If you are planning your family holiday to France this summer, then Go South France is the perfect place to start. We have hundreds of excellent French gites, villas with pools and holiday homes all suitable for a family holiday in France. You will also find plenty of tourism ideas to keep everyone amused.

Go South France specialises in providing excellent holiday accommodation in the South of France at affordable prices. We visit all of our holiday properties to ensure that the property descriptions are as accurate as possible. We also provide lots of useful information about the local area and activities to do. As we live in the South of France, whenever we visit anything interesting we always write a review. To date, we have around 250 articles covering all the popular tourist attractions (as well as some places off the beaten track), the best restaurants, the best beaches and things to do with children if you are on holiday in the South of France. In short, we have everything that you could need to start preparations for your family holiday in France.

Family holiday France days out

To get you started, here are some suggestions for some days out with the family on your holiday in France:

Pont du Diable canoeing

This is our boys' favourite day out in the South of France. Near to St Guilhem-le-Desert the Herault river has cut a dramatic ravine through the rock. Where the river emerges under the Pont du Diable, it has been dammed to form a small lake, complete with beach. The water is cool, crystal clear and wonderful for swimming in during the hot summer months. It makes an excellent alternative to the beach. There is a Canoe Hire kiosk here, where you can rent a canoe for €10 per hour (see Canoeing up the Ravine for further details on this activity).

Accorbranche tree climbing

If you're looking for an activity for your children with a bit of a difference, then Accrobranche could be for you. Set in dense forest close to Montagnac (as well as Cap d'Agde and near Lamalou-les-Bains), Accrobranche specialises in tree climbing adventures, encompassing abseiling, tree canopy walks and rope ladders(see Accrobranche for more information).

Cycling along the Canal du Midi

The Canal Midi is one of the South of France's most famous sites. It also makes a great day out for the kids and gets them away from the Playstation or Gameboy for a few hours. Our favourite spot is to park up in Colombiers on the D11 west of Beziers. From here we cycle west towards Capestang. After about 15 mins you will reach the Oppidum d'Ensurune, a pre-Roman settlement perched on a hill above the vineyards. From here you get a spectacular view of the Basin du Montady (see Canal du Midi for more information on the Canal du Midi).

Montpellier Zoo

Montpellier Zoo - or Parc Zoologique Henri de Lunaret, to give it its full title - is a free day out in a lovely parkland setting in the North of Montpellier. Zoos are always a hit with our boys and we easily spent 4 hours walking round and we still didn't see all of the animals. There are bears, lions, cheetahs, leopards, rhinos, antelope - you name it. For more details and directions please visit : http://zoo.montpellier.fr/

Pont du Gard

Pont du Gard, situated just north of Nimes, is one of the most dramatic monuments of the Roman architecture in France. This Roman aqueduct, was built around AD50 to carry water over 50 km from Uzes to Nimes. There are two alternative places to eat at this famous Roman Aqueduct. You can either eat on the banks of the river with a fantastic view of the bridge in all its glory, or you can pick a nice shady spot on the botanical trail through the Mediterranean garden. Once you've finished with your picnic, you children can be entertained swimming in the river under the bridge, visiting the childrens activity centre in the Pont du Gard visitors centre or just lazing in the sun besides one of the most famous sites in the South of France (see Pont du Gard for more details).  

Family holiday France accommodation

 If you are planning a holiday in France with the family, here are some links to the property sections on Go South France:

Beach houses

For holiday homes close to the beach, all along the mediterranean coast please visit Go South France's Beach houses for family holidays, France.

Villas with pools

If you are looking for a nice villa with a pool we have a wide selection Villas with pools for family holiday in France

Large houses

If you are travelling as part of a large family group, we have a good range of houses that can accommodate 10+ people, large family holiday accommodation France

If you have any particular requirements for your family holiday in France, please drop us an email and we can advise you contact Go South France