Looking for a family outing in Pays de la Loire? Here are our favourites, from the classics to the unexpected, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 30 ideas picked from over 650 places on the Trottimap map.
Leisure parks
Puy du Fou · Les Épesses (85)
In the Vendée countryside, the park lines up grand historical shows, with a chariot race in a Roman stadium, Viking longships rising from the water and birds of prey skimming the audience's…
Animals and farms
Zoo de La Flèche · La Flèche (72)
Known from the TV series Une saison au zoo, this park in the Sarthe celebrates its 80th anniversary in 2026.
Leisure parks
Terra Botanica · Angers (49)
Europe's first theme park devoted to plants, Terra Botanica spreads its attractions across five worlds on the edge of Angers.
Animals and farms
Planète Sauvage · Port-Saint-Père (44)
South of Nantes, the safari trail can be driven in your own car or in a guided 4x4, among large mammals.
Leisure parks
Les Machines de l'île · Nantes (44)
In the former shipyards on the Île de Nantes, the 12-metre Grand Éléphant carries some fifty passengers while spraying the crowd with its trunk.
Animals and farms
Océarium du Croisic · Le Croisic (44)
Near the harbour in Le Croisic, the Océarium brings together around 200 marine species, from sharks to green turtles.
Castles and heritage
Château des ducs de Bretagne · Nantes (44)
In the heart of Nantes, the courtyard and wall walk of Anne of Brittany's castle are free to access, and children walk the ramparts looking down over the city.
Castles and heritage
Village troglodytique de Rochemenier · Louresse-Rochemenier (49)
At Rochemenier, two former farms carved entirely out of falun rock tell the story of peasant life in Anjou.
Parks and nature
Parc oriental de Maulévrier · Maulévrier (49)
Created in the early 20th century by the architect Alexandre Marcel and restored in the 1980s, this park is said to be the largest Japanese garden in Europe.
Animals and farms
Zoo de la Boissière-du-Doré · La Boissière-du-Doré (44)
Half an hour from Nantes, this family zoo covers 28 shady hectares and presents more than 1,100 animals from five continents, from big cats to giraffes and great apes.
Animals and farms
BIOPARC - Zoo de Doué-la-Fontaine · Doué-en-Anjou (49)
Set in former troglodyte quarries, the Bioparc combines open-air enclosures, underground galleries and large aviaries where you walk among the birds.
Parks and nature
Le parc de loisirs de Chéméré · Chaumes-en-Retz (44)
In the heart of Chéméré, this free-access leisure park brings together play areas, a grass football pitch, a pump track, a skate area and pétanque courts.
Parks and nature
PARC ET ÉTANG DE CHOISEL · Châteaubriant (44)
A stone's throw from the centre of Châteaubriant, the Choisel municipal park spreads around a lake created in 1974.
Castles and heritage
Château de Goulaine · Haute-Goulaine (44)
A quarter of an hour from Nantes, this Renaissance château surrounded by marshes can be explored freely with a smartphone audio guide.