Arrowe Country Park covers about 250 acres of open parkland, ponds and deciduous woodland in the centre of the peninsula, beside Woodchurch. For families it has a toddler play area and a separate children's adventure playground, plus pitch and putt, tennis, an outdoor gym and orienteering if you want to give the walk a point.
It costs nothing to get in, though the car parks are paid. The cafe is by the golf shop and keeps early hours, 8am to 6pm in summer and 8am to 3pm in winter, which makes it a good first stop for families who were up at six anyway.
Nothing here is a big attraction on its own, and that is the appeal: two playgrounds, a round of pitch and putt where the smallest player counts every tap as a stroke, a coffee and a loop through the woods.
What it costs: Entry is free; car parking in the park is paid. Pitch and putt prices are not on the council page.
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