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...

After reading the rave review in last year’s Babies in the City, I couldn’t wait to try out Manchester’s very own noodle chain – Tampopo. It didn’t disappoint. We went on a Satur- day for lunch and though busy, we got a lovely welcome and thankfully a table too! Crayons...

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 ...