BattleKart Mouscron

In Dottignies, in the Mouscron area of Picardy Wallonia, BattleKart sets up its augmented-reality karting right by the French border. You drive real electric karts on a track where the scenery and the layout are projected onto the floor, without fixed obstacles, in roomy halls that leave space for manoeuvres. The circuit changes with the chosen game mode.

The electric karts, fitted with sensors, react to the projections: you alternate classic races and more playful modes, with bonuses to collect and traps to outwit. The anti-collision system and the seatbelt secure the sessions, open from one metre forty-five and built for two to twelve drivers. It is an activity well suited to birthdays, groups of friends and corporate outings.

Mouscron occupies the western tip of Wallonia, wedged between Tournai and the Franco-Belgian conurbation of Lille and Roubaix, which makes it a busy crossing point on both sides of the border. The town blends Flemish and French influences, a legacy of its textile past. BattleKart Mouscron makes the most of this cross-border setting to draw a wide public, out for a covered, different karting outing a short way from the Lille metropolis. You book your session in advance, and the activity suits a family outing as much as a moment among colleagues, with no helmet or licence needed, in a format open to all.