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Trentham Gardens - the shopping village and garden centre, not the formal gardens. About 2 miles off the M6 just south of Stoke, loads of free parking, wide range of food, child friendly etc. It will probably be busy over Easter weekend, but far better than any M6 service station.
http://www.trentham.co.uk/the-trentham-estate/how-to-get-here
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@pifko
I'll be traveling up to Yorkshire from Bournemouth on Saturday. I've done this journey before, stopping twice. This time I'll have 2 young children and so would like to plan to stop at least 3 times. Can anyone suggest anywhere nice to and kid-friendly to relax at for a while? Pub gardens, nice picnic areas, etc
Approx. route:
Bournemouth > (A34) Newbury > Oxford > (M40)Birmingham > (M6) Stoke-on-Trent > Preston > (A59) Settle