This museum might initially seem an unusual choice for the parents of a six year old and two year old to choose to go with aforementioned children, but we did and I urge you to do the same. After a major revamp which saw it re-open in 2011, the PHM houses an enormous collection of material that chro...

Based alongside the Tourist Information Centre in Rochdale, Touchstones is a modern, well laid out arts and heritage centre. It is ideal for under fives as there is just enough to keep their interest and I stayed much longer than I'd planned. Although the museum is all in one room, the space is ...

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...