and most of its rides accept children from one metre tall.
Leisure parks
Watch the Wild West train robbery
La Mer de Sable · Ermenonville (60)
Created in 1963 in the Ermenonville forest, this park combines rides and shows in a Wild West setting on real sand dunes.
Castles and heritage
Watch the Chantilly horses in training
Château de Chantilly · Chantilly (60)
At the Grandes Écuries, a palace built for the horses of the Princes of Condé, a rider explains how a horse is trained during a commented demonstration, and the living Musée du…
Animals and farms
Watch the primates at Lille zoo
Zoo de Lille · Lille (59)
At the foot of the Vauban citadel, this municipal zoo can be seen in one to two hours without wearing out the youngest legs.
Animals and farms
Watch the giraffes' mealtime in Amiens
Zoo d'Amiens · Amiens (80)
Undergoing major changes since 2019, Amiens zoo covers 8 hectares near the city centre and is home to some 900 animals of 90 species, almost half of them endangered.
Parks and nature
Watch the birds at Le Marquenterre
Parc du Marquenterre · Saint-Quentin-en-Tourmont (80)
Across 260 hectares of dunes, pine woods and marshland, a six-kilometre trail links thirteen observation hides on the edge of the Baie de Somme.
Castles and heritage
Ride a steam train round the bay
Chemin de fer de la Baie de Somme · Saint-Valery-sur-Somme (80)
Usually pulled by a steam locomotive, this little train links Le Crotoy, Noyelles-sur-Mer, Saint-Valery and Cayeux in vintage carriages.
Castles and heritage
Discover the social palace at Guise
Familistère de Guise · Guise (02)
In the 19th century, the industrialist Godin, who made cast-iron stoves, built this glass-roofed social palace for his workers and their families.
Castles and heritage
Play knights at Pierrefonds
Château de Pierrefonds · Pierrefonds (60)
Rebuilt by Viollet-le-Duc for Napoleon III, this fortified castle bristling with towers and machicolations overlooks the village and its lake.
Leisure parks
Find Asterix in his Gaulish village
Parc Astérix · Plailly (60)
Half an hour north of Paris, the park draws on the world of the comic books, from Gauls to Romans, Greeks and Vikings.
Leisure parks
Go from ride to ride near the Citadel
Cita Parc · Lille (59)
A stone's throw from Lille's Citadel and zoo, this 8,000-square-metre park lines up sixteen child-sized rides, including a big slide and the Requin Express, as well as a farm where children can…
Animals and farms
See the elephants at Maubeuge Zoo
Zoo de Maubeuge · Maubeuge (59)
Set within Vauban's ramparts, right in the town centre, this zoo brings together more than 250 animals from around fifty species.
Leisure parks
Take a spin on the Loos Parc rides
Le Loos Parc · Loos-en-Gohelle (62)
Near Lens, this 8,500 m² park lines up rides designed for 2 to 12-year-olds: hook-a-duck, a Ferris wheel, bumper cars and a little train.
Also worth a visit
- Enjoy the rides at BagatelleParc Bagatelle · Merlimont · From age 2 · Leisure parks
- Travel through time at the Louvre-LensMusée Louvre-Lens · Lens · All ages · Museums and science
- Try every slide at Lac d'AiletteAqua Mundo - Center Parcs Le Lac d'Ailette · Chamouille · All ages · Pools, beaches and water
- Spend the day at Parc HérouvalParc Hérouval · Boury-en-Vexin · All ages · Leisure parks
- Go pedal boating at Parc Saint LégerParc Saint Léger - Parc Animalier · Saint-Léger-en-Bray · All ages · Animals and farms
- Whizz down the Axo'Plage water slidesAxo'Plage · Monampteuil · All ages · Pools, beaches and water
- Travel back in time in SenlisSenlis · Senlis · All ages · Castles and heritage
- Play cowboys at Caval'KidCaval'Kid Western Adventure · Saint-Amand-les-Eaux · From age 1 · Leisure parks
- Bounce on the trampolines at Caval'KidCaval' Kid Valenciennes · Valenciennes · From age 1 · Leisure parks
- Whizz down the slide at Aquarena in ArrasAquarena · Arras · All ages · Pools, beaches and water
- Swim at the Piscine des WeppesPiscine des Weppes · Herlies · From age 3 · Pools, beaches and water
- Take a dip at the Piscine Plein SudPiscine Plein Sud · Lille · From age 3 · Pools, beaches and water
- Walk along Nausicaá's giant tankNausicaá · Boulogne-sur-Mer · All ages · Animals and farms
- Float down the river at AquaspaceAquaspace · Beauvais · All ages · Pools, beaches and water
- Climb the You Kids volcanoYou Kids Marquette-lez-Lille · Marquette-lez-Lille · All ages · Leisure parks
- Experiment at Lille's Cité des enfantsSmallicieux - Cité des enfants de Lillenium · Lille · From age 2 · Museums and science
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