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...

Run of the Mill is really well thought out. We especially like this play centre because it seems particularly geared towards the younger set and isn’t overwhelming like some of the others (despite the fact that it’s big – over 10,000 square feet). There are up and over climbs, leap...

Simply Books is a lovely bookshop in the centre of Bramhall village, with a great child-friendly café. Downstairs is a small children's table with a selection of books, but upstairs is a big communal table that can seat about 10 children plus lots of comfy chairs with more books and activitie...