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...

Worth a visit is the Sea Life centre on Blackpool's Golden Mile. We went out of season which made for a relaxing trip with no fighting for a glimpse of the fishies. It's not massive and it takes about an hour to potter round. First up is the touch pool - an open rock pool filled with various sea cre...

It's quite some time since I've been on a walk where so many people have said hello! Healey Dell is a very friendly place indeed and I gleaned quite quickly that it is clearly a popular walking spot for those local to the area.   It's one of those places that I think if you live nearby would ...