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...

A group of us took a trip to Windmill Animal Farm near Burscough during the spring half-term. Driving in convoy, we found it fairly easily, located very near Martin Mere Wetlands. It is a great place to take six giddy children.   The outdoor play area is enormous, with a huge wooden climbing ...

This small museum and gallery on the A6 approach to Manchester city centre seems surprisingly overlooked. We started with the ground floor (there are only two), which is more the museum bit. The main feature is Lark Hill Place, a recreation of a typical Salford street during Victorian times. On the ...