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Animals and farms
Drive among the animals at Thoiry
Wow Safari Thoiry · Thoiry (78)
The park, renamed Wow Safari Thoiry, is explored by car first: you drive through large enclosures where the animals come right up to the windows.
Things to do with kids in Mantes-la-Jolie
Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Mantes-la-Jolie, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 30 ideas picked from over 8,500 outings in the Trottimap app.
Pools, beaches and water
Paddle on the lake at Moisson
Île de loisirs des Boucles de Seine · Moisson (78)
Tucked into a loop of the Seine, this leisure park surrounds a 120-hectare lake where you can hire kayaks, paddleboards, pedal boats and small sailing boats.
Castles and heritage
Climb the keep at La Roche-Guyon
La Roche-Guyon · La Roche-Guyon (95)
Set against the chalk cliff, the Château de La Roche-Guyon combines 18th-century salons with rooms dug into the rock.
Castles and heritage
Explore the gardens at Villarceaux
Domaine de Villarceaux · Chaussy (95)
Owned by the Region, this Vexin estate brings together an old manor house, an 18th-century château, terraced gardens and spring-fed ponds.
Parks and nature
Cross Monet's water garden
Giverny · Giverny (27)
In Giverny, Claude Monet's pink house with green shutters opens onto an abundant flower garden, then an underground passage leads to the water garden.
Pools, beaches and water
Go swimming at the Val de Seine
Île de loisirs du Val de Seine · Verneuil-sur-Seine (78)
On the banks of the Seine, this leisure park has a lake with a beach where swimming is supervised by lifeguards in the warm season.
Also worth a visit
- Feed the animals and fish for troutMalowe Nature · Rosay · All ages · Animals and farms
- Go hiking with a donkey in the VexinÂnes en Vexin · Longuesse · From age 3 · Animals and farms
- Spend the day in Aventure Land's netsParc Aventure Land · Magny-en-Vexin · From age 3 · Leisure parks
- Ice skate as a family in MantesPatinoire de Mantes-la-Jolie · Mantes-la-Jolie · From age 3 · Sport and adventure
- Play with toddlers at Paul-BertLudothèque Paul-Bert de Mantes-la-Jolie · Mantes-la-Jolie · All ages · Leisure parks
- Play for free at the Chopin games libraryLudothèque Chopin de Mantes-la-Jolie · Mantes-la-Jolie · All ages · Leisure parks
- Play indoors at Royal Kids BuchelayRoyal Kids Buchelay · Buchelay · From age 1 · Leisure parks
- Ride the giant slide at AqualudeCentre aquatique Aqualude · Mantes-la-Jolie · All ages · Pools, beaches and water
- Watch chicks hatch in MantesFerme pédagogique de Mantes-la-Jolie · Mantes-la-Jolie · All ages · Animals and farms
- Meet the animals in the Vallée parkFerme pédagogique de Mantes-la-Ville · Mantes-la-Ville · All ages · Animals and farms
- Sledge down at Alligator LandAlligator Land · Limay · All ages · Leisure parks
- Hunt for Monet's paintings in VétheuilChemin des peintres de Vétheuil · Vétheuil · From age 4 · Parks and nature
- Canoe beneath the Vétheuil cliffsCanoseine (canoë sur la Seine à Vétheuil) · Vétheuil · From age 5 · Pools, beaches and water
- Catch your own trout at VillettePisciculture de Villette · Villette · From age 4 · Animals and farms
- Sled down slides at Royal Kids ÉpôneRoyal Kids Épône · Épône · From age 1 · Leisure parks
- Visit a farm of 150,000 snailsFerme du Colimaçon (élevage d'escargots) · Oinville-sur-Montcient · From age 3 · Animals and farms
- Swim against the current in AubergenvilleLes Bains de Seine Mauldre · Aubergenville · All ages · Pools, beaches and water
- Bounce at Feel Jump in AubergenvilleFeel Jump Aubergenville · Aubergenville · From age 3 · Leisure parks
- Discover Impressionism at the Giverny museumMusée des impressionnismes Giverny · Giverny · From age 5 · Museums and science
- Play virtual reality games at Les MureauxEVA Les Mureaux · Les Mureaux · From age 8 · Leisure parks
- Discover old trades in WyMusée de l'Outil · Wy-dit-Joli-Village · From age 3 · Museums and science
- Travel back in time at Guiry museumMusée archéologique du Val-d'Oise · Guiry-en-Vexin · From age 6 · Museums and science
- Play together at the Vernon toy libraryLudothèque de Vernon · Vernon · All ages · Leisure parks
- Understand the Vexin at the Park HouseMusée du Vexin français (Maison du Parc) · Théméricourt · From age 3 · Museums and science
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