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Tour France in miniature
France Miniature · Élancourt (78)
Across five hectares, 117 French monuments are reproduced at 1:30 scale, from Mont Saint-Michel to the Château de Chambord and the Eiffel Tower.
Things to do with kids in Poissy
Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Poissy, 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
Drive among the animals at Thoiry
Wow Safari Thoiry · Thoiry (78)
The park, renamed Wow Safari Thoiry, is explored by car first: you drive through large enclosures where the animals come right up to the windows.
Pools, beaches and water
Play on the beach at Cergy
Île de loisirs de Cergy-Pontoise · Cergy (95)
Half an hour from Paris, 250 hectares of lakes and woods surround a fine sandy beach with supervised swimming in summer.
Animals and farms
Stroke the goats at Gally
Ferme de Gally · Saint-Cyr-l'École (78)
On the edge of Versailles, this open farm is home to goats, sheep, cows, ponies, donkeys, pigs and hens.
Castles and heritage
Walk through the Hall of Mirrors
Château de Versailles · Versailles (78)
You tour Louis XIV's château through the State Apartments and the Hall of Mirrors, then step out into Le Nôtre's vast gardens, with their ornamental pools, groves and Grand Canal.
Parks and nature
Ride a pony by the lake
Île de loisirs de Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines · Trappes (78)
Around the lake at Saint-Quentin, this 600-hectare estate brings together cycle paths, play areas, mini golf and treetop adventure courses.
Animals and farms
Watch the horses gallop at Longchamp
Hippodrome ParisLongchamp · Paris
In the heart of the Bois de Boulogne, ParisLongchamp racecourse hosts races from spring to autumn.
Leisure parks
Enjoy the rides at the Jardin d'Acclimatation
Jardin d'Acclimatation · Paris
On the edge of the Bois de Boulogne, this children's park brings together some 45 rides and attractions, from the gentlest to the bumpiest.
Castles and heritage
Seek out the Désert de Retz follies
Désert de Retz · Chambourcy (78)
This Anglo-Chinese garden created in the late 18th century hides beneath its tall trees a pyramid, a temple, a Tartar tent and, above all, a huge broken column that people once lived…
Castles and heritage
Follow Dumas at the Château de Monte-Cristo
Château de Monte-Cristo · Le Port-Marly (78)
Alexandre Dumas had this small Renaissance-style château built on the hill at Le Port-Marly, with a Gothic pavilion opposite, the Château d'If, where he wrote.
Pools, beaches and water
Go swimming at the Val de Seine
Île de loisirs du Val de Seine · Verneuil-sur-Seine (78)
On the banks of the Seine, this leisure park has a lake with a beach where swimming is supervised by lifeguards in the warm season.
Parks and nature
Cross the footbridge in the Parc des Impressionnistes
Parc des Impressionnistes · Rueil-Malmaison (92)
Facing the Île des Impressionnistes, this small one-hectare park recalls Giverny with its pond, wooden footbridge, gazebo, rose garden and white garden.
Parks and nature
Picnic facing the Grande Cascade
Domaine national de Saint-Cloud · Saint-Cloud (92)
This 460-hectare park combines formal French gardens, woodland and wide lawns with views of Paris in the distance.
Parks and nature
Play in the former Rothschild park
Parc Edmond de Rothschild · Boulogne-Billancourt (92)
This 15-hectare park was laid out in the 19th century for the Rothschild family, whose château has since disappeared.
Museums and science
Travel the world in pictures at Albert-Kahn
Musée départemental Albert-Kahn · Boulogne-Billancourt (92)
At the start of the 20th century, the banker Albert Kahn had the whole world photographed, and the museum shows these first colour images, known as autochromes.
Castles and heritage
Discover the Tinh Tâm pagoda
Pagode Tinh Tâm · Sèvres (92)
Hidden behind apartment blocks in Sèvres, this Vietnamese pagoda opened in 1990 surprises visitors with its 14-metre stupa and glazed tile roofs from China.
Parks and nature
Row out to the island on the lake
Bois de Boulogne · Paris
These woods of nearly 850 hectares have 17 kilometres of roads closed to traffic, where children can cycle in peace.
Parks and nature
Explore the jungle of the Serres d'Auteuil
Jardin des Serres d'Auteuil · Paris
This City of Paris botanical garden combines late 19th-century glasshouses with contemporary ones opened in 2019 around a Roland-Garros court.
Parks and nature
Walk round the Meudon ponds
Forêt de Meudon · Meudon (92)
The closest state forest to Paris, it covers more than 1,100 hectares of chestnut and oak trees.
Also worth a visit
- Watch live insects at the OpieLa Maison des Insectes (OPIE) · Carrières-sous-Poissy · From age 3 · Animals and farms
- Steer an electric boat on the SeineMarin d'Eau Douce, base nautique de Bougival · Bougival · From age 3 · Pools, beaches and water
- Pick apples near VersaillesCueillette de Gally · Bailly · From age 2 · Parks and nature
- See Marie-Antoinette's farmHameau de la Reine (Domaine de Trianon) · Versailles · All ages · Castles and heritage
- See the goats at the Jardin du PiqueurJardin du Piqueur · Garches · All ages · Animals and farms
- Pick and carve pumpkinsCueillette de Cergy · Puiseux-Pontoise · From age 2 · Parks and nature
- Go hiking with a donkey in the VexinÂnes en Vexin · Longuesse · From age 3 · Animals and farms
- Climb from tree to tree at ChavilleAccrocamp Chaville · Chaville · From age 4 · Sport and adventure
- Cycle through the Saint-Germain forestForêt domaniale de Saint-Germain-en-Laye · Saint-Germain-en-Laye · All ages · Parks and nature
- Climb trees at AccroCamp RueilAccroCamp Rueil-Malmaison · Rueil-Malmaison · From age 3 · Sport and adventure
- Walk around the Étang de Saint-CucufaForêt domaniale de la Malmaison · Rueil-Malmaison · All ages · Parks and nature
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