Amusement and leisure parks in Vendée
The Vendée is an ideal destination for camping, with its many sandy beaches, immense forests and listed historic sites. But the Vendée is also a destination of choice for theme park fans.
In fact, the Vendée has around ten theme parks, offering activities for all ages and tastes. From large theme parks to smaller, more authentic leisure parks, there’s something to suit every budget and every taste. Discover them from your campsite in Saint-Jean de Monts.
The Puy du Fou Park
Located in the heart of the Vendée, 1 hour from the beaches, the Grand Parc du Puy du Fou covers 150 hectares of forest in the commune of Les Epesses, south of Cholet.
Much more than an amusement park, this theme park offers around twenty grandiose shows on the theme of French History, as well as reconstructed historic villages with their typical houses and gardens.
Voted “best amusement park in the world” five times, Puy du Fou is now being exported abroad. Book your tickets for the Grand Parc du Puy du Fou now!
The Château des Aventuriers
The Château des Aventuriers in Avrillé, on the road to Les Sables d’Olonne, is a theme park based on the world of pirates and dinosaurs. One of the busiest leisure parks in the Vendée, it offers a fun and original way to discover history.
On the programme: a riddle trail in the 16th-century castle, a haunted escape game, a dinosaur and menhir trail in 86 hectares of landscaped parkland and protected forest.
Le Grand Défi, the biggest tree climbing park in the world!
Just 30 minutes from Sables-d’Olonne, Challans and Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, this family leisure park offers a wide choice of activities in the forest: tree climbing (the biggest in the world), paintball, disc golf, Lasertag, ExplorGame, Quickjump and Laser Game in the heart of nature! More info on the Grand Défi website.
O’Gliss Park, the biggest water park in the Vendée
Located between La Roche-sur-Yon and La Tranche-sur-Mer, O’Gliss Park is one of Europe’s biggest water parks. This gigantic 6-hectare park has more than 25 slides, rivers with buoys and wave pools. It’s the ideal amusement park for cooling off on a hot summer’s day. It’s just as suitable for families with young children as it is for those with teenagers.
Other theme parks in the Vendée
As well as the best-known theme parks, the Vendée also has a number of smaller ones that are sure to delight families.
- Atlantic Toboggan in Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez: water park with racing slides, river of buoys, wave pool…
- Dino’s Park in Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez: dinosaur-themed theme park, 4D cinema and animated dinosaurs…
- Youpla’Land in Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez: inflatable play park for children aged 0 to 14…
- Parc des Dunes in Brem-sur-Mer: water slides, pedal go-karts, inflatable trampolines, mini-golf, toboggan run…
- Préhisto’site in Saint-Hilaire-la-Forêt: theme park on prehistory and megaliths, museum, Neanderthal workshops and activities…
- Parc de Pierre Brune in Mervent: amusement park with trampolines, merry-go-round, bumper boats, etc.
photo@Simon Bourcier / Vendée Expansion, Château des Aventuriers, Puy du Fou, Alexandre Lamoureux/Vendée Expansion