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...

Dunham Massey is a personal favourite for easy, enjoyable walks. The grounds of this country estate are beautiful - a stunning mix of parkland and maintained gardens (you have to pay extra to get into these unless you're a NT member). There are plenty of deer roaming free and you can get close for t...

Pizza Express is a pleasant dining experience and delivers consistently good pizzas. They are very family-friendly and are more than used to the odd tantrum. You can watch pizzas being made in the open kitchen, but unfortunately you can’t make your own (although some branches now cater for chi...