Ideas for families
The Loire Valley has masses to offer children of all ages and we can guarantee you will never run out of ideas for days out. Here are a few of our favourite suggestions:
Family Fun
- Tree climbing in the beautiful local pine forests.
- Cycling: Safe and easy purpose built countryside routes accessible from our property.
- Local lakes: supervised swimming, pedalos and picnic areas by the lake beaches.
- Adventure parks for all ages: We are spoilt for choice with some amazing activity parks in our region:
- Terra Botanica, a multi-sensory experience, Angers.
- Futuroscope, Poitiers
- L’Ile des Machines, the magical world of Jules Vernes’ inventions, Nantes.
- Le Puy de Fou (regularly voted the world’s best theme park), Poitiers.
Zoos: Renowned throughout France.
- Bio-Parc Doué la Fontaine, an inspiring eco-project built into ancient quarries.
- Zoo de la Fleche for it’s amazing shows.
- Kangaroo parc, Angers.
Châteaux de la Loire :
Children’s activities and shows throughout the Summer season.
Light and sound displays for Summer evenings.
And more besides:
- Troglodyte caves: Discover ancient dwellings and caves, such as le Mystère des Faluns.
- Outside Activities: Kayaking, boat trips, horse and pony trekking in our local forests.
- Picnic along the Loire River and explore it’s islands in the Summer months.
- Eurodisney Paris: Many of our guests combine a trip to Disneyland with a chill-out week here, to make a great two centre holiday experience.
