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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.
Things to do with kids in Marcq-en-Barœul
Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Marcq-en-Barœul, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 30 ideas picked from over 8,500 outings in the Trottimap app.
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…
Leisure parks
Climb the You Kids volcano
You Kids Marquette-lez-Lille · Marquette-lez-Lille (59)
At the Parc de l'Innovation in Marquette-lez-Lille, You Kids is the children's section of the Trampoline Park and welcomes little ones from 6 months.
Shows and workshops
Spend the afternoon at a children's café
Les Potes en Ciel · Lille (59)
On Rue de Flers, in the Fives district, a non-profit association has run a café designed for children and their parents since 2008.
Castles and heritage
Travel back in time at Asnapio
Asnapio - Parc Archéologique · Villeneuve-d'Ascq (59)
In a green corner of Villeneuve-d'Ascq, this archaeological park recreates full-size dwellings from prehistory to the Middle Ages, built with traditional techniques based on local excavations.
Leisure parks
Play firefighter in a mini town
Palomano Lille (La Maillerie) · Villeneuve-d'Ascq (59)
In the Maillerie district of Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Palomano recreates a 650 m² small town at child height.
Museums and science
Explore the sky at the Forum planetarium
Forum Départemental des Sciences - Centre François Mitterrand · Villeneuve-d'Ascq (59)
This science centre in the Nord sets out spaces by age: Espace d'Atom for 2 to 4-year-olds, Croque Couleurs for 3 to 6-year-olds and the Enigma investigations from age 7.
Museums and science
Experiment at Lille's Cité des enfants
Smallicieux - Cité des enfants de Lillenium · Lille (59)
On the second floor of the Lillenium shopping centre, this 1,000 m² space designed with Universcience takes its cue from the Cité des enfants in Paris.
Leisure parks
Drive a kart at Gulli Parc
Gulli Parc Lille-Lomme · Lomme (59)
In the Kinepolis leisure area, the former Taho et Lina park has become Gulli Parc and welcomes 1 to 12-year-olds across about 1,400 m².
Pools, beaches and water
Take a dip at the Piscine Plein Sud
Piscine Plein Sud · Lille (59)
In the Lille-Sud district, this municipal pool combines a 25-metre sports hall with a learner and leisure pool where children gain confidence in the water.
Leisure parks
Slide at Gulli Parc Vendeville
Gulli Parc Vendeville · Vendeville (59)
South of Lille, near Lesquin and Seclin, the former Taho et Lina park in Vendeville now flies the Gulli colours.
Pools, beaches and water
Swim in the Prés du Hem lake
Les Prés du Hem · Armentières (59)
This large park in Armentières is laid out around a lake with a beach, seasonal swimming, boat rides, a water play zone and trampoline nets.
Sport and adventure
Skate as a family in Wasquehal
Patinoire Serge Charles · Wasquehal (59)
This rink in the Lille metropolitan area opens a large ice pad to the public, with free sessions, lessons and themed evenings during the holidays.
Sport and adventure
Fly over the metropolis in a light aircraft
Aéroclub UALRT, vols découverte · Bondues (59)
At Lille-Marcq airfield in Bondues, the UALRT flying club takes up to three passengers with a pilot on a fifteen or thirty minute discovery flight over the metropolis and Flanders.
Leisure parks
Play grown-ups in a mini town
Little Cabana, mini-ville des enfants · Croix (59)
In Croix, Little Cabana has built a small town at children's height, where everyone invents a role and plays at doing what adults do.
Castles and heritage
Ride a vintage tram along the Deûle
Tramway touristique du Val de Deûle · Marquette-lez-Lille (59)
Along the Deûle, an association runs an early 20th-century tram between Marquette-lez-Lille and Wambrechies.
Animals and farms
Feed the animals at Le Monde de Noé
Le Monde de Noé Lille · Croix (59)
In Croix, this indoor centre introduces rescued domestic animals to small groups led by a Ranger.
Museums and science
Challenge your parents at Flemish games
Musée de la poupée et du jouet ancien · Wambrechies (59)
In the right wing of the Château de Robersart, the doll and old toy museum lines up late 19th-century porcelain dolls, early Barbies, little Citroën cars, tin soldiers and clockwork boats.
Leisure parks
Let off steam at Gulli Parc Wambrechies
Gulli Parc Lille-Wambrechies · Wambrechies (59)
North of Lille, this indoor playground keeps early-years areas for one to three year olds apart from the attractions for older children up to twelve.
Leisure parks
Go bowling at Hall U Need
Hall U Need Lille · Saint-André-lez-Lille (59)
Set in a former industrial hall in Saint-André, this complex combines bowling, arcade machines and a children's play area next to a large restaurant with a terrace.
Castles and heritage
Follow the bean all the way to the bar
Encuentro, manufacture de chocolat · Saint-André-lez-Lille (59)
In a former spinning mill in Saint-André-lez-Lille, Encuentro is one of the 2% of French chocolate makers who start from the cocoa bean, with no additives.
Pools, beaches and water
Sail with the boaters of Wambrechies
Balades au fil de l'eau de l'association nautique de Wambrechies · Wambrechies (59)
From June to the end of September, the Wambrechies boating association takes young and old out on Sunday afternoons for an hour on the Deûle, leaving from the marina right in the…
Sport and adventure
Try bouldering at La Pilaterie
Block'Out Marcq-en-Barœul · Marcq-en-Barœul (59)
In the Pilaterie business park, this bouldering gym is open every day and welcomes beginners and seasoned climbers alike, adults and children.
Leisure parks
Take on six challenges in shipping containers
Dock 13, action game · Wambrechies (59)
In Wambrechies, Dock 13 has turned six shipping containers into challenges, each one a destination, such as a jungle you cross hanging from vines.
Pools, beaches and water
Swim with waves at Babylone
Centre nautique Babylone · Villeneuve-d'Ascq (59)
This aquatic centre in Villeneuve-d'Ascq has a small pool for children and a main pool where waves rise during announced sessions, a few times a week.
Parks and nature
Stroll through the Jardin des Géants
Jardin des Géants · Lille (59)
Between Euralille and the Saint-Maurice district, this free contemporary garden, labelled a Jardin remarquable, winds its paths between ponds and tall plantings, away from the noise of the city.
Leisure parks
Crack the agent missions at Koezio
Koezio Lille Villeneuve-d'Ascq · Villeneuve-d'Ascq (59)
In teams of two to five, you move through themed sets where you have to think fast, stay calm and work together.
Parks and nature
Picnic in Parc Barbieux
Parc Barbieux · Roubaix (59)
Labelled a Jardin remarquable, Parc Barbieux stretches across the south of Roubaix with its lawns, tall trees and ponds.
Shows and workshops
Catch a big show at Le Colisée
Le Colisée · Roubaix (59)
Roubaix's large hall hosts national tours of comedy, music, dance and large-scale shows.
Castles and heritage
Explore the children's wing of Villa Cavrois
Villa Cavrois · Croix (59)
Designed by Robert Mallet-Stevens and completed in 1932 for a family of textile industrialists, Villa Cavrois surprises with its ocean-liner lines and long reflecting pool.
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