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Things to do with kids in Pessac

Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Pessac, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 30 ideas picked from over 8,500 outings in the Trottimap app.

Zoo de Bordeaux-Pessac
ZooBdxPessac · CC BY-SA 4.0

Animals and farms

Watch jaguars swim at Pessac

Zoo de Bordeaux-Pessac · Pessac (33)

All ages · Outdoor · €10 to €25

This family zoo on the edge of the forest can be explored on foot in a few hours.

Cap Sciences
Pierre Baudier · CC BY-SA 4.0

Museums and science

Get hands-on with science in Bordeaux

Cap Sciences · Bordeaux (33)

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

In a former harbour warehouse, this science centre renews its hands-on exhibitions several times a year.

Leisure parks

Climb the You Kids volcano

You Kids Bordeaux Mérignac · Mérignac (33)

All ages · Indoor · €10 to €25 · Good on rainy days

Near the airport and the Decathlon store, this air-conditioned park welcomes children from 6 months to 12 years.

Pools, beaches and water

Play in the pools at Aqua Stadium

UCPA Aqua Stadium Mérignac · Mérignac (33)

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

In Mérignac, this aquatic centre run by UCPA combines a 50-metre pool for swimmers with a leisure pool full of water games and slides for families.

Leisure parks

Whizz down the Kidooland slides

Kidooland Bordeaux · Bordeaux (33)

All ages · Indoor · €10 to €25 · Good on rainy days

In the Bordeaux Maritime district, this 1,500 m² park is reserved for children under 1.40 m.

Leisure parks

Jump around at Youpi Parc Bordeaux Lac

Youpi Parc Bordeaux Lac · Bordeaux (33)

All ages · Indoor · €10 to €25 · Good on rainy days

Near the lake in the north of Bordeaux, this 700 m² indoor park welcomes children from 0 to 12 in a hall that is heated in winter and air-conditioned in summer.

Pools, beaches and water

Splash about at the Élodie Lorandi complex

Complexe aqualudique Élodie Lorandi · Cenon (33)

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

On the right bank of Bordeaux, in the Domaine du Loret in Cenon, this leisure pool links an 18th-century manor house to a modern building through a glass gallery.

Sport and adventure

Climb the towers next to the zoo

Les Cimes de Bordeaux Pessac · Pessac (33)

From age 6 · Outdoor · €10 to €25

At the edge of the Bourgailh forest, two towers of wood and rope rise to fifteen metres, looking down onto the enclosures of the zoo next door.

Shows and workshops

See a show at La Chênaie

La Chênaie du Courneau (Canéjan) · Canéjan (33)

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

La Chênaie du Courneau is a hall in Canéjan standing in for the Centre Simone Signoret, closed for works.

Leisure parks

Burn off energy at Royal Kids Pessac

Royal Kids Pessac · Pessac (33)

All ages · Indoor · €10 to €25 · Good on rainy days

This large covered play park welcomes children from 0 to 12.

Shows and workshops

See a show at the Halle

Halle du Bouzet (Cestas) · Cestas (33)

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

The Halle du Bouzet hosts the shared Cestas and Canéjan cultural season: theatre, puppets, dance and shows for children from age 3.

Leisure parks

Cross the Bourgailh forest by riddles

Tèrra Aventura Pessac « Le Bourgailh, forêt presqu'enchantée » · Pessac (33)

From age 7 · Outdoor · Free

In Pessac, the Bourgailh Tèrra Aventura trail follows forest paths, crosses the Peugue stream and passes a curious fairy ring before climbing to the lookout.

Leisure parks

Jump at Youpi Parc Pessac

Youpi Parc Pessac · Pessac (33)

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

In the Bersol business park, south of Pessac, this indoor park combines a giant maze, slides and a proper trampoline area for older children.

Leisure parks

Live an adventure in a stage castle

Eventyr · Pessac (33)

From age 6 · Indoor · Over €25 · Good on rainy days

On avenue Louis de Broglie in Pessac, Eventyr has built a 500-square-metre castle with some fifteen sets, secret passages and hidden rooms.

Pools, beaches and water

Slide down the Pessac water slides

Stade nautique de Pessac · Pessac (33)

From age 1 · Indoor · Under €10 · Good on rainy days

On avenue des Aciéries, the Pessac aquatic centre brings together several pools for swimming, learning and relaxing, with water slides that children love.

Shows and workshops

See a show at Le Galet

Le Galet · Pessac (33)

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

Le Galet is the City of Pessac's main theatre, with plays, dance and circus.

Shows and workshops

Watch a film at the Jean Eustache

Cinéma Jean Eustache · Pessac (33)

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

In Pessac, the five-screen Jean Eustache cinema runs a programme for young audiences all year, with Minokino screenings from age 3, the P'tite Unipop and a children's listings paper, the Mini-Gazette.

Parks and nature

Play at Razon park in Pessac

Parc Razon · Pessac (33)

From age 2 · Outdoor · Free

This Pessac park has four play structures suitable for ages 2 to 14, enough to keep the whole family of children busy at once.

Sport and adventure

Climb through the pines in Mérignac

Tépacap Mérignac · Mérignac (33)

From age 2 · Outdoor · €10 to €25

In a wood next to the shopping area, Tépacap mixes tree courses, a puzzle maze and a free-fall jump.

Sport and adventure

Try fun climbing in Mérignac

Climb Up Bordeaux Mérignac · Mérignac (33)

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

In the Décathlon Village in Mérignac, on avenue Pythagore, Climb Up offers 2,000 square metres of air-conditioned walls, with routes, boulders and a fun climbing area of playful modules designed for children.

Leisure parks

Solve the riddles of Cayac priory

Tèrra Aventura Gradignan « Prieur de ne pas déranger » · Gradignan (33)

From age 7 · Outdoor · Free

In Gradignan, the Tèrra Aventura trail follows the Eau Bourde river and explores the surroundings of the Cayac priory, its parks and mills, on the theme of the Way of St James.

Leisure parks

Sneak through a laser maze

Laser Game Evolution Mérignac · Mérignac (33)

From age 8 · Indoor · Under €10 · Good on rainy days

On avenue Kennedy in Mérignac, the Laser Game Evolution mazes spread over several levels and are played in twenty-minute games, chest plate strapped on.

Shows and workshops

See a show at Le Royal

Salle du Royal (Pessac) · Pessac (33)

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

A small hall in Pessac, Le Royal stages shows for children from 4 or 5: puppets, object theatre and musical tales.

Shows and workshops

Share a show at the T4S in Gradignan

Théâtre des Quatre Saisons (T4S) · Gradignan (33)

From age 1 · Indoor · Under €10 · Good on rainy days

In the heart of the Parc de Mandavit, the Théâtre des Quatre Saisons builds a season for the whole family from age one, with a family rate and workshops around some shows.

Animals and farms

Say hello to the wallabies at Parc Canivenc

Parc animalier René Canivenc · Gradignan (33)

From age 1 · Outdoor · Free

In Gradignan, the René Canivenc animal park, also called Le Moulineau, is crossed by the Eau Bourde and is home to more than fifty species of mammals and birds: deer, fallow deer,…

Leisure parks

Play on site at the Mérignac games library

Ludothèque de Mérignac · Mérignac (33)

All ages · Indoor · Free · Good on rainy days

On the first floor of the Michel Sainte-Marie media library, more than 600 board games, construction toys, dressing-up clothes and an early-learning space for toddlers can be tried on the spot.

Parks and nature

Play and spot wildlife at Bourran park

Parc de Bourran · Mérignac (33)

From age 1 · Outdoor · Free

Around a large lake, this Mérignac park is home to ducks, geese and protected European pond turtles.

Shows and workshops

Watch a musical at the Pin Galant

Le Pin Galant · Mérignac (33)

From age 4 · Indoor · Over €25 · Good on rainy days

Mérignac's large municipal hall hosts national tours and slips into its season musicals for children based on fairy tales, each with a minimum age.

Parks and nature

Ride the carousel at the Vivier

Parc du Vivier · Mérignac (33)

From age 1 · Outdoor · Free

In the centre of Mérignac, this shady park has a renovated play area, a traditional carousel and about thirty peacocks wandering freely.

Pools, beaches and water

Jump into the waves in Talence

Stade nautique Henri Deschamps · Talence (33)

From age 1 · Indoor and outdoor · Under €10 · Good on rainy days

On avenue de Thouars, the Henri Deschamps aquatic centre more than doubled in size in 2021.