World of Glass
Free, indoors and better than it sounds: interactive science aimed at younger children, glassblowing demos, a picnic area and a small playground outside.
Dream, Sutton Manor
St Helens, Merseyside
A twenty-metre white head rises out of a former colliery site, eyes closed, dreaming. Jaume Plensa's sculpture is genuinely strange and genuinely moving, and children treat the climb to reach it as a quest.
The walk up is short but real. Woodland trails spread from the summit if legs allow; the M62 views explain the whole region in one sweep.
Know before you go
- The climb is short but genuinely uphill - worth it for the face-to-face moment at the top.
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