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Things to do with kids in Montauban

Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Montauban, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 22 ideas picked from over 8,500 outings in the Trottimap app.

Pools, beaches and water

Swim at the Vallée des Loisirs

Vallée des Loisirs de Lafrançaise · Lafrançaise (82)

All ages · Outdoor · Free

Below Lafrançaise, this 20 hectare site around a lake brings together a supervised beach, a water play area with a slide and a mini tree-top course, all free in summer.

Pools, beaches and water

Build sandcastles at Molières

Lac de Molières · Molières (82)

All ages · Outdoor · Under €10

Twenty minutes north of Montauban, Molières lake unrolls a big white sandy beach where swimming is supervised every day in summer.

Pools, beaches and water

Spend a day at Monclar's lakes

Base de loisirs des 3 Lacs · Monclar-de-Quercy (82)

All ages · Outdoor · Under €10

The Monclar-de-Quercy leisure base spreads its three lakes across 45 hectares of woodland, with a swimming lake edged by two sandy beaches and a waterfall.

Museums and science

Rediscover old toys in Montauban

Musée des Jouets de Montauban · Montauban (82)

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

Opened in 2016, the Toy Museum lines up cases of dolls, electric trains, toy cars and tin soldiers, along with a large Barbie collection.

Museums and science

See a real meteorite in Montauban

Muséum d'histoire naturelle Victor Brun · Montauban (82)

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

Housed in a former tax court building near the Ingres museum, the Victor Brun museum displays birds from all over the world, mammals, insects and fossils from the Quercy.

Pools, beaches and water

Swim all year round at Ingréo

Complexe aquatique Ingréo · Montauban (82)

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

Ingréo brings together six pools indoors and out, so you can swim in warm water under the winter sky and splash with little ones in the play pools.

Parks and nature

Find the giant sequoia in Montauban

Jardin des Plantes de Montauban · Montauban (82)

All ages · Outdoor · Free

Montauban's botanical garden stretches over three hectares on both sides of the Tescou, with curving paths, rockeries and nearly 400 trees.

Leisure parks

Crack a junior escape room

Escape Time Montauban · Montauban (82)

From age 8 · Indoor · €10 to €25 · Good on rainy days

Escape Time offers several scenarios written for ages 8 to 14, with searching, padlocks and hidden mechanisms to unlock within an hour.

Leisure parks

Play laser tag across two floors

Game Zone Montauban · Montauban (82)

From age 7 · Indoor · €10 to €25 · Good on rainy days

Game Zone built its laser tag arena in a 600 m² two-level maze, with twenty-minute games after a briefing.

Leisure parks

Play glow-in-the-dark mini golf indoors

Arena Montauban (mini-golf indoor) · Montauban (82)

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

Arena Montauban has set up an 18-hole mini golf course in a dark room where the scenery and balls glow under black light.

Leisure parks

Bowl a game together as a family

Bowling de Montauban · Montauban (82)

From age 4 · Indoor · €10 to €25 · Good on rainy days

In the Futuropole area, this bowling alley welcomes children from age 4, with bumpers that rise on every lane and ramps to roll the ball when it is too heavy.

Pools, beaches and water

Sail on the Tarn in Montauban

Compagnie fluviale du Midi · Montauban (82)

From age 2 · Outdoor · €10 to €25

From the canal port, the Compagnie fluviale boats take families onto the Tarn for a guided cruise below the pink-brick town.

Sport and adventure

Climb the walls at Climb'Zone

Climb'Zone Montauban · Montauban (82)

From age 4 · Indoor · €10 to €25 · Good on rainy days

This climbing gym welcomes children from age 4 without booking, with a bouldering area over thick mats and a roped area fitted with auto-belays up to 17 metres.

Sport and adventure

Drive a go-kart in Montauban

Kart & Co Montauban · Montauban (82)

From age 5 · Indoor and outdoor · €10 to €25

South of Montauban, Kart & Co lets children drive alone from age 7 in eight-minute sessions, while adults do slightly longer laps.

Leisure parks

Bounce at the Montauban trampoline park

Up'n'Jump Trampoline Parc · Montauban (82)

From age 6 · Indoor · €10 to €25 · Good on rainy days

Inside the Le 199 complex, Up'n'Jump lines up linked trampolines, a dodgeball court, a ninja course and a tower from which you leap onto a giant airbag.

Leisure parks

Climb and slide at Tohubohu play park

Parc Tohubohu · Montauban (82)

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

In the Albasud area, Tohubohu fills a large hall that is heated in winter and air-conditioned in summer, designed for children aged 1 to 12.

Leisure parks

Take on the cell challenges at Prison Island

Prison Island Montauban · Montauban (82)

From age 8 · Indoor · €10 to €25 · Good on rainy days

Prison Island has about thirty cells, each with its own test of skill, balance or logic to beat as a team before the timer runs out.

Pools, beaches and water

Slide down the Wam Park water jump

Wam Park Montauban Bressols · Bressols (82)

From age 5 · Outdoor · €10 to €25

On a lake in Bressols, Wam Park lines up thirteen slides that end in the water and a floating inflatable course, both open from age 5.

Sport and adventure

Climb tree to tree at Montech

Accrobranche Agrip Aventure · Montech (82)

From age 3 · Outdoor · €10 to €25

In the large state forest of Montech, Agrip Aventure has set up more than 130 challenges spread over nine courses of increasing difficulty.

Castles and heritage

Operate the Montech water slope

Pente d'eau de Montech et péniche Altaïr · Montech (82)

From age 3 · Indoor and outdoor · Under €10

On the Garonne canal, the Montech water slope used to haul barges up a ramp instead of through locks.

Animals and farms

Meet the animals at Denola farm

Ferme de découverte Denola · Labastide-Saint-Pierre (82)

From age 1 · Outdoor · Under €10

A quarter of an hour from Montauban, Denola farm introduces animals and farm work with proper explanations suited to the children's age.

Pools, beaches and water

Paddle the Aveyron at Nègrepelisse

Canoë Tarn-et-Garonne · Nègrepelisse (82)

From age 6 · Outdoor · €10 to €25

From its base at the Bardette ford, this club, certified as a French canoe-kayak school, rents canoes and paddleboards or guides trips on a calm stretch of the Aveyron.