Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Perpignan, 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
PARC DES SPORTS ET DES LOISIRS · Bompas (66)
In this large, tree-filled municipal park crossed by a stream, the Espace Enchanté brings together donkeys, ponies, llamas, cows, goats, sheep, rabbits and aviaries, free of charge all year round.
Leisure parks
Jump Story · Perpignan (66)
In the Saint-Charles area, this 900 m² air-conditioned park welcomes children up to 12.
Leisure parks
Children Paradise · Rivesaltes (66)
North of Perpignan, in the Cap Roussillon shopping centre between Rivesaltes and Claira, this indoor park welcomes children up to 12.
Pools, beaches and water
Aqualand Saint-Cyprien · Saint-Cyprien (66)
South of Saint-Cyprien, this water park grades its slides in three colours, from gentle blue to bumpy black.
Pools, beaches and water
Aqualand Port Leucate · Leucate (11)
Facing the sea at Port Leucate, Aqualand gathers a dozen slides, a wave pool and a Mini-Park reserved for children under 1.20 m, with water games and gentle slides.
Castles and heritage
Petit train de Perpignan · Perpignan (66)
At the foot of the Castillet, the little train sets off for about fifty minutes through Perpignan's historic centre, from the Palace of the Kings of Majorca to the Catalan lanes.
Parks and nature
Parc Sant Vicens · Perpignan (66)
In eastern Perpignan, Sant Vicens park is laid out around two ponds lined with reeds, tamarisks and poplars.
Leisure parks
Totem Perpignan · Perpignan (66)
Near central Perpignan, Totem runs an indoor team game where two tribes compete for an hour and a half through challenges of skill and logic.
Sport and adventure
Les Chats Perchés, escalade ludique · Perpignan (66)
Next to the Méga Castillet cinema, this centre has 33 eight-metre routes on themed walls, all fitted with auto-belays, so no parent needs to hold the rope.
Pools, beaches and water
Espace aquatique du Moulin à Vent · Perpignan (66)
In the Moulin à Vent district, Perpignan's big swimming pool hides a fun pool with a lazy river, a geyser and a water cannon.
Leisure parks
Xtreme Bowling Perpignan · Perpignan (66)
In the Mas Balande retail area, this large bowling centre has twenty lanes and lends bumpers and a ball ramp so small children can play without getting discouraged.
Animals and farms
Aux Saveurs Paysannes, ferme pédagogique · Saint-Estève (66)
On the edge of Perpignan, this educational farm lets children stroke and feed goats, sheep and rabbits.
Sport and adventure
100% Grimpe, salle de bloc · Saint-Estève (66)
In Saint-Estève, this bouldering gym claims the largest climbing surface in the department, with about 140 problems on walls four and a half metres high, no rope or harness needed.
Pools, beaches and water
Lac de Villeneuve-de-la-Raho · Villeneuve-de-la-Raho (66)
Ten kilometres south of Perpignan, Lake Villeneuve-de-la-Raho has a supervised swimming beach in summer, a pine wood for shade and a path around the water.
Pools, beaches and water
Complexe aquatique Les Dômes · Rivesaltes (66)
In Rivesaltes, the Les Dômes complex keeps a flat-bottomed fun pool where children can stand everywhere, next to a paddling pool with water games.
Leisure parks
Fantassia, parc de la féerie · Théza (66)
Near Théza, Fantassia offers a two-hour walk through woods full of fairies, dragons and elves.
Animals and farms
La Ferme aux Grandes Oreilles · Torreilles (66)
Between vineyards and plain, this small farm in Torreilles has made donkeys its stars.
Sport and adventure
Karting Roussillon · Rivesaltes (66)
North of Rivesaltes, this circuit has a separate track for toddlers from age 3, with Baby Karts that move gently.
Leisure parks
Bowling de Canet · Canet-en-Roussillon (66)
This eight-lane bowling alley on Canet's Colline des Loisirs keeps light balls for small arms.
Sport and adventure
Parc Aventure du Soler · Le Soler (66)
Ten minutes from Perpignan, this treetop park surrounds the small Le Soler lake.
Museums and science
Dinosarium · Torreilles (66)
In Torreilles, a large tropical greenhouse houses life-size tyrannosaurus, triceratops and velociraptors among the plants.
Pools, beaches and water
Base nautique du Parroude · Torreilles (66)
In Torreilles, the adventure starts before you even paddle: you reach the base by pulling the chain ferry across the Bourdigou yourself.
Animals and farms
Aquarium Oniria · Canet-en-Roussillon (66)
At Canet harbour, the Oniria aquarium tells the journey of a drop of water around the world, from polar ice to coral reefs.
Leisure parks
Canet Parc Mini Golf · Canet-en-Roussillon (66)
On the beachfront in Canet, this mini golf sets two courses in a cool, shaded garden just off the promenade.
Leisure parks
Club Ludo Bulle · Canet-en-Roussillon (66)
On Canet's central beach, the Ludo Bulle club sets up its inflatables, trampolines and a small ropes course on the sand every summer.
Leisure parks
Jardin exotique de Ponteilla · Ponteilla (66)
In Ponteilla, this three-hectare garden mixes plants from around the world with an explorer trail: forty games and challenges to tackle as a family over about an hour.
Pools, beaches and water
Frenzy Waterpark · Torreilles (66)
In Torreilles, this inflatable water park has a large obstacle course open from age 4 and an area called La Jungle.
Sport and adventure
Karting de Torreilles · Torreilles (66)
Torreilles karting keeps a small two-hundred-metre track for children, with electric karts from age 3 and petrol karts sized for them from about 7.
Leisure parks
Green 18, mini-golf de Torreilles · Torreilles (66)
Near Torreilles beach, Green 18 is a leafy mini golf with benches for a rest between holes.
Leisure parks
Labyrinthes aux 1000 Fleurs · Trouillas (66)
On the Roussillon plain, this park brings together twelve very different mazes, from classic hedges to routes full of riddles.
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