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If village life is too quiet for the kids, take them to Parc St Paul (10 minutes’ drive), where they’ll be able to get all the excitement they need on thrill rides such as a drop tower, roller coasters and a Ferris wheel. They can also navigate small boats down watery slides, bounce on the trampolines or cuddle up to the resident pygmy goats. If those cute pygmy goats have given you a yearning for more animal life, you can head to Parc Saint Léger - Parc Animalier (10 minutes), which is home to a wide range of critters, from lemurs and raccoons to big cats like lynxes and tigers, plus farmyard animals. There is also miniature golf and a boating lake. From Beauvais, you can catch a train and be in Paris in just over an hour. Explore world-class museums and art galleries like the Louvre and Musée d’Orsay, glide down the Seine on a sightseeing boat trip, or just pull up a chair at the Luxembourg Gardens and people-watch. And don’t forget to stop for an aperitif at a pavement café…