Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Musée du Chemin de Fer Miniature
Right
Ludiver Observatory, Cap de la Hague
Activities for Children
Village Enchanté
A miniature train whisks you
around the stunning park that
forms the setting for this fantasy
village. Enchanted waterfalls, a
valley of fairy tales, and puppet
shows are aimed at the under-
12s.
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Bellefontaine
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Map C5
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Open
early Apr-Sep: 10am-6pm Mon-Fri,
10am-7pm Sat-Sun; Jul-Aug: 10am-7pm
daily; phone 02 33 59 01 93 to check
times
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Adm charge
Festyland
Amusement park for children
of all ages, with a roller coaster,
bouncy castles, water slides, go-
karts, a rope bridge and a circus
on summer afternoons.
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Caen-
Carpiquet
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Map D3
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Open Apr-mid-Jun:
11am-6:30pm Wed, Sat-Sun and national
holidays; last 2 weeks Jun: 1:30-6pm;
Jul-Aug: 10am-7pm daily
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Adm charge
Natur'Aquarium de
Trouville
Trouville's famous beachside
aquarium has an ecological bias,
with recreated habitats such as
mangrove swamps and rainforests.
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Trouville
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Map E3
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Open Easter-Jun,
Sep-Oct: 10am-noon, 2-7pm daily;
Jul-Aug: 10am-7:30pm daily; Nov-Easter:
2-6:30pm daily
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Adm charge
Parc Zoologique Cerzä
To call Cerzä a zoo is to do it
a disservice. More than 50
hectares (123 acres) have been
set aside to provide a natural
environment for animals - tigers,
lemurs, many African and
endangered species. It also
oversees breeding programmes.
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Hermival-les-Vaux
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Map F4
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Open
Feb-Mar, Oct-Nov: 10am-5pm daily;
Apr-Jun, Sep: 9:30am-6:30pm daily;
Jul-Aug: 9:15am-7pm daily
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Adm charge
Parc de Loisirs L'Ange
Michel
Quad bikes, trampolines, dry-slope
sledges, bumper boats, “Aqua-
splash” (small boats that whizz
down long slides) and plenty more
will keep the children happy for
hours.
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St-Martin-de-Landelles
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Map
C5
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Open mid-Apr-May, Sep: from
1:30pm Sat-Sun, bank hols; Jun-Aug:
from 11am daily
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Adm charge
Labyrinthe Végétal du
Mont-St-Michel
The layout of this enormous
maize maze is changed every
year. You could happily spend all
day here: there are animals to
see and a picnic area.
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Moidrey
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Map B5
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Open late-Jun-early-Oct:
10:30am-7pm daily
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Adm charge
Festyland
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