Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Montpellier, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 30 ideas picked from over 8,500 outings in the Trottimap app.
Animals and farms
Aquarium Mare Nostrum · Montpellier (34)
In the Odysseum district, the aquarium takes you from the Mediterranean coast to tropical seas, with a colony of African penguins, sharks and a diving simulator.
Leisure parks
You Kids Montpellier Lattes · Lattes (34)
In the Commandeurs area, south of Montpellier, this You Kids welcomes children from 6 months to 12 years in a space heated in winter and air-conditioned in summer.
Leisure parks
Badaboum · Saussan (34)
A few minutes west of Montpellier, on the road to Béziers, this indoor park welcomes children up to 11.
Animals and farms
LE PETIT PARADIS DE VENDARGUES · Vendargues (34)
Five minutes from Montpellier, this wooded park combines farm animals and children's games.
Leisure parks
Royal Kids Baillargues · Baillargues (34)
East of Montpellier, this air-conditioned park keeps an early-years course for under-4s apart from a large structure for 4 to 11-year-olds, with a sledge run, zip line, monkey bridges, motorbikes and a…
Animals and farms
LES PETITS FERMIERS DE LANSARGUES · Lansargues (34)
Twenty minutes from Montpellier, this leisure park brings together farm animals, a discovery garden, outdoor games and inflatables.
Pools, beaches and water
Espace Grand Bleu · La Grande-Motte (34)
In La Grande-Motte, near the Plaine des Jeux, Espace Grand Bleu combines an indoor pool open all year with an outdoor wave pool in summer.
Castles and heritage
Arc de Triomphe de Montpellier · Montpellier (34)
Montpellier's Arc de Triomphe can only be visited with a tourist office guide.
Shows and workshops
L'Atelier de la Peluche · Montpellier (34)
In central Montpellier, this workshop lets each child pick an empty soft toy, stuff it with the machine and slip a little heart inside with a wish.
Parks and nature
Jardin des Plantes de Montpellier · Montpellier (34)
Founded in 1593 by the physician Pierre Richer de Belleval, Montpellier's Jardin des Plantes is the oldest in France and holds the Jardin remarquable label.
Shows and workshops
Opéra Comédie, Opéra Orchestre national Montpellier Occitanie · Montpellier (34)
The Opéra Comédie, at the end of Place de la Comédie, offers family events every season: short trails for ages 2 to 6, danced concerts, musical tales and Opéra Junior shows.
Castles and heritage
Jeu de piste Les 3 Grâces mènent l'enquête · Montpellier (34)
The banquet of the Olympian gods is in trouble: the fruit has vanished from place de la Comédie.
Museums and science
Musée Fabre · Montpellier (34)
The museum runs visits by age: a session for babies from 6 to 24 months, another for 2 to 5 year olds and trails for 6 to 10 year olds.
Museums and science
MO.CO. Hôtel des collections · Montpellier (34)
Every Sunday morning an exhibition visit is followed by a workshop to share as a family.
Shows and workshops
Théâtre de la Plume · Montpellier (34)
On rue Guillaume-Pellicier, this small community-run theatre plays for children almost every weekend and during the holidays, with morning shows for babies from 6 months.
Shows and workshops
Théâtre Beaux-Arts Tabard · Montpellier (34)
This theatre in central Montpellier offers concerts and shows for toddlers on Sundays, family classics and school performances.
Museums and science
Mille Formes Montpellier · Montpellier (34)
Near Antigone, this thousand-square-metre art centre is designed for children from birth to age 6, with one gallery for babies and another for 2 to 6 year olds.
Shows and workshops
Théâtre La Vista - La Chapelle · Montpellier (34)
In its La Chapelle venue on rue Joachim-du-Bellay, this community-run theatre devotes most of its season to young audiences and regional companies.
Leisure parks
Ludothèque de la médiathèque Émile Zola · Montpellier (34)
Inside the Émile Zola media library in Antigone, the games library fills two rooms, 120 square metres in all, with some 600 games and toys to try on the spot.
Pools, beaches and water
Piscine Jean Taris · Montpellier (34)
Under a dome that opens onto the lawn, the municipal pool keeps a Sunday morning water garden for children under six with a parent.
Leisure parks
Bowlingstar Montpellier · Montpellier (34)
This large bowling alley in the Marché Gare district has thirty-four lanes, including six mini lanes sized for toddlers.
Pools, beaches and water
Piscine Marcel Spilliaert · Montpellier (34)
This municipal pool has a small basin designed for learning and for younger children, next to the 25 metre pool.
Parks and nature
Domaine de Méric · Montpellier (34)
This large park beside the Lez is open every day and free.
Leisure parks
Goolfy Mini Golf Indoor · Montpellier (34)
In Prés d'Arènes, Goolfy sets eighteen holes in a large room lit by black light, among dinosaurs and endangered animals painted in neon colours.
Leisure parks
Fort Boyard Aventures Montpellier · Montpellier (34)
This action game recreates the cells of the TV show, with challenges of strength, skill, balance and logic to finish against the clock.
Leisure parks
Laser Game Evolution Montpellier Odysseum · Montpellier (34)
At the Odysseum leisure hub, this laser game spreads its mazes over several levels lit by red neon.
Museums and science
Planétarium de Planet Ocean Montpellier · Montpellier (34)
At Odysseum, Planet Ocean Montpellier pairs the Mare Nostrum aquarium with a planetarium whose dome turns the room into a starry sky.
Sport and adventure
Patinoire Vegapolis · Montpellier (34)
At Odysseum, Vegapolis links a large classic rink to a second rink designed for play, with gentle slopes, an ice slide and a lit tunnel.
Leisure parks
Trampoline Park You Jump Montpellier Odysseum · Montpellier (34)
In the heart of Odysseum, this air-conditioned trampoline park lines up an arena of linked trampolines, an airbag pit, a dodgeball court and a ninja course.
Parks and nature
Parc du Domaine d'O · Montpellier (34)
West of Montpellier, the Domaine d'O park surrounds an eighteenth-century château with twenty-three hectares of pine wood, olive grove and gardens with pools.
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