Places to visit for young families:

Our local lake

Situated in the Camping Village at Fontaine Guérin and within walking distance of the gîte. Access to the lake is free; there is a small beach and the swimming area is marked off. Lifeguard in attendance during July and August. Picnic benches, shady trees and restaurant. Website

Fishing also available; licences (3 euros per day) can be purchased in the camp office.

Parcours Aventure 49

New adventure park in Brion set in 5ha wooded park with lake. Five courses up in the trees, also paintball & Airsoft. Mountain bike rental, pedalos and Solex bicycles. Workshops for young people. Bar with terrace on the edge of the lake.

Park open every weekend, school holidays and fete days. Ten minute drive to Brion from La Jaclotière.
Website

Holly Park

Theme park with roller coaster, electric cars and special attractions for the very young. Restaurant on site. Open April until September. Website

On the D766 between Echemire and Baugé.

Terra Botanica

With 110 000 m² of gardens, aquatic spaces, glasshouses and buildings, interspersed with 40 attractions and activities, TERRA BOTANICA is the first theme park in Europe devoted to plant life. Fun and educational, the park invites young and old alike to experience an extraordinary adventure at the heart of the Anjou region from the 10th of April 2010.
The park is situated to the north of Angers, in the N°16 exit of the A11 between Paris and Nantes, direction Cantenay Epinard.
Website (Google translation)

Zoos:  
La Fleche La Flèche zoo, the finest in Europe in 2002, among the 10 new animals: the small Chinese panda. Website
Doue la Fontaine Beautifully laid out using the caves of an old tuffeau quarry. Website
   
   

 

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