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Animals and farms
Go on safari at Planète Sauvage
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.
Things to do with kids in Saint-Herblain
Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Saint-Herblain, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 30 ideas picked from over 8,500 outings in the Trottimap app.
Leisure parks
Climb aboard the Grand Éléphant
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.
Castles and heritage
Walk the ramparts in Nantes
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
Open the treasure chest at Goulaine castle
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.
Leisure parks
Scale the You Kids climbing wall
You Kids Nantes Atlantis · Saint-Herblain (44)
In the Atlantis area of Saint-Herblain, this air-conditioned park welcomes children from 6 months to 12 years.
Pools, beaches and water
Take on the Black Hole at Petit Port
Piscine du Petit Port · Nantes (44)
In the north of Nantes, the Petit Port pool draws families with its domed wave pool and two slides: a 75-metre black tube for older children and a shorter one for younger…
Leisure parks
Spend the day at Les Naudières
Parc des Naudières · Sautron (44)
Ten minutes from Nantes, this wooded park in Sautron brings together rides, a roller coaster, a summer toboggan run, inflatables and a water zone with a sandy beach and a big slide.
Leisure parks
Bounce between inflatable planets
Planet Park Nantes · Nantes (44)
Opened in summer 2025 in a former warehouse in the Nantes Est district, Planet Park lines up 1,000 m² of space-themed inflatables.
Leisure parks
Hit the blue tiles on the Crazy Floor
CRAZY FLOOR - LE JEU QUI REND OUF · Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire (44)
Upstairs in the City Kart complex, an air-conditioned room hides a 42 m² interactive floor that lights up under your feet.
Leisure parks
Run a miniature shop in Vertou
Palomano Nantes Sud · Vertou (44)
In Vertou, south of Nantes, Palomano sets up an 800 m² miniature town for 0 to 10-year-olds.
Leisure parks
Climb and slide at Royal Kids
Royal Kids Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire · Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire (44)
In a business park in Sainte-Luce-sur-Loire, east of Nantes, this indoor park welcomes children up to 12.
Parks and nature
Climb the slides at Cheix-en-Retz
Aire de jeux de Cheix · Cheix-en-Retz (44)
In the leisure area on Rue des Quarterons, this municipal playground has two large play units with ladders and slides, two rockers for toddlers and a roundabout.
Shows and workshops
Watch circus as a family at ONYX
Théâtre ONYX · Saint-Herblain (44)
A designated stage for dance and circus, ONYX sits in the Atlantis area of Saint-Herblain.
Sport and adventure
Climb 17 metres high at El Cap
El Cap Escalade · Saint-Herblain (44)
A pioneer of indoor climbing in Nantes, El Cap has more than 2,000 square metres of walls, 17-metre routes and a bouldering area where you climb without a rope above crash mats.
Leisure parks
Play laser tag in four mazes
Laser Game Evolution Nantes Saint-Herblain · Saint-Herblain (44)
Near Atlantis, this laser tag centre spreads players across four dark mazes on several levels, with smoke and walkways.
Sport and adventure
Knock down pins near Atlantis
Bowlcenter Nantes · Saint-Herblain (44)
A short walk from the Atlantis shopping centre, this large bowling alley shows scores on animated screens that amuse children at every throw.
Parks and nature
Join a nature workshop at La Longère
La Longère de la Bégraisière · Saint-Herblain (44)
In the middle of Bégraisière park, La Longère runs free activities about nature and gardening.
Shows and workshops
Discover Saint-Herblain's neighbourhood cinema
Cinéma Lutétia · Saint-Herblain (44)
Near Saint-Herblain town hall, the Lutétia is a community art-house cinema that also holds the young-audience label.
Leisure parks
Play at the Saint-Herblain toy library
La Ludothèque de Saint-Herblain · Saint-Herblain (44)
Part of the municipal library network, this toy library has something for every age: construction, pretend-play, rule-based and movement games, even video games, a space for toddlers and large games.
Leisure parks
Play as a family in Bellevue
Ludo-biblio de Bellevue · Nantes (44)
In the Bellevue community centre on the west side of the city, the Accoord association runs a toy and book library set up like a cosy living room, with shelves of games…
Sport and adventure
Try bouldering at Block'Out
Block'Out Nantes · Nantes (44)
In western Nantes, this large bouldering gym is climbed without ropes or harnesses, above thick landing mats.
Pools, beaches and water
Ride the slide at La Cholière
Piscine de la Cholière · Orvault (44)
Orvault's municipal pool, La Cholière, combines a 25-metre pool, a family area, a slide and a diving board, and opens onto a sun terrace and lawn when summer comes back.
Leisure parks
Play at the Breil toy library
Ludo-biblio du Breil · Nantes (44)
At the Breil neighbourhood centre, the Accoord toy library and book corner opens several half-days a week for playing on site, reading or borrowing games and books.
Parks and nature
Ride the highest slide in Nantes
Aire de jeux du manoir, parc de la Boucardière · Nantes (44)
Opened in summer 2026 between Bellevue and Chantenay, the Boucardière playground rebuilds in wood the outline of the park's former manor.
Leisure parks
Ride down the Babybob track
Parc de Procé et son Babybob · Nantes (44)
In west Nantes, this large English style park hides a small rail sledge that children have been riding in bobsleighs for over thirty five years.
Shows and workshops
Join a special screening at Le Concorde
Cinéma Le Concorde · Nantes (44)
This neighbourhood cinema in Chantenay, independent for more than a century, treats young audiences as a section of its own.
Shows and workshops
Share a family show at L'Odyssée
L'Odyssée, Orvault · Orvault (44)
In the north-west of the metropolitan area, L'Odyssée runs Orvault's arts season together with the Gobinière theatre.
Parks and nature
Reach the nest in the old cedar
Aire de jeux du nid, parc des Oblates · Nantes (44)
On the heights of Chantenay, the Oblates park holds a large nest of acacia branches wrapped around a hundred year old cedar.
Pools, beaches and water
Take the ferry from Basse-Indre to Indret
Bac de Loire entre Basse-Indre et Indret · Indre (44)
In Indre, the Loire is crossed in a few minutes on a free ferry linking the Basse-Indre quay to Indret on the other bank, with a departure every quarter of an hour.
Shows and workshops
See a classic on rue de Belleville
Théâtre de la Rue de Belleville · Nantes (44)
West of the centre, near the Mellinet stop, this theatre is home to the Théâtre Populaire Nantais company and its school.
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