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Castles and heritage
Get lost in the Villandry maze
Château de Villandry · Villandry (37)
Villandry owes its fame to its gardens, including an ornamental kitchen garden where vegetables and flowers form geometric patterns.
Things to do with kids in Tours
Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Tours, 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
Walk through the Touraine aquarium tunnels
Grand Aquarium de Touraine · Lussault-sur-Loire (37)
Five minutes from Amboise, the aquarium follows the water of the Loire all the way to tropical seas through ten rooms and dozens of tanks.
Leisure parks
Play in the warm at Play Café
Play Café · Tours (37)
Three small playrooms welcome children up to 9, with a corner designed for toddlers.
Leisure parks
Slide and pedal at Lulu Parc
Lulu Parc · Rochecorbon (37)
In the shade of the trees on the banks of the Loire, the park lines up slides, trampolines, pedal karts and rope pyramids, with an area reserved for the youngest.
Leisure parks
Follow Youpi the mascot in Chambray
Youpimom' · Chambray-lès-Tours (37)
Billed as the largest indoor park in the Tours area, Youpimom' lines up more than 130 play features for children up to 12.
Leisure parks
Climb the giant shark in Ballan-Miré
La Vallée des Rois · Ballan-Miré (37)
In Ballan-Miré, five minutes from Tours, this fully indoor park splits children aged 1 to 12 across five zones by age.
Sport and adventure
Drive a kart on the Étang des Marais
Ligaya · Montlouis-sur-Loire (37)
On the edge of the Étang des Marais, Ligaya mainly offers activities for over-10s: electric water karts in short sessions, team challenges around a totem and an escape game.
Castles and heritage
Take on challenges at Château de Jallanges
Le Château des défis de Jallanges · Vernou-sur-Brenne (37)
At the Château de Jallanges, children aged 4 to 12 work through around thirty riddles and challenges, mostly outdoors, in the grounds and around the buildings.
Pools, beaches and water
Swim in warm water at Spadium in Monts
Spadium Centre Aquatique · Monts (37)
Next to the 25-metre sports pool, the leisure pool heated to 30 degrees has a slide and a paddling pool for the youngest.
Museums and science
Join a workshop at the fine arts museum
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours · Tours (37)
Next to the cathedral, the Tours fine arts museum displays paintings and sculptures in a former palace with a garden.
Shows and workshops
Discover children's arthouse films at the Studio
Cinémas Studio · Tours (37)
Near the cathedral, the Studio cinemas are seven volunteer-run arthouse screens with a children's programme all year: animated features, short film programmes for little ones and screenings with activities.
Leisure parks
Tour Tours aboard the little train
Petit train touristique de Tours · Tours (37)
Leaving from the tourist office, the little train links Saint-Gatien cathedral, Saint-Martin basilica, place Plumereau and the Loire quays in three quarters of an hour.
Shows and workshops
Hear the orchestra as a family at the Grand Théâtre
Grand Théâtre de Tours (Opéra de Tours) · Tours (37)
On rue de la Scellerie, the Tours opera house does not only play for adults: its season includes concerts for babies aged three months to two years in the Maria Callas foyer,…
Pools, beaches and water
Sail on the Loire in central Tours
Boutavant, balade en bateau sur la Loire · Tours (37)
Below Tours castle, the Boutavant association takes families aboard a wooden flat boat for a guided trip of about fifty minutes.
Shows and workshops
Pick a family show at the Théâtre Olympia
Théâtre Olympia, Centre dramatique national de Tours · Tours (37)
On rue de Lucé, the Théâtre Olympia, the national drama centre of Tours, flags the plays designed for families with a Welcome to children label, from physical theatre for ages 7 up…
Museums and science
Admire the masterpieces of French craft guilds
Musée du Compagnonnage · Tours (37)
Set in the former Saint-Julien abbey at the end of rue Nationale, the Compagnonnage museum gathers more than 400 pieces made by journeymen of the craft guilds to prove their skill.
Museums and science
Ask questions about modern art at CCC OD
Centre de création contemporaine Olivier Debré (CCC OD) · Tours (37)
The Olivier Debré contemporary art centre shows today's artists in a large building near the Loire.
Shows and workshops
Go to the theatre as a family in Tours
Comédie de Tours · Tours (37)
On rue Michelet in Tours, the Comédie de Tours stages comedy for adults and a children's season: tales, nursery rhymes, musical shows and magic for ages 1 to 12, mostly on weekends…
Museums and science
Watch the vivarium at the Tours Muséum
Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Tours · Tours (37)
Near place Plumereau, the Tours natural history museum shows its collections and a vivarium where children can watch live animals up close.
Shows and workshops
Introduce children to jazz at Le Petit Faucheux
Le Petit Faucheux · Tours (37)
The Tours venue for jazz and improvised music, Le Petit Faucheux slips children's shows, film concerts, musical tales and a Little Jazz Festival into its season, often late on Wednesday or Saturday…
Sport and adventure
Skate on the ice in central Tours
Patinoire municipale de Tours · Tours (37)
A short walk from the station, the municipal ice rink runs public sessions from autumn to spring, with skate hire on site.
Parks and nature
Walk across the Napoleon bridge to île Simon
Île Simon · Tours (37)
In the middle of the Loire, a short walk from the centre, île Simon is reached on foot by the pont Napoléon.
Leisure parks
Solve a team puzzle in Tours
Escape Yourself Tours · Tours (37)
Near central Tours, this escape game offers six rooms with different settings, each played against a one hour clock.
Leisure parks
Play together at the Tours toy library
Ludothèque de Tours · Tours (37)
On rue Guillaumet, the municipal toy library opens play areas where parents and children play together on site, with toys and games chosen by the staff.
Animals and farms
Say hello to the botanical garden wallabies
Jardin botanique de Tours · Tours (37)
Created in 1843 on almost six hectares, the Tours botanical garden mixes greenhouses and plant collections on one side with play areas and animal enclosures on the other.
Animals and farms
Visit the llamas on Balzac island
Parc animalier de l'île Honoré-de-Balzac · Tours (37)
On Honoré-de-Balzac island, beside the Cher, the city of Tours keeps a small animal park home to llamas, sheep and goats.
Pools, beaches and water
Splash about at the Lac aquatic centre
Centre aquatique du Lac · Tours (37)
Beside the Bergeonnerie lake, this large aquatic centre has a leisure pool, a paddling pool for toddlers and, in summer, sunny lawns around the outdoor pool.
Leisure parks
Spend an afternoon at the François-Mitterrand library
Médiathèque François-Mitterrand · Tours (37)
The big library of north Tours, the François-Mitterrand médiathèque belongs to the city network that runs, through the year, corners for little ones, craft workshops, film screenings, video game sessions and children's…
Shows and workshops
See a children's show at La Pléiade
La Pléiade · La Riche (37)
The performance venue of the town of La Riche, La Pléiade hosts family shows co-presented with the Théâtre Olympia or the national choreographic centre, Ciné Off film screenings and part of the…
Shows and workshops
Follow the city's children's theatre season
Espace Jacques Villeret · Tours (37)
In the Fontaines district, the Espace Jacques Villeret hosts the City of Tours children's programme: theatre, puppetry, dance and live animation for children aged about 3 to 10.
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