10 activities for teens in Rouen

What if you were immersed right inside the game? The‘escape game doesn’t require physical exertion but rather the activation of your neurons.

In Rouen you’ll find a multitude of game rooms with exciting themes: more history-oriented at Escape 423 – Les Gardiens du Temps, inspired by cinema and TV series at Team Break Rouen and based on great Rouen figures at LU6D. A new option to spice up the game: the virtual reality escape game! This is what Les Explorateurs are offering,

If you were to experience an escape game in the heart of a historic monument during the Second World War. Spend a timeless moment with your teenagers at the Donjon de Rouen, pioneer of historical escape games. Ingenuity and nerve will be required to recover strategic documents in the heart of the city’s best-protected German bunker.

If you have a dusty image of Flaubert, you should know that he was far from being a “classic” writer! The Flaubert is not dead app is here to prove it: top of the class or big rebel, loyal friend or bad bear, hard worker or scandalous author… We’ll let you take to the streets of Rouen to find out, with this free app accessible to all and its 8 challenges to complete!

Accrobranche lets you satisfy your cravings for thrills or simply get a change of scenery by taking to the heights in the verdant setting of the Seine Valley.

Our accrobranche park AccroCamp Rouen is open on Île Lacroix. A breath of fresh air in the heart of Rouen! The park has 7 courses for all ages from 1 metre (4 years) upwards. Thrills and challenges guaranteed through a variety of courses: jumping jacks, stirrups, rope bridges, climbing walls, zip lines, QuickJump.

A few minutes from Rouen city center, Verticabana parcours aventure welcomes you to the heart of an exceptional natural setting with a new zip line course when the park Arbr’ en Ciel offers 11 “accrobranche” courses secured by a continuous lifeline with over 140 games accessible to the whole family from the age of 2 and a half. Espace Aventures Normandie offers, in addition to accrobranche, an outdoor laser game and a plant maze for all to enjoy!

Are you passing through the city of a hundred spires? How about visiting… on a scooter! From age 12 upwards, Loc&Ride offers electric scooters for hire to get you around the city center. Practical and original for strolling around and seeing as many beautiful things as possible.

Rental a bike, it’s possible at the Rouen and Jumièges Tourist Offices. From May 19 to November 5, 2023, discover Rouen and its Seine Valley differently by renting your classic, electric or children’s bike. Reserving your bike couldn’t be easier! Just log on to visiterouen.com or visit the Rouen or Jumièges Tourist Office reception desk.

Hair streak left or right, steer and sail! If your teenager has the sea legs, the Lery-Poses, Mesnil-sous-Jumièges or Bédanne leisure centers offer water sports activities. Paddleboards, catamarans, sailboards, water ski lifts… enough to enchant your little sailors.

How’s that for revising your school curriculum using new technologies? Video projections, holograms, video mapping, touch tables and 3D screens will mark out your path through the Historial Jeanne d’Arc. An interactive show that retraces the heroine’s last hours.

Put on your skates and have some fun on the ice at the Nathalie Péchalat Olympic Rink. The Centre Guy Boissière on Île Lacroix is certainly Rouen’s best-known ice rink, thanks in particular to the exploits of the Dragons de Rouen ice hockey club.

A shopping trip to look your best at school? Clothing, accessories, beauty, equipment… Take advantage of the many boutiques in Rouen city center, the largest open-air shopping mall in western France, or its Docks 76 and Saint-Sever shopping centers.

A movie night is a timeless idea for a night out! The Rouen metropolis boasts numerous cinemas, including the Pathé Docks 76 and the Gaumont Grand-Quevilly. Comedies, animated films, essays, science fiction or fantasy… There’s something for everyone.