
Museums and science
Get hands-on with science in Bordeaux
Cap Sciences · Bordeaux (33)
In a former harbour warehouse, this science centre renews its hands-on exhibitions several times a year.
Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Villenave-d'Ornon, each one checked, for little ones and older kids alike. Here are 30 ideas picked from over 8,500 outings in the Trottimap app.

Museums and science
Cap Sciences · Bordeaux (33)
In a former harbour warehouse, this science centre renews its hands-on exhibitions several times a year.

Animals and farms
Zoo de Bordeaux-Pessac · Pessac (33)
This family zoo on the edge of the forest can be explored on foot in a few hours.
Pools, beaches and water
Complexe aqualudique Élodie Lorandi · Cenon (33)
On the right bank of Bordeaux, in the Domaine du Loret in Cenon, this leisure pool links an 18th-century manor house to a modern building through a glass gallery.
Leisure parks
Kidooland Bordeaux · Bordeaux (33)
In the Bordeaux Maritime district, this 1,500 m² park is reserved for children under 1.40 m.
Pools, beaches and water
UCPA Aqua Stadium Mérignac · Mérignac (33)
In Mérignac, this aquatic centre run by UCPA combines a 50-metre pool for swimmers with a leisure pool full of water games and slides for families.
Leisure parks
You Kids Bordeaux Mérignac · Mérignac (33)
Near the airport and the Decathlon store, this air-conditioned park welcomes children from 6 months to 12 years.
Leisure parks
Youpi Parc Bordeaux Lac · Bordeaux (33)
Near the lake in the north of Bordeaux, this 700 m² indoor park welcomes children from 0 to 12 in a hall that is heated in winter and air-conditioned in summer.
Leisure parks
Ludothèque de la médiathèque Les Étoiles · Villenave-d'Ornon (33)
In the Les Étoiles media library in Villenave-d'Ornon, a games library space welcomes the whole family to play on site.
Castles and heritage
Château Bardins · Cadaujac (33)
In Cadaujac, a few minutes south of Bordeaux, Château Bardins is a family wine estate that takes care to welcome families.
Leisure parks
Fort Boyard Aventures Bordeaux · Villenave-d'Ornon (33)
At the Ortalissa leisure centre in Villenave-d'Ornon, each cell recreates a challenge from the TV show, testing strength, skill, balance or logic, for teams of two to five.
Leisure parks
SpeedPark Bordeaux · Villenave-d'Ornon (33)
In the same Ortalissa complex as Fort Boyard Aventures, SpeedPark brings together bowling, laser tag, an electric karting track of more than 200 metres, virtual reality headsets and arcade machines.
Leisure parks
Jump Arena · Bègles (33)
In the Rives d'Arcins retail area, this big hangar strings together trampolines, a foam pit and a giant airbag.
Pools, beaches and water
Stade nautique Henri Deschamps · Talence (33)
On avenue de Thouars, the Henri Deschamps aquatic centre more than doubled in size in 2021.
Shows and workshops
Le Dôme (Talence) · Talence (33)
In Talence, in the Thouars district, this municipal hall hosts children's shows from age 3, with circus, musical tales and puppets, plus school sessions and performances open to all on Wednesdays or…
Animals and farms
Parc animalier René Canivenc · Gradignan (33)
In Gradignan, the René Canivenc animal park, also called Le Moulineau, is crossed by the Eau Bourde and is home to more than fifty species of mammals and birds: deer, fallow deer,…
Shows and workshops
Cinéma Le Festival · Bègles (33)
On boulevard Albert-Ier in Bègles, Le Festival cinema is, with the Utopia and the Jean Eustache, one of the cinemas the tourist office suggests to families on rainy days, as an animated…
Shows and workshops
Théâtre des Quatre Saisons (T4S) · Gradignan (33)
In the heart of the Parc de Mandavit, the Théâtre des Quatre Saisons builds a season for the whole family from age one, with a family rate and workshops around some shows.
Parks and nature
Parc Peixotto · Talence (33)
Around the 18th-century château and its French-style garden, the park has a play area to run around in, a pond and public toilets.
Animals and farms
La Ferme Exotique · Cadaujac (33)
A few kilometres from Bordeaux, this farm houses animals from every continent, from dromedaries to Patagonian maras.
Leisure parks
Ludothèque Interlude Sablonat · Bordeaux (33)
On rue Jean Mermoz in the Nansouty district, the Sablonat toy library sits inside the Les Petits Princes family centre.
Parks and nature
Parc du Pont Roulant · Bordeaux (33)
On a former railway wasteland in the Armagnac district, this 1.8-hectare park keeps its restored yellow gantry crane, now a playful feature.
Leisure parks
Tèrra Aventura Gradignan « Prieur de ne pas déranger » · Gradignan (33)
In Gradignan, the Tèrra Aventura trail follows the Eau Bourde river and explores the surroundings of the Cayac priory, its parks and mills, on the theme of the Way of St James.
Parks and nature
Jardin des Dames de la Foi · Bordeaux (33)
Near rue Saint-Genès, this garden has a play area of about 300 m² in two parts: a structure for ages 0 to 3 and a larger one for ages 4 to 10.
Shows and workshops
Théâtre La Matière · Bordeaux (33)
In the Sainte-Croix district, this theatre offers children's shows from age 4, notably during the Sous les Loupiotes festival, with morning and afternoon sessions, and evening plays open to children from 7…
Shows and workshops
TnBA, Théâtre national Bordeaux Aquitaine · Bordeaux (33)
A national drama centre in the Sainte-Croix district, the TnBA mixes major new productions with shows for young audiences, each with a recommended age.
Sport and adventure
Parc des sports Saint-Michel · Bordeaux (33)
On the banks of the Garonne, more than five hectares of free facilities bring together an urban skate area, table tennis, basketball, beach volleyball and a children's play area.
Pools, beaches and water
Piscine municipale André Granjeon · Floirac (33)
On rue Léo Lagrange, Floirac's André Granjeon pool opens only in July and August, outdoors.
Parks and nature
Parc Razon · Pessac (33)
This Pessac park has four play structures suitable for ages 2 to 14, enough to keep the whole family of children busy at once.
Shows and workshops
Salle du Royal (Pessac) · Pessac (33)
A small hall in Pessac, Le Royal stages shows for children from 4 or 5: puppets, object theatre and musical tales.
Museums and science
Hunting Town au musée d'Aquitaine · Bordeaux (33)
On cours Pasteur, Hunting Town turns a visit to the Musée d'Aquitaine into an audio escape game.