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...

I’d been watching with great interest the stunning re-development of the old pub at the end of my road overseen by the same people who own Albert’s Shed and Dukes 92 in town. I couldn’t wait to be able to wander down during the summer and try a bit of alfresco dining right on my do...

Despite being only a 30-minute drive from South Manchester, Catalyst had never been on our radar. It does what it says on the tin - it is a science discovery centre, although quite honestly the science is probably a little out of the reach of the under fives (actually it was pretty out of my reach t...