TROTTIMAPPools, beaches and water
Swim in Lake Geneva at Amphion
Plage municipale de Publier (Amphion) · Publier (74)
On the shore of Lake Geneva, between Thonon and Évian, this free municipal beach stretches across a large lawn edged with pebbles.
Things to do with kids in Thonon-les-Bains
Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Thonon-les-Bains, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 13 ideas picked from over 8,500 outings in the Trottimap app.
Pools, beaches and water
Spend a summer day at La Beunaz
Plage de la Beunaz · Saint-Paul-en-Chablais (74)
Above Évian, this small mountain lake has a supervised beach with a paddling pool, a pool filled with lake water and diving boards.
Leisure parks
Play at the Thonon toy library
Ludothèque de Thonon · Thonon-les-Bains (74)
At the toy library you sit down at a table to try board games, early-learning toys or building sets, then borrow the ones that went down well.
Leisure parks
Climb and slide at Léman Kid
Léman Kid · Thonon-les-Bains (74)
This indoor play centre in Thonon keeps little ones and older children apart: a corner for under-twos, another for ages 3 to 5 and a big frame for ages 4 to 12.
Leisure parks
Go bowling in Margencel
Bowling de Margencel · Margencel (74)
Between Thonon and Douvaine, this large twenty-lane bowling centre welcomes families from the afternoon.
Animals and farms
Go for a pony ride in Sciez
Poney Club de Sciez · Sciez (74)
This family-run pony club near Lake Geneva offers led rides from age 2 along a signposted forest trail.
Animals and farms
Watch birds of prey fly at Sciez
Les Aigles du Léman · Sciez (74)
Near Lake Geneva, this eight-hectare park shows a large collection of birds of prey in aviaries you walk into, among the birds.
Animals and farms
Ride a pony for the first time in Évian
Manège Equi'Libre · Évian-les-Bains (74)
In Évian, this pony club runs baby-pony sessions from two and a half, led by qualified instructors.
Pools, beaches and water
Cross Lake Geneva to Lausanne
Traversée CGN Évian-Lausanne · Évian-les-Bains (74)
From Évian harbour, CGN boats reach Lausanne in less than an hour, sometimes aboard a Belle Époque paddle steamer in summer.
Pools, beaches and water
Build sandcastles on Lake Geneva
Plage d'Excenevex · Excenevex (74)
Excenevex is the only natural sand beach on the French side of the lake, with a very gentle slope and shallow water for a good distance.
Parks and nature
Get lost in the Yvoire plant maze
Jardin des Cinq Sens · Yvoire (74)
In the heart of the medieval village of Yvoire, this walled garden is explored like a maze of hedges, with areas to touch, smell and listen.
Museums and science
Dig into the Muséâm collections in Fessy
Muséâm, musée de Fessy · Fessy (74)
In an eighteenth-century farmhouse in the Bas-Chablais, this volunteer-run museum gathers thousands of objects from rural life, from old toys to farm tools.
Castles and heritage
Visit the ruins of Aulps Abbey
Domaine de Découverte de la Vallée d'Aulps · Saint-Jean-d'Aulps (74)
At the heart of the Aulps valley, the tall walls of the medieval abbey church are visited in the open air, then the monks' old farm tells their daily life.
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