Children's world

CHILDREN don’t need to be bored in Dieppe. There is bathing and plenty of water play at the new swimming pool complex (Les Bains) at the western end of the seafront. The minigolf, and a children’s playground, are just next door. Another playground is in the park behind the Cultural Centre.

The beach has sand to play on at low tide, when the rock pools at the western end reveal their secrets.

A visit to the Cité de la Mer, behind the Hôtel de l’Europe at the eastern end of the seafront, is rewarding for children and parents alike, with its aquarium and its exhibits explaining how tides work, pebbles are formed and fishing has developed.

Children’s books and videos abound at the public library opposite the railway station. Or visit Lire sur la plage (the ‘‘Read on the beach’’ hut near the minigolf) in summer.