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A KID STATION is holiday
resort that provides particularly good facilities for
children, and has taken care to ensure their
safety.
It is a national scheme, with "KID
certified" resorts all over France. In Nord/Pas-de-Calais
they include: Bray-Dunes,
Dunkerque,
Gravelines,
Wissant,
Wimereux,
Boulogne
and its suburb Le Portel, Hardelot
and Berck.
 
Hardelot's "Poney Club" - beach club at Dunkerque
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At Wimereux, children can learn to
handle sailboards in the shallow sea near the
gently-shelving beach, with qualified instructors constantly
at hand...
...searching for cockles and mussels - part of a workshop on
the environment. After carefully washing at the station
provided, the fruits of the search of rocks and pools on
Wimereux beach can be cooked for tea!
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Each centre has to offer:
- menus for children in
restaurants, also high-chairs
- information at the local
Office de Tourisme about children's
facilities
- free playing areas: beach
clubs, sports facilities e.g. watersports, tennis,
horse-riding, etc.
- shows and entertainment for
children: competitions, games e.g. treasure-hunts,
etc.
- beach library
- safety: first aid booth on
beach
- clean environment: rubbish
bins cleaned daily, seawater tested A or B quality,
conservation awareness activities, suitable public
toilets.
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KID
Stations