A guide to kids activities in the Cascais, Oeiras and Sintra area
Our Favourite Places
Check out our curated Google Maps lists of the best kid-friendly spots in Cascais and beyond. Click on the links to save them so you’ll always have ideas at your fingertips!
🧸 Younger Kids Soft play havens, petting zoos, pony rides, and restaurants where tiny humans can roam free. Perfect for babies, toddlers, and the under-6 crew.
🚀 Older Kids Escape rooms, climbing walls, trampolines, skateparks and creative workshops. For the 6+ crowd who've outgrown the ball pit.
🎈 Party Venues Trampolines, farms, bowling alleys, rentable party venues and adventure parks - great spots to outsource the birthday chaos.
🚗 Worth the Trip Dinosaur parks, underground caves, safari adventures and hidden gems beyond the usual radius. Pack snacks, these are full-day adventures.
🏨 Family Hotels Kids clubs, connecting rooms, pools and farm stays across Portugal. Places that actually want your children there.
Summer Camps 2026
Looking for ways to fill those long summer days? Our pick of summer camps will keep the kids active, engaged and having plenty of fun.Keep checking back as we add more to our list….
Kid Friendly Hikes
Check out our handpicked list of family-friendly hikes, focusing on circular routes that are easy with children and are mostly bike/stroller friendly
🥾 Easy Charneca Circular 1.5 km | ~ 45 minutes | Food / snack stops: Lagariça · União Recreativa da Charneca
🥾 Quinta do Pisão Circular 3.5 km | ~1–1.5 hours | Food / snack stops: Food truck by the visitor centre (if open) in Quinta do Pisão or bring a picnic.
🥾 Pedra Amarela 1.4 km | ~30 minutes to 1 hour | Food / snack stops: none nearby, bring a picnic
🥾 Albufeira do Rio Mula 1.4 km | ~30 minutes to 1 hour | Food / snack stops: none nearby, bring a picnic
🥾 Pinhal da Nazaré (Colares) 3.4 km | ~1–1.5 hours | Food / snack stops: Coolares · Aldeia da Praia
🥾 Cresmina Dunes At a glance: 1.6 km | ~30 minutes to 1 hour | Food / snack stops: Cresmina Dunes Café · Gabbro · Cresmina Beach Bar
🥾 Peninha Sanctuary 3.2 km | ~1-1.5 hours | Food / snack stops: Moinho Dom Quixote
