With a couple of hours to spare, we took the little ones over to Bean and Brush Cafe in Sale. Unsure of exactly where we were going we parked in the M&S car park, perfect, except it’s a maximum of an hour and a very efficient car parking attendant is on standby. So perhaps try the Tesco&r...

A lovely place to visit, especially on a sunny day, as the café has loads of outdoor seating right next to an enclosed children’s play area.     This contains a couple of slides, swings and a wooden rocking horse, all on a bark-chipped surface. There is even a small croquet ...

With a huge lake as its focal point, Pennington Flash is a beautiful country park in Leigh. Clearly popular, there's a large pay and display car park by the water's edge. We started our visit with the obvious favourite - the children's playground, which everyone loved.   There was sand to pla...