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Torremolinos with children works well, but it’s worth knowing the right order in which to do things.
Because the best-rated plan is free, and the most famous one is the one with the lowest mark.
| Plan | Note | Price | Close |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Park | 4,5 (11,000 reviews) | Free | It doesn't close |
| Molino de Inca Botanical Garden | 4,5 (4.600) | 3 € | Monday |
| Crocodile Park | 3,8 (4.400) | Medium | It doesn't close |
| Aqualand | 3,3 (10.900) | High | Summer only |
Look at the contrast: The municipal park, which is free, is rated higher than the water park, which is the most expensive. That determines how we organise our day and manage our budget.
Avenida del Carmelo. 4.5 out of 11,000 reviews, the highest-rated and most reviewed in the whole of Torremolinos. And it’s free.
What’s on for the children:
There is a panoramic lift which links the park to the lower area, towards the seafront promenade.
That sorts out the slope at Torremolinos, which is his main concern when it comes to young children: the town centre is up above and the beach is down below. If you take the lift, you avoid the slope both ways.
A word of warning about the reviews: it’s sometimes down. It’s worth checking if you rely on it.
Open from 7.30 am to 11.00 pm every day. It’s the most flexible plan on the list.
Camino de los Pinares. 4.5 out of 4,600 reviews and a €3 entrance fee. It grew up around the springs that supplied the town with water.
⚠️ Closed on Mondays. He is the only one of the four who does so, and hardly anyone notices. On all other days, from 10.00 to 21.00.
The museum at the old flour mill, where you can operate the machinery and see how the grain was ground using water power. That’s what hooks you in the most, because you can touch it and move it.
And the Japanese garden, with a pond, goldfish and turtles.
There are also birds on the premises, although it is worth noting that they are kept in cages; some visitors find this disturbing.
The plant labels are in Spanish only. And there are waterfalls and water features dotted along the route.
14 Calle Cuba. 3.8 out of 4,400 reviews. Open every day from 11.00 to 17.00.
The tip that makes all the difference: There’s a meeting with the carers at around 12.30, and without it, the visit feels incomplete. The walk takes an hour or an hour and a half, so if you arrive at 11.00, you’ll finish before the show and will have to wait. It’s best to go in around 12:00.
As well as crocodiles There are snakes, tortoises, lizards and capybaras, which people tend to like quite a lot.
Two seasonal notices:
It’s a small park: manage your expectations. It’s not a large zoo.
10 Cuba Street. Open only during the summer season, from 10.00 to 18.00.
It has a rating of 3.3 out of nearly 11,000 reviews, the lowest mark of the four schemes. And it’s worth finding out why, because there’s a solution to almost everything:
And one expectation to adjust: The wave pool has disappointed quite a few people. The waves are gentle and come in sets.
With all that taken into account, the day goes well. It’s when you go in without knowing that the bad reviews come from.
La Carihuela is the best place to take children: an old fishing district, fine sand, gentle slope into the water and a promenade lined with beach bars where you can eat fried fish.
El Bajondillo It is the most central and spacious, situated just below the town centre.
And they are linked by a flat, pedestrianised seafront promenade, with no traffic, perfect for pushchairs or for children to walk on their own. More at the beaches of Torremolinos.
In summer, the rule is to avoid the midday sun whilst out of the water:
Outside of summer, everything changes: Aqualand is closed, so the plans are to go to the park and the botanical gardens —Keep an eye on Monday— and the crocodiles, which are open all year round.
We are a local tour operator based in Málaga with over 50 years’ experience organising trips around Andalusia. And here’s a real advantage: you don’t need a car, because there are plenty of places to go out in the area.
The macaques roaming free at the top of the Rock They’re the draw, and they always work. They’re added the San Miguel caves and the views of the Strait with Africa in the distance.
And there’s a version with dolphins: a boat trip around the bay to see them in their natural habitat.
Please note: you will be crossing the border, so you must carry everyone’s travel documents, including those of children.
Donkey taxis are the main attraction, and you can explore the village on foot at a leisurely pace.
And a stop that almost nobody knows about: on Carromato Museum, dedicated to miniatures. Rating: 4.6, has paintings on grains of rice and figures carved from chopsticks, with magnifying glasses in each display case. Admission: €3 and €1.50 for children, and it takes just twenty minutes to see. It’s the sort of place that takes you by surprise.
The Nerja Caves are the main attraction: enormous galleries and stalactites that impress visitors of all ages. More details at the Nerja caves.
And with three hours to spare, we have specific guides: Things to do in Nerja with children y Frigiliana with children.
All with a tour guide and collection on the Costa del Sol.
And for the rest of the municipality: What to see in Torremolinos.
La Batería Park, which is also free to enter. It scores 4.5 out of over 11,000 reviews – the highest rating in the municipality – and features a lake with rowing boats, a carousel, a playground and a watchtower with views of the coast. It is open from 7.30 am to 11 pm every day.
Yes, but it’s best to be prepared, as it has a rating of 3.3 and there are bound to be complaints: queues of thirty to forty minutes in August, ticket offices and sun loungers not included, and expensive food inside. It’s advisable to buy your ticket online, visit on a weekday, bring your own food — there’s a picnic area — and check the opening times for each attraction as you enter, as not all of them are open all day.
Mondays. The rest of the week it’s open from 10.00 to 21.00 and admission is around 3 euros. It’s the only one of Torremolinos’ major family attractions that’s closed one day a week, so it’s worth bearing this in mind when planning your week.
Yes, in Parque de la Batería there is a panoramic lift that connects the upper part of the park with the lower part, leading down to the seafront promenade. It solves the main problem faced by visitors with young children or pushchairs, which is the difference in level between the town centre and the beach. It’s worth checking that it’s working, as it is sometimes out of service.
La Carihuela, the old fishermen’s quarter, is popular for its fine sand, gentle slope into the water and the range of facilities and beach bars along the promenade. El Bajondillo, which is more central and spacious, is also a good choice, and both are linked by a flat, pedestrianised seafront promenade, which is easy to navigate with a pushchair.
Around midday, as the keepers’ talk takes place at around 12.30 and is the highlight of the visit. The tour takes an hour or an hour and a half, so if you arrive at 11.00, you’ll finish before the show. It’s open every day from 11.00 to 17.00, and in winter the animals are housed indoors.
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