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Holiday Tots' Top 10

• Zoodyssée de Chizé. - Animals in their natural environment. With otters, vultures, wolves, cicadas, tree frogs and more. With mini farm and play area. At Villiers-en-bois. 19 miles, 30 minutes.
• Parc Ornithologique et Embarcadère. - See diverse birdlife by boat including ducks, geese, swans and herons. Life jackets provided for children. Or take a picnic and stroll around the pushchair-friendly pathways. At St Hilaire La Palud. 37 miles, 42 minutes
• Mouton Village. - Walk amongst the gentle sheep and marvel at the sheep-shearing demonstrations and sheep dogs at work. At Vasles. 60 miles, 1hr05.
• Coulon. - An irrestibly photogenic little town from which to hire a punt and gently navigate through the water playground of the Marais Poitevin. Take a picnic and enjoy the scenery from the riverbank. Look out for otters! At Coulon. 36 miles, 40 minutes.
• Les Îles de Payré. - A popular recreation centre for children of all ages. It has a swimming pool with waterslide, a miniature port with small electric ride-in boats and karts on grass for children from ages 3 to 10. At Payré. 62 miles, 1hr10
• Beach - at Fouras. Safe and sandy -very suitable for young children. At low tide take a bucket to Point Fumée and collect some oysters! At Fouras. 30 miles, 42 minutes. Also beach at Châtelaillon-Plage. 35 miles, 45 minutes.
• Port d’Envaux. - Charming village on the banks of the river Charente with a beach and a marina. 15 miles, 25 minutes.
• Atlantys. - Lots of pools at this indoor swimming complex including a baby pool. Right next to the boating lake and childrens playground at the riverside. At St Jean d’Angély. 2 miles, 5 minutes.
• Lac de Lambon. - A large, inland lake with a sandy beach, watersports, children’s play area and little train. Pushchair-friendly path all around lake. At Prailles. 42 miles, 43 minutes.
• Aquarium de la Rochelle. - With tanks of vividly coloured fish, touch pools, panoramic tunnels and wandering water turtles (the aquarium rescues turtles washed up on the beaches). At La Rochelle. 41 miles, 55 minutes.

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