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...

The day before we went, we heard dreadful reports about Blackpool Tower, but as we'd pre-booked we decided to go anyway - thank goodness! It turned out to be a lovely sunny day and there was not a queue in sight. Result! The entrance leads straight into the aquarium, which although small is more tha...

We had such a fantastic meal here, I cannot recommend it enough. Part of the award-winning Ribble Valley Inns chain, The Clog and Billycock serves up wonderful food all with contemporary twists on local favourites and as much as possible sourced from local suppliers.     The fish pie and...