Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Nancy, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 29 ideas picked from over 8,500 outings in the Trottimap app.
Leisure parks
Fort Pélissier - Parc du Fort · Bainville-sur-Madon (54)
Perched more than 400 metres up south of Nancy, this former fort is home to the Monde de Crapahute: five activities from age 3, with ring tube sliding, pedal karts, a giant…
Castles and heritage
Petit Train Touristique - SAAT · Nancy (54)
The little white train leaves Place Stanislas every hour and completes its circuit in about three quarters of an hour.
Leisure parks
Cosmic Kids 54 · Nancy (54)
On Rue Marcel Brot in Nancy, this 1,700 m² centre claims the largest tube play structure in France, full of passages to climb and crawl through.
Castles and heritage
Château de Fléville · Fléville-devant-Nancy (54)
On the edge of Nancy, this château combines a 30-metre medieval keep with a Renaissance façade.
Leisure parks
Complexe de loisirs "la Forêt de Goupil" · Bois-de-Haye (54)
In the middle of the Forêt de Haye leisure park, this large hall welcomes children from age 1 up to 1.50 m tall: a giant two-level structure, slides, a ball pit, inflatables…
Parks and nature
Parc Sainte-Marie · Nancy (54)
Between Nancy Thermal and the École de Nancy museum, this neighbourhood park mixes tall trees, a rockery mound with its pond and an old Alsatian house.
Leisure parks
Ludothèque Saint-Nicolas · Nancy (54)
Inside the former tobacco factory, this toy library opens thousands of games to every age: a corner for toddlers, tables for board games and a console area for teenagers.
Pools, beaches and water
Nancy Thermal, espace Aquasport · Nancy (54)
Next to Parc Sainte-Marie, the Aquasport area of Nancy Thermal combines a large outdoor pool heated all year, a paddling pool, water games, a multi-lane slide and flumes.
Parks and nature
Parc Charles III · Nancy (54)
Ten minutes' walk from the station, this modern park in the Charles III district was enlarged to give more room to play.
Museums and science
Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy · Nancy (54)
On the ground floor, dozens of tanks show reef fish, corals and small sharks at a child's eye level.
Parks and nature
Parc de la Cure d'Air · Nancy (54)
Perched on the Haut-de-Chèvre hill, this former health resort park gives a wide view over Nancy's rooftops.
Parks and nature
Parc Olry · Nancy (54)
Left to the city by a plant lover, this quiet park in the Saint-Pierre district lines up rare trees, a pond and shady lawns.
Parks and nature
Parc de la Pépinière · Nancy (54)
Close to Place Stanislas, the Pépinière park hides a large playground carved from giant tree trunks, themed on the Hobbit and his dragon.
Parks and nature
Jardin d'eau des Rives de Meurthe · Nancy (54)
Along the canal, seven pools follow one another from Rue Henri Bazin to Rue des Tiercelins, each planted with irises, reeds or water lilies, with fountains setting the pace of the walk.
Sport and adventure
Kart'in Oberlin · Nancy (54)
Ten minutes' walk from Place Stanislas, this covered track of more than 650 metres keeps a fleet of karts for children, with sessions and even a championship sized for them.
Pools, beaches and water
Canoë-Kayak Club Nancy-Tomblaine · Nancy (54)
On the banks of the Meurthe, close to the centre, this club rents canoes, kayaks and paddleboards by the hour with a family rate.
Leisure parks
Escape Hunt Nancy · Nancy (54)
In former warehouses on Rue Marcel Brot, Escape Hunt runs rooms inspired by Nancy, such as Stanislas's treasure, and lighter worlds like a chocolate factory to rescue.
Pools, beaches and water
Piscine Michel Bertrand · Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy (54)
This neighbourhood pool hides a 32 metre slide ending in its own splash pool, plus a small slide by the paddling pool for beginners.
Parks and nature
Jardin botanique Jean-Marie Pelt · Villers-lès-Nancy (54)
On the heights of Villers, the botanical garden unrolls 25 hectares of shady paths and 2,500 m² of glasshouses where you move from rainforest to desert.
Parks and nature
Parc de Brabois · Villers-lès-Nancy (54)
At 55 hectares, the former Brabois hunting park is the largest green space in the metropolitan area.
Parks and nature
Grand Parc de l'Embanie · Heillecourt (54)
South of Nancy, this large open park follows two streams lined with pollard willows and three hundred year old oaks.
Parks and nature
Parc des Étangs · Saulxures-lès-Nancy (54)
On the edge of Nancy, this free park stretches around ponds and pools where waterbirds, frogs and dragonflies live.
Castles and heritage
Mine de Neuves-Maisons (Val-de-Fer) · Neuves-Maisons (54)
Helmet on, you follow the guide into galleries where iron ore was dug, trying out miners' tasks along the way.
Pools, beaches and water
Base nautique de Messein · Messein (54)
A quarter of an hour from Nancy, the Messein sailing base rents pedal boats, kayaks and paddleboards on a lake calm enough for a first family outing.
Pools, beaches and water
Espace aquatique La Confluence · Pompey (54)
Set on the peninsula where the Moselle and Meurthe rivers join, this aquatic centre has indoor and outdoor pools plus a water play area designed for children.
Pools, beaches and water
Centre aquatique AQUA'MM · Neuves-Maisons (54)
In Neuves-Maisons, the aquatic centre keeps everyone in their own space: a sports pool, a warmer leisure pool and a pool for toddlers with interactive games and a slide.
Sport and adventure
Pompey Aventures · Pompey (54)
On the Avant-Garde plateau, Pompey Aventures offers fourteen treetop courses, giant nets without a harness and yellow courses where children from 0.90 m climb while an adult follows on the ground.
Pools, beaches and water
Centre aquatique L'Atrium · Dombasle-sur-Meurthe (54)
The Dombasle aquatic centre splits its space between a sports pool, a leisure pool with a slide and a paddling pool for toddlers.
Animals and farms
Ferme pédagogique Sainte-Catherine · Velle-sur-Moselle (54)
On this family farm south of Nancy you meet hens, Charolais cows, a donkey, rabbits and sheep, then follow a trail of signs about swallows, water and waste.
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