For the little pirates !

Aerial adventures, kayak, paddle, orientation run, treasure hunt, mini golf, sail, the astounding Fun Archery or even Wake Board for the bravest … Many leisure bases are waiting for you on the banks of our rivers. When navigation bores the restless : these are perfect stops to stretch those legs and get some fun !

Alongside the Sarthe river :

• Henri Royer in Sablé Sur Sarthe : water games, canoe, paddle, mini golf
• Terre Activ’ in Juigné Sur Sarthe : canoe, orientation run, treasure hunt, fun archery, segway
• Nautisme Val de Sarthe on Moulins’Art Island : canoe, paddle, pedalboat (available for mini-week or longer stays)
• Le Domaine du Houssay in Spay : paddle, pedalboat, mini golf, etc … (available for mini-week or longer stays)
• Wake Paradise in Spay : cable-skiing (available for mini-week or longer stays)
• Tiercé Canoë in Moulin d’Ivray : canoe, paddle (available for mini-week or longer stays)
• Parc Anjou Aventure in Écouflant : aerial adventures (available for mini-week or longer stays)
• Lac de Maine (pond) in Angers : sail, canoe, orientation run (available for mini-week or longer stays)

Alongside the Mayenne river :

• Canotika in Château Gontier : canoe, kayak, paddle
• Anjou Sport Nature in La Jaille Yvon and Daon : aerial adventures, paintball, archery, paddle, canoe etc…
• Lac de Maine (pond) in Angers : sail, canoe, orientation run

Museum, gardens, zoo and many more … Some discoveries that both children and grown up can enjoy. We help you find visits everyone will enjoy !

Alongside the Sarthe river :

• The interactive visit of the Manoir de la Cour in Asnières Sur Vègre
• The vegetal learnings at the Mosaïque Garden in Asnières Sur Vègre
• The playful space and free workshop inside the Ceramic’s Museum down in Malicorne Sur Sarthe
• The River Museum at Chateauneuf Sur Sarthe
• The interactive scenery about the mill and furnace on Moulins’Art Island (available for mini-week or longer stays)
• The Spaycific’ Zoo of Spay (available for mini-week or longer stays)
• The Red Berries Garden (Jardin des Fruits Rouges) in Briollay (available for mini-week or longer stays)
• The pegagogic farm of Saint Aubin Island (available for mini-week or longer stays)
• Terra Botanica in Angers : garden, farm, games, amusements, exploration challenges (available for mini-week or longer stays)

Alongside the Mayenne river :

• The naïve art museum of the Old Castle of Laval
• The educational workshops of Lactopôle, the milk museum in Laval
• The gallo-roman baths of Entrammes (30min walk)
• The Refuge de l’Arche in Château Gontier 
• La Mine Bleue in Segré, an ancient slate mine you can visit
• The Haras du Lion d’Angers, a place where horses are training and racing
• The pedagogic farm of Saint Aubin’s island
• Terra Botanica in Angers : garden, farm, games, amusements, exploration challenges

The Castles and other Walls have always been a fascination at every age. And in Anjou, there’s no escaping the castles ! Sightseeing, unfolding their histories or stimulating children’s imagination : it would be a shame not to enjoy it !

Alongside the Sarthe river :

• Plessis Bourré’s Castle reachable from Cheffes Sur Sarthe (available for mini-week or longer stays)
• Angers’s magnificent castle (available for mini-week or longer stays)
• The old Roman Walls of Le Mans (available for mini-week or longer stays)
• The many, many private castles that you will stumble across all along your journey

Alongside the Mayenne river :

• The Old Castle of Laval
• The Château de la Lorie reachable from La Chapelle Sur Oudon (40min walk)
• Angers’s magnificent castle
• The many, many private castles that you will stumble across all along your journey

Of course ! What better place than a boat to bring a fishing rod ? The Sarthe and Mayenne rivers are famous for fishing. It’s the perfect spot to share a nice moment and pass on this custom ! Don’t forget to get a “holidays” fishing licence !

That is a good way to put your smartphone up to use, to discover astounding places and share good times with the family. Take on a life-size adventure ! All along the river, go uncover the caches ! But what is that you are telling me ?!

• This original concept that came to us straight from Japan gets your crew in a life-size cooporation game set in different times and stories. Case cracking, deduction, teamwork : an experience that we strongly advise to try out if you go to Angers, Le Mans or Laval : giggling guaranteed ! The perfect activity for teenagers ! (available for mini-week or longer stays)

  In Angers :

  • IRL Games (8 years old minimum)
  • Escape Yourself (10 years old minimum)

  In Le Mans :

  • Brainscape (9 years old minimum)
  • Prizoners Heroes (12 years old minimum)

  In Laval :

  • The escape Game in Lactopôle, the milk museum of Laval

When the sun is beating down strong, what better thing than jumping into water ? Ponds, swimming pools, here are some places where you can find supervised bathing areas !

Alongside the Sarthe river :

• Sablé Sur Sarthe’s swimming pool (20 minutes walk)
• Summer swimming pool in Malicorne Sur Sarthe
• La Suze Sur Sarthe’s swimming pool (available for mini-week or longer stays)
• The pond of Domaine du Houssay down in Spay (available for mini-week or longer stays)
• Châteauneuf Sur Sarthe’s summer swimming pool (available for mini-week or longer stays)
• Les Sablières in Écouflant (20 minutes walk, available for mini-week or longer stays)
• Le Lac de Maine (pond) in Angers (available for mini-week or longer stays)

Alongside the Mayenne river :

• Château Gontier’s swimming pool
• Segré’s swimming pool (20min walk)
• Montreuil-Juigné’s swimming pool
• The Lac de Maine (pond) in Angers

Because sometime those little pirates of yours get so wild, you will find many play areas and sport fields alongside your journey. There are some of the places to stretch the legs and practice sport :

Alongside the Sarthe river :

• The play area at Solesmes-Juigné’s halt
• The play area on the borders of the Vegre in Asnières Sur Vègre
• The play area of Pincé Sur Sarthe
• Moulins’art Island : its many sport fields and play areas (available for mini-week or longer stays)
• The many games and sport fields of the Domaine du Houssay in Spay (available for mini-week or longer stays)
• The playing areas of Les Sablières in Écouflant (available for mini-week or longer stays)
• The children games at the Lac de Maine in Angers (available for mini-week or longer stays)

Alongside the Mayenne river :

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The locks of course ! The most impatient to go through a lock are always the youngest ! Go on shore, handle the wheels, empty and fill the lock : what more fun can there be ?