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Things to do with kids in Saint-Malo

Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Saint-Malo, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 18 ideas picked from over 8,500 outings in the Trottimap app.

Grand Aquarium de Saint-Malo
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Animals and farms

Board the Nautibus in Saint-Malo

Grand Aquarium de Saint-Malo · Saint-Malo (35)

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

At the entrance to Saint-Malo, the Grand Aquarium unfolds ten worlds, from cold seas to the mangrove by way of the Mediterranean and the Emerald Coast.

Museums and science

Go aboard L'Étoile du Roy

Frégate corsaire L'Étoile du Roy · Saint-Malo (35)

From age 3 · Indoor and outdoor · Under €10

Moored in Saint-Malo harbour, L'Étoile du Roy is a replica of a 1745 privateer frigate, 47 metres long.

Castles and heritage

Walk out to Fort National

Fort National · Saint-Malo (35)

From age 3 · Outdoor · Under €10

Facing the Saint-Malo ramparts, Fort National stands on an islet reached on foot at low tide from Éventail beach.

Leisure parks

Save Saint-Malo from the English

Breizh Escape Saint-Malo · Saint-Malo (35)

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

In the heart of the walled town, Breizh Escape runs escape rooms inspired by local history, such as an English attack of 1693 to foil.

Animals and farms

Visit the Micro Zoo inside the ramparts

Micro Zoo de Saint-Malo · Saint-Malo (35)

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

Tucked into the thick ramparts of Saint-Malo, the Micro Zoo shows reptiles, ants, fish, frogs, birds and crocodiles in settings that recreate their habitats.

Pools, beaches and water

Cross the Rance by sea bus

Bus de mer Saint-Malo - Dinard (Compagnie Corsaire) · Saint-Malo (35)

All ages · Outdoor · Under €10

At the foot of the Saint-Malo ramparts, the Compagnie Corsaire sea bus reaches Dinard after a short crossing.

Pools, beaches and water

Dive into the Bon-Secours pool

Piscine d'eau de mer de Bon-Secours · Saint-Malo (35)

From age 3 · Outdoor · Free

At the foot of the ramparts on Bon-Secours beach, a large seawater pool fills up at every high tide so you can swim even when the sea is far out.

Leisure parks

Let off steam at Max Aventure Saint-Malo

Max Aventure Saint-Malo · Saint-Malo (35)

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

This indoor play park in the Grassinais area welcomes children up to 12 in climbing frames, slides and ball pits.

Leisure parks

Play paintball at Forest Games

Forest Games · Saint-Malo (35)

From age 6 · Outdoor · €10 to €25

East of Saint-Malo, Forest Games offers paintball from age 6, outdoor laser game, archery tag with foam-tipped arrows and gladiator fights on beams.

Pools, beaches and water

Join the beach club at L'Écluse

Plage de l'Écluse · Dinard (35)

All ages · Outdoor · Free

A large sandy beach in the heart of Dinard, L'Écluse has lifeguards in July and August and two beach clubs open to children from age 3 during the spring, summer and autumn…

Leisure parks

Play the Prieuré mini golf in Dinard

Mini-golf du Prieuré · Dinard (35)

From age 4 · Outdoor · Under €10

In a quiet part of Dinard, this mini golf lines up obstacle holes where children and adults count their strokes together.

Pools, beaches and water

Paddle out from Plage du Val

Emeraude Aventure, kayak et paddle · Saint-Malo (35)

From age 6 · Outdoor · €10 to €25

On Plage du Val near Rothéneuf, Emeraude Aventure rents kayaks and paddleboards to explore the coves along the Saint-Malo coast.

Pools, beaches and water

Ride the slides at AquaMalo

AquaMalo · Saint-Jouan-des-Guérets (35)

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

Near Saint-Malo, this large aquatic centre has a shallow leisure pool, a baby area with water games and several slides, some of them outdoors.

Pools, beaches and water

Sail on the Rance at Saint-Suliac

Club nautique Breizh Rance · Saint-Suliac (35)

From age 4 · Outdoor · €10 to €25

On the quay at Saint-Suliac, beside the Rance estuary, this sailing club welcomes young children in its sea garden and then its ship's boy club.

Animals and farms

Meet the animals at Le Grand Porcon

La Ferme du Grand Porcon · Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes (35)

From age 1 · Outdoor · Under €10

Between Saint-Malo and Cancale, this educational farm can be visited freely: you say hello to the animals, stroll through the orchard and vegetable garden, and children take a pony ride.

Parks and nature

Take in the bay from Pointe du Grouin

Pointe du Grouin · Cancale (35)

All ages · Outdoor · Free

North of Cancale, Pointe du Grouin juts into the sea below its old signal station.

Parks and nature

Ride the mussel tractor into the bay

Maison de la Baie du Vivier-sur-Mer · Le Vivier-sur-Mer (35)

From age 4 · Indoor and outdoor · €10 to €25

At the port of Le Vivier-sur-Mer, the Maison de la Baie takes families out onto the foreshore in a trailer pulled by a tractor, as far as the wooden posts where bouchot…

Sport and adventure

Climb the trees near Saint-Cast

Saint-Cast Aventure · Saint-Cast-le-Guildo (22)

From age 3 · Outdoor · €10 to €25

On the road to Fort La Latte, this wooded park offers fourteen courses and nearly two hundred challenges, with Tarzan jumps and wobbly walkways.