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Animals and farms
Watch jaguars swim at Pessac
Zoo de Bordeaux-Pessac · Pessac (33)
This family zoo on the edge of the forest can be explored on foot in a few hours.
Things to do with kids in Mérignac
Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Mérignac, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 30 ideas picked from over 8,500 outings in the Trottimap app.
Museums and science
Get hands-on with science in Bordeaux
Cap Sciences · Bordeaux (33)
In a former harbour warehouse, this science centre renews its hands-on exhibitions several times a year.
Leisure parks
Climb the You Kids volcano
You Kids Bordeaux Mérignac · Mérignac (33)
Near the airport and the Decathlon store, this air-conditioned park welcomes children from 6 months to 12 years.
Pools, beaches and water
Play in the pools at Aqua Stadium
UCPA Aqua Stadium Mérignac · Mérignac (33)
In Mérignac, this aquatic centre run by UCPA combines a 50-metre pool for swimmers with a leisure pool full of water games and slides for families.
Leisure parks
Whizz down the Kidooland slides
Kidooland Bordeaux · Bordeaux (33)
In the Bordeaux Maritime district, this 1,500 m² park is reserved for children under 1.40 m.
Leisure parks
Jump around at Youpi Parc Bordeaux Lac
Youpi Parc Bordeaux Lac · Bordeaux (33)
Near the lake in the north of Bordeaux, this 700 m² indoor park welcomes children from 0 to 12 in a hall that is heated in winter and air-conditioned in summer.
Pools, beaches and water
Splash about at the Élodie Lorandi complex
Complexe aqualudique Élodie Lorandi · Cenon (33)
On the right bank of Bordeaux, in the Domaine du Loret in Cenon, this leisure pool links an 18th-century manor house to a modern building through a glass gallery.
Sport and adventure
Try fun climbing in Mérignac
Climb Up Bordeaux Mérignac · Mérignac (33)
In the Décathlon Village in Mérignac, on avenue Pythagore, Climb Up offers 2,000 square metres of air-conditioned walls, with routes, boulders and a fun climbing area of playful modules designed for children.
Sport and adventure
Climb through the pines in Mérignac
Tépacap Mérignac · Mérignac (33)
In a wood next to the shopping area, Tépacap mixes tree courses, a puzzle maze and a free-fall jump.
Leisure parks
Sneak through a laser maze
Laser Game Evolution Mérignac · Mérignac (33)
On avenue Kennedy in Mérignac, the Laser Game Evolution mazes spread over several levels and are played in twenty-minute games, chest plate strapped on.
Parks and nature
Ride the carousel at the Vivier
Parc du Vivier · Mérignac (33)
In the centre of Mérignac, this shady park has a renovated play area, a traditional carousel and about thirty peacocks wandering freely.
Leisure parks
Cross the Bourgailh forest by riddles
Tèrra Aventura Pessac « Le Bourgailh, forêt presqu'enchantée » · Pessac (33)
In Pessac, the Bourgailh Tèrra Aventura trail follows forest paths, crosses the Peugue stream and passes a curious fairy ring before climbing to the lookout.
Shows and workshops
Watch a musical at the Pin Galant
Le Pin Galant · Mérignac (33)
Mérignac's large municipal hall hosts national tours and slips into its season musicals for children based on fairy tales, each with a minimum age.
Leisure parks
Play on site at the Mérignac games library
Ludothèque de Mérignac · Mérignac (33)
On the first floor of the Michel Sainte-Marie media library, more than 600 board games, construction toys, dressing-up clothes and an early-learning space for toddlers can be tried on the spot.
Sport and adventure
Climb the towers next to the zoo
Les Cimes de Bordeaux Pessac · Pessac (33)
At the edge of the Bourgailh forest, two towers of wood and rope rise to fifteen metres, looking down onto the enclosures of the zoo next door.
Shows and workshops
See a show at Le Galet
Le Galet · Pessac (33)
Le Galet is the City of Pessac's main theatre, with plays, dance and circus.
Animals and farms
Visit the Mérignac discovery farm
Ferme de découverte de Mérignac · Mérignac (33)
In the Beaudésert district, the farm opens to families on a few Wednesday afternoons, with pigs, donkeys, horses, rabbits, goats and Bordeaux-breed cows.
Parks and nature
Play and spot wildlife at Bourran park
Parc de Bourran · Mérignac (33)
Around a large lake, this Mérignac park is home to ducks, geese and protected European pond turtles.
Pools, beaches and water
Slide down the Pessac water slides
Stade nautique de Pessac · Pessac (33)
On avenue des Aciéries, the Pessac aquatic centre brings together several pools for swimming, learning and relaxing, with water slides that children love.
Shows and workshops
Take toddlers to L'Entrepôt
L'Entrepôt · Le Haillan (33)
Le Haillan's arts centre brings together cinema, comedy and concerts.
Shows and workshops
Watch a film at the Jean Eustache
Cinéma Jean Eustache · Pessac (33)
In Pessac, the five-screen Jean Eustache cinema runs a programme for young audiences all year, with Minokino screenings from age 3, the P'tite Unipop and a children's listings paper, the Mini-Gazette.
Shows and workshops
See a show at Le Royal
Salle du Royal (Pessac) · Pessac (33)
A small hall in Pessac, Le Royal stages shows for children from 4 or 5: puppets, object theatre and musical tales.
Parks and nature
Play at Razon park in Pessac
Parc Razon · Pessac (33)
This Pessac park has four play structures suitable for ages 2 to 14, enough to keep the whole family of children busy at once.
Leisure parks
Play at Youpi Parc Saint-Médard
Youpi Parc Saint-Médard-en-Jalles · Saint-Médard-en-Jalles (33)
West of the Bordeaux area, this more compact indoor park suits children aged two to eight.
Pools, beaches and water
Swim under the Pinsan glass roof
Piscine du Pinsan · Eysines (33)
In Eysines, the Pinsan pool became a glazed aquatic centre in 2019 that makes the most of the winter sun.
Leisure parks
Burn off energy at Royal Kids Pessac
Royal Kids Pessac · Pessac (33)
This large covered play park welcomes children from 0 to 12.
Shows and workshops
Cheer on Guignol at the Parc bordelais
Théâtre Guignol Guérin · Bordeaux (33)
Since 1853, the Guérin family has kept the Lyon Guignol puppet tradition alive in Bordeaux, passed from father to son over six generations.
Leisure parks
Rediscover Bordeaux's vegetable garden in Eysines
Tèrra Aventura Eysines « Zéfaim garde la patate » · Eysines (33)
In Eysines, the Tèrra Aventura trail links the village centre to Château Lescombes and tells the market-gardening past of a town long nicknamed the vegetable garden of Bordeaux.
Leisure parks
Jump at Youpi Parc Pessac
Youpi Parc Pessac · Pessac (33)
In the Bersol business park, south of Pessac, this indoor park combines a giant maze, slides and a proper trampoline area for older children.
Leisure parks
Live an adventure in a stage castle
Eventyr · Pessac (33)
On avenue Louis de Broglie in Pessac, Eventyr has built a 500-square-metre castle with some fifteen sets, secret passages and hidden rooms.
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