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Things to do with kids in Le Havre

Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Le Havre, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 26 ideas picked from over 950 places on the Trottimap map.

Les Bains des Docks
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Pools, beaches and water

Swim in Jean Nouvel's pools

Les Bains des Docks · Le Havre (76)

All ages · Indoor and outdoor · Under €10 · Good on rainy days

On the Le Havre quayside, this aquatic centre designed by Jean Nouvel takes its inspiration from Roman baths, with white volumes pierced by light.

Leisure parks

Drive a kart at Docks Vauban

Gulli Parc Le Havre · Le Havre (76)

From age 1 · Indoor · €10 to €25 · Good on rainy days

In the former warehouses of Docks Vauban, this indoor park welcomes children aged 1 to 12.

Leisure parks

Explore the inflatable jungle at Jumpilou

Jumpilou · Gonfreville-l'Orcher (76)

From age 1 · Indoor · Under €10 · Good on rainy days

Ten minutes from Le Havre, this indoor park of more than 1,000 m² welcomes children aged 1 to 12.

Leisure parks

Solve the riddles of the maize maze

Labyrinthe de l'Estuaire · Saint-Laurent-de-Brèvedent (76)

From age 4 · Outdoor · Under €10

In the middle of a five-hectare maize field, families follow a trail dotted with riddles, with several levels of difficulty.

Animals and farms

Meet the donkeys at Piân'Piâne

Association Piân’Piâne · Saint-Vigor-d'Ymonville (76)

From age 3 · Outdoor · Under €10

Based on a former three-hectare market garden, this association introduces sheep, goats, pigs, rabbits, poultry and above all its donkeys, which are central to its educational project.

Leisure parks

Bounce on the beachside inflatables

Parc Lilo Z'enfants · Benerville-sur-Mer (14)

From age 1 · Outdoor · €10 to €25

Across 1,000 m² of fenced, supervised space by the beach, over-4s move from one inflatable to the next and tackle a big obstacle course.

Leisure parks

Mix bowling and mini golf at Le Looping

Le Looping Le Havre · Le Havre (76)

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

Near Le Havre station, this large 2,200 m2 hall brings together twelve bowling lanes, an indoor mini golf course and an arcade.

Sport and adventure

Glide around Le Havre's ice garden

Patinoire municipale du Havre · Le Havre (76)

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

The municipal rink on rue Louis Blanc runs public sessions on Wednesdays, Fridays and weekends during the ice season.

Museums and science

Watch the jellyfish at Le Havre's museum

Muséum d'histoire naturelle du Havre · Le Havre (76)

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

On Place du Vieux Marché, the natural history museum displays minerals, fossils and a gallery on the first humans.

Sport and adventure

Climb the trees of Montgeon forest

LH Aventures Parc · Le Havre (76)

From age 3 · Outdoor · €10 to €25

In Montgeon forest, this treetop park offers six courses from age 3, giant zip lines and a big net.

Parks and nature

Overlook Le Havre from the Hanging Gardens

Jardins Suspendus · Le Havre (76)

All ages · Indoor and outdoor · Free

Set in an old fort on the heights of Le Havre, the Hanging Gardens offer a walk overlooking the city and the Seine estuary.

Parks and nature

Spend the afternoon in Montgeon forest

Parc forestier de Montgeon · Le Havre (76)

All ages · Outdoor · Free

On the heights above Le Havre, this 270-hectare forest park is reached by tram.

Pools, beaches and water

Collect pebbles on Le Havre beach

Plage du Havre · Le Havre (76)

All ages · Outdoor · Free

Holding the Blue Flag for more than twenty-five years, Le Havre's pebble beach stretches along Boulevard Albert Ier, facing the ships entering the port.

Parks and nature

Meet Highland cattle at Rouelles

Parc de Rouelles · Le Havre (76)

All ages · Outdoor · Free

The largest park around Le Havre, Rouelles occupies a former farm that has kept its 17th-century manor and dovecote.

Leisure parks

Bounce at Le Havre's trampoline park

Normandy Jump · Gonfreville-l'Orcher (76)

From age 2 · Indoor · €10 to €25 · Good on rainy days

In Gonfreville-l'Orcher, on the edge of Le Havre, this trampoline park strings together jumping zones, a Ninja Warrior course, a foam pit and an interactive wall where you chase the lights.

Animals and farms

Feed the animals at Épaville farm

Ferme pédagogique d'Épaville · Montivilliers (76)

All ages · Outdoor · Under €10

Eight kilometres from Le Havre, this farm set in an 18th-century Caux farmstead offers two-hour family tours with the farmers.

Animals and farms

Walk among butterflies in Honfleur

Naturospace · Honfleur (14)

All ages · Indoor · €10 to €25 · Good on rainy days

Under a large greenhouse kept between 25 and 28 degrees, Honfleur's Naturospace houses more than a thousand free-flying butterflies and tropical birds among orchids and giant ferns.

Leisure parks

Enjoy the beach games at Trouville

Jeux de plage et manèges de Trouville-sur-Mer · Trouville-sur-Mer (14)

From age 1 · Outdoor · Under €10

Along the Promenade des Planches, Trouville beach has a wooden horse carousel, little cars, trampolines from 15 kg, mini golf, pony rides and a playground with slides on the sand.

Leisure parks

Play mini golf by Les Planches

Mini-Golf de Deauville · Deauville (14)

From age 4 · Outdoor · Under €10

A short walk from Les Planches, the Deauville mini golf has 18 open-air holes among palm trees, Norman cottages and a miniature castle.

Animals and farms

Ride a pony near the beach

La Mangeoire, club hippique de Deauville · Deauville (14)

From age 6 · Outdoor · Under €10

At the end of Les Planches, La Mangeoire riding club has welcomed families to its old-style stables for more than sixty years.

Museums and science

Get creative together at Les Franciscaines

Les Franciscaines · Deauville (14)

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

In a former convent in central Deauville, Les Franciscaines brings together a museum, a media library and a FabLab.

Leisure parks

Try every game at DAMA in Touques

DAMA, destination loisirs et sports · Touques (14)

From age 3 · Indoor and outdoor · €10 to €25 · Good on rainy days

On the edge of Deauville, in Touques, DAMA brings together connected mini golf, an Action Game, outdoor laser tag, small cars for the youngest and pitches for football or padel.

Animals and farms

Pet llamas and alpacas near Étretat

La Ferme des Falaises · Saint-Jouin-Bruneval (76)

All ages · Outdoor · Under €10

On the road to Étretat, this farm can be explored freely among yaks, buffaloes, llamas, alpacas and ponies.

Pools, beaches and water

Splash in the lagoon at L'Effet Bleu

Centre aquatique L'Effet Bleu · Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc (76)

All ages · Indoor and outdoor · Under €10 · Good on rainy days

This aquatic centre in Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc, between Le Havre and Bolbec, has a lap pool, a leisure pool and a play lagoon where toddlers get used to the water.

Animals and farms

Walk an alpaca in the Pays de Caux

Les Alpagas du Clos · La Cerlangue (76)

From age 2 · Outdoor · Under €10

Near Saint-Romain-de-Colbosc, this small farm introduces rheas, ostriches and alpacas on a one-hour guided tour, before some time with the goats and donkeys.

Castles and heritage

Climb Mont Canisy for the view

Mont Canisy et ses batteries · Bénerville-sur-Mer (14)

From age 6 · Outdoor · Free

Above Bénerville-sur-Mer, Mont Canisy overlooks the Côte Fleurie from 110 metres.