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...

Caffe Latte is unique on our list in that it is the only cafe we've come across that has an on-site creche facility. Aimed at children aged from two to 12 years old, the creche is open every day and you can just drop in without advance booking.   You can leave your child for up to two hours w...

Every trip into Manchester city centre for the past 12 months has been dogged by our three-year-old pleading to go on the big wheel. As a vertigo sufferer, I've sought to avoid this, so he's been the beneficiary of a ridiculous number of bribes to divert attention. However, with friends to stay who ...