Things to do with kids in Villeneuve-d'Ascq

Here are our ideas for days out with kids in and around Villeneuve-d'Ascq, 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

Watch the primates at Lille zoo

Zoo de Lille · Lille (59)

All ages · Outdoor · Under €10

At the foot of the Vauban citadel, this municipal zoo can be seen in one to two hours without wearing out the youngest legs.

Leisure parks

Go from ride to ride near the Citadel

Cita Parc · Lille (59)

From age 1 · Outdoor · €10 to €25

A stone's throw from Lille's Citadel and zoo, this 8,000-square-metre park lines up sixteen child-sized rides, including a big slide and the Requin Express, as well as a farm where children can…

Leisure parks

Play firefighter in a mini town

Palomano Lille (La Maillerie) · Villeneuve-d'Ascq (59)

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

In the Maillerie district of Villeneuve-d'Ascq, Palomano recreates a 650 m² small town at child height.

Castles and heritage

Travel back in time at Asnapio

Asnapio - Parc Archéologique · Villeneuve-d'Ascq (59)

From age 3 · Outdoor · Under €10

In a green corner of Villeneuve-d'Ascq, this archaeological park recreates full-size dwellings from prehistory to the Middle Ages, built with traditional techniques based on local excavations.

Museums and science

Explore the sky at the Forum planetarium

Forum Départemental des Sciences - Centre François Mitterrand · Villeneuve-d'Ascq (59)

From age 2 · Indoor · Under €10 · Good on rainy days

This science centre in the Nord sets out spaces by age: Espace d'Atom for 2 to 4-year-olds, Croque Couleurs for 3 to 6-year-olds and the Enigma investigations from age 7.

Shows and workshops

Spend the afternoon at a children's café

Les Potes en Ciel · Lille (59)

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

On Rue de Flers, in the Fives district, a non-profit association has run a café designed for children and their parents since 2008.

Leisure parks

Climb the You Kids volcano

You Kids Marquette-lez-Lille · Marquette-lez-Lille (59)

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

At the Parc de l'Innovation in Marquette-lez-Lille, You Kids is the children's section of the Trampoline Park and welcomes little ones from 6 months.

Museums and science

Experiment at Lille's Cité des enfants

Smallicieux - Cité des enfants de Lillenium · Lille (59)

From age 2 · Indoor · Under €10 · Good on rainy days

On the second floor of the Lillenium shopping centre, this 1,000 m² space designed with Universcience takes its cue from the Cité des enfants in Paris.

Pools, beaches and water

Take a dip at the Piscine Plein Sud

Piscine Plein Sud · Lille (59)

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

In the Lille-Sud district, this municipal pool combines a 25-metre sports hall with a learner and leisure pool where children gain confidence in the water.

Leisure parks

Slide at Gulli Parc Vendeville

Gulli Parc Vendeville · Vendeville (59)

From age 1 · Indoor · €10 to €25 · Good on rainy days

South of Lille, near Lesquin and Seclin, the former Taho et Lina park in Vendeville now flies the Gulli colours.

Leisure parks

Drive a kart at Gulli Parc

Gulli Parc Lille-Lomme · Lomme (59)

From age 1 · Indoor · €10 to €25 · Good on rainy days

In the Kinepolis leisure area, the former Taho et Lina park has become Gulli Parc and welcomes 1 to 12-year-olds across about 1,400 m².

Museums and science

Play with modern art at LaM

LaM, musée d'art moderne, d'art contemporain et d'art brut · Villeneuve-d'Ascq (59)

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

In its park in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, LaM brings together modern, contemporary and outsider art.