Visit Toulouse with children

Are you wondering how to please the whole family during your holidays in Toulouse? We have found lots of ideas for activities to do with children. We offer the most suitable visits to tourist sites for children, the most fun museums, activities for teenagers, sports to practice with the family, castles with entertainment near Toulouse. Let's go for a Top 10 family outings in Toulouse.

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Visit Toulouse and its most beautiful monuments

Toulouse has a rich historical heritage. There are therefore many monuments to see. But with small children, it is sometimes difficult. We have selected tourist circuits with little walking or accessible to pushchairs, whose subjects can amuse them, to please children:

• A walk in the heart of a Toulouse district steeped in history: Saint-Cyprien (fr).
  
• Try an Urban Game in the streets of Toulouse with Granhòta.
• The visit of the city by tourist bus with the company City Tour Toulouse.
• Go geocaching or hunt Pokémon in Toulouse.

Find out more: Must-see visits in Toulouse.

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Play with children in leisure areas

Giant structures, amusement and leisure parks, cultural and unusual games… There is something for everyone. Here's something to have fun with the family, from the youngest to the oldest:

• K'ptainpark, a giant playground reserved for children under 12.
• Kidou récré, a multi-activity leisure park for the whole family.
• The Quiz Room Kids Toulouse, to pretend you're on a game show... from 8 years old.

Take up the challenge of an escape game with teenagers

This fun and intellectual activity will surely appeal to teenagers and their parents. It mixes strategy and team spirit, and will make your brain work to overcome the puzzles on offer. It's very challenging and fun. We have made an overview of Toulouse escape-games:

Find out more: The best Toulouse escape games.

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Culture in museums near the city center

If you want to share an interesting activity with the family and accessible for children, why not visit a museum? To awaken the imagination of young people, we offer you a little tour of a mythological creature or even take to the skies and discover aeronautics . The most fun museums for children are:

• The Halle de la Machine in Toulouse, a mechanical daydream to stimulate the imagination.
• The Musée des Abattoirs is ideal for making children appreciate modern art, thanks to its adapted teaching aids.
• The aeronautics and space museums, head in the stars!

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Make known the history of France, through the castles of Toulouse

To make children appreciate history and learn more about our past, what better way to visit a castle? You will see old everyday objects from the time, works of art, small and large treasures... We have selected for you the castles, less than 30 minutes from Toulouse, suitable for children:

• The Château de Merville and its boxwood maze.
• The Château de Laréole offers guided tours, which involves a lot of children. In addition, its access is free, which is very nice for large families.

Find out more: Castles less than 30 minutes from Toulouse.

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Take a pirate cruise on the Garonne

Pirates evoke freedom and adventure! Some Toulouse boats offer animated rides for children aged 6 to 11. Exciting treasure hunts await you. Boarding!

Our favourite: The Bateaux Toulousains pirate cruise. Here is their contact sheet.

The good idea: Our service providers for boat trips in Toulouse.

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Swimming around Toulouse

Do you want to cool off and find pleasant places to swim near Toulouse? So follow us, for a walk along the lakes and lakes of the Pays Toulousain! Here are those that have a nautical base or water sports:

• The Wam Park leisure base on Lac de Sesquières: paddle and wakeboard rental, kayaking and canoeing, introduction to sailing, towed buoy, water ski lift, water games...
• La Ramée leisure center in Tournefeuille: A large playground and leisure area. Swimming is allowed there and you can go sailing.
• At the exit of the city, the Awake Park of Lac de Braguessou: wake-board, paddle, and water ski lift...

Find out more: The lakes, leisure centers and places to swim around Toulouse.

Stroll through parks and gardens

Enjoying the holidays with the children also means getting some fresh air, relaxing, picnicking with the family. Even in the heart of the pink city, one can easily find a corner of nature. We offer three addresses near Square Boulingrin, in the city center, or near the Empalot district, crossed by the Garonne. These Toulouse parks and gardens are sure to please children!

• The Jardin des Plantes, with its playground and merry-go-round.
• The Parc de la Poudrerie, for its activities and educational workshops.
• The Parc de la Grande Plaine and its leisure centre.

Find out more: The parks and gardens of Toulouse, nature in the city.

Cycling

Toulouse is a green city, with many cycle paths. By bike, you can take a tour of the most beautiful monuments of the city, go to the green spaces or enjoy the greenways along the banks of the Garonne. The city of Toulouse rents bicycles at a low price: the VeloToulouse.

Find out more: 5 bike rides in and around Toulouse.

Practice a sport as a family

Playing sports as a family does not hurt and it allows children to let off steam a little. To please everyone, it is better to choose a multi-activity site:

• The Argoulets Green Zone, with its swimming pool and skate park.
• The nautical leisure center of Lac de Sesquière.
• Hike along the banks of the Garonne, on the Coulée Verte des Amidonniers.
• Pedaling on the Canal du Midi by bike, in Haute Garonne from Toulouse.

Find out more: Where to do outdoor sports in Toulouse?

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We hope that we have given you some good ideas to make the most of your stay in Toulouse with your family. We wish you good times of fun, instructive discoveries and lasting memories!

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