Sports & Leisure All year round in Canton Vaud
Discover the best Sports & Leisure activities All year round for children in Canton Vaud.
37 activities for children
Glacier 3000 and the Peak Walk by Tissot: the roof of the Vaud Alps
Do your children want to walk at 3,000 metres and cross a suspension bridge between two peaks? At Glacier 3000, above Les Diablerets, the Peak Walk by Tissot offers a vertiginous, free crossing, with a glacier, an alpine coaster and high-altitude activities.
BVB Train Bex-Villars-Bretaye: the panoramic climb to the peaks
Want to take your children up to the peaks without hours of walking? The BVB train climbs from Bex to the Col-de-Bretaye, at 1,808 m above sea level, crossing alpine villages and valleys. A spectacular panoramic journey to the heights of the Vaud Alps.
Yverdon-les-Bains Thermal Center: outdoor pools and sauna
Want a warm swim even when it's chilly outside? At the Yverdon-les-Bains Thermal Center, the heated outdoor pools remain open during the renovations. You can splash around with the family, relax, and the kids can enjoy warm water all year round.
Maladaire Swimming Pool
A desire for swimming all year round on the Riviera? In Clarens, the Maladaire pool houses one of the few covered Olympic-sized swimming pools in the canton of Vaud, a 48-meter slide, and an outdoor wading pool in the summer. Enough to delight swimmers of all ages.
NStCM Train (Nyon–Saint-Cergue–La Cure)
The little NStCM train climbs from the lakeside in Nyon up to the Jura, to Saint-Cergue then La Cure. For children, the journey is already an adventure: you leave Lake Geneva, you gain altitude, and you arrive at the gateway to the trails and sledging slopes. A train ride that is simple and a real change of scenery.
Rolle Skatepark
In open access near the Château de Rolle, this skatepark welcomes skateboarding, scootering, and rollerblading in a relaxed atmosphere. Free and outdoors, it's the perfect spot for kids to let loose on wheels just steps away from the lake.
Begnins Riding School (pony club)
In Begnins, on the heights of La Côte, the Manège de Begnins introduces children to horseback riding: lessons, vaulting, pony games, themed days, and holiday camps. A family school just two minutes from the Gland-Begnins highway exit.
PPP Rando — sled dogs and cani-hiking
In Saint-Cergue, PPP Rando introduces families to the world of sled dogs. On the agenda: meeting a pack of huskies and cani-hiking, a walk pulled by the dogs, possible on snow as well as off snow. From age 5, by reservation.
Basse-Ruche Leisure Space
On a mountain pasture over 1000 meters above Saint-Cergue, the Espace Loisirs Basse-Ruche brings the mountain to life for families all year round. All-terrain scooters, mini-adventure park, zip lines, and swingolf in the summer; ski lifts and sledding in the winter: there is something for all ages.
Playground and skatepark of Bogis-Bossey
In Bogis-Bossey, the intermunicipal area features a village playground and an expanded multisport field with a skatepark, basketball, volleyball, soccer, and pétanque. Free and open access, for young and old alike.
Sports center of Sorbiers in Tannay
The Sorbiers Sports Center, in Tannay, is a very comprehensive free-access multisport hub: soccer, 3×3 basketball, skatepark, climbing, table tennis, giant chess, and playground. Free of charge, ideal when everyone wants their own activity.
Sallivaz Riding School and Pony Club in Chavannes-de-Bogis
At the Manège de la Sallivaz, in Chavannes-de-Bogis, your children can get close to ponies from a young age. Hand-led walks at a walk for the little ones, pony club, classes, and camps during the holidays for the older ones. An active and welcoming riding center on the Terre Sainte.
