Set in a converted Victorian church with a beautiful garden, you've got to check out Glo Family! This unique centre in Cheadle has a café, sensory room, toddler play area, exercise studio and consulting rooms all under one roof. Classes on offer include Pyjama Drama, Twirling Ballerinas and R...

I ended up at Norton Priory quite by accident but I am very glad I did. The approach is through a dull business park that is off putting, but once inside the grounds you will find a little haven of rural England. We were two families and a dog (who was allowed everywhere except the cafˇ and walled g...

Despite the fact that between us we've lived in Didsbury and Chorlton for donkeys years, neither myself nor my friend Caroline had ever visited Longford Park, just a mile or so down the road in Stretford.   So it was good to spend a couple of hours here exploring with our four children. The p...