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...

This is a great little spot to go with children on a summer's day as at the side of the building is a lovely fenced herb garden complete with pebbled paths, parasols and plants for sale. It can also be accessed via a side gate, which is useful if you have a pram.   We have visited several tim...

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...