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...

Vernon Park is Stockport's oldest park, opened in 1858. It's a grand old place, typical of Victorian civic parks. Restored to its former glory in 2000 after decades of neglect, it's a beautiful open space overlooking the Goyt Valley and its river below.   In truth there's not a lot here for s...

Stockport Air Raid Shelters is a network of tunnels nearly a mile long, dug out of the soft red sandstone hills on which Stockport town centre stands. We went on a Friday just after the last school trip of the day, so we had the tunnels to ourselves. We were specifically asked at reception if our th...