This is one of several country parks in Warwickshire. It is free to wander around, though there is…read morea £2 charge for car parking (and no other real options nearby). The paths are all gravel, so it is an easy place to take pushchairs or wheelchairs. Admittedly the scenery is not amazingly interesting, but the full route takes you past some fields (often with sheep) and the pools themselves. The route is cleverly constructed so you can do the full circuit (about 45 minutes), or you can cut back and do shorter ones. There is a small shop and visitor centre, and a cafe with lots of outdoor tables - though this has fairly limited opening hours. A very popular place to take kids out to get a bit of fresh air and exercise!

The sport connexion is a really good sport centre based in Ryton…read more The have different areas for different activities. They have a bar upstairs in the right hand side building which has a few flat screens around so when football is on you get a good view.Prices are quite high though. Below this is a sports hall which is used for badmington and on most weekday nights is for 5 a side football. The hall is divided into 3 courts so 3 football matchs can take place at one time. The games are really good fun and fast paced. They also have decent referees here as well. Many places like this have poor refs, but not here. The other building on the left has a bar area at the back of the hall. They also have fully netted football pitches, which are also used for womens netball. When used as football pitchs they are very narrow and small but you can get about 5-6 games being played at once. These are not very nice to play in as the goals are really tiny and you can get caught in the side mesh, many times have i seen bleeding fingers which have been caught. The good thing here is that there is ample parking for loads of cars. Prices are quite steep but your team is paying for the facility use and the referees too. But divided between 5-7 players it works out to be £5 roughly each per match per week. You sometimes are given the option for a friendly too , as other teams sometimes dont turn up, but that is occasional.

Garden Organic Ryton is the flagship organic garden for the UK's organic gardening charity Garden…read moreOrganic (formerly known as the HDRA). At Garden Organic Ryton the aim is to show that you can achieve a beautiful and productive garden without resorting to chemicals. The Gardens are divided into different zones. Many of these focus on productive gardens - the Vegetable Inspirations garden and the Cook's Garden show that kitchen gardening doesn't need to be dull or ugly. There are also top fruit and soft fruit display gardens, and a model organic allotment. There are plenty of ornamental gardens to see as well, including the bee garden, flowers for pleasure, the woodland walk and the rose garden. Other features to see include the sun clock and the world's biggest flowerpot. For those looking for advice on organic gardening there are zones showcasing pest and disease prevention techniques and composting. Children will love the indoor gardening displays which have lots of fun games for them to play. Visitor facilities are good - there's an excellent organic restaurant and a cafe, plenty of car parking and a really good shop that sells gifts, plants, gardening supplies but also eco-friendly household goods and groceries. Garden Organic Ryton is a lovely place to visit, with lots of things to keep children amused and plenty of space for them to run around. Keen gardeners will find lots of ideas here to take home as well.

Always have a sale of some sort, and it's always quiet. I just bought a Karrimor fleece camping…read moreblanket reduced from £13.99 to £2. They sell genuine new branded products such as Karrimor, Helly Hansen, scarpa, Burghaus etc, always at heavily discounted prices. Have a really good range including cycles and equipment, first aid kits, climbing equipment and clothing. Parking in the West Orchards shopping centre car park or one of the others in town.

Based at the Ricoh the CCFC shop is as all football shops are. Large and filled with club…read morememorabilia. Including kits, scarves, hats, dvds etc. There really have everything a sky blue supporter could ever want. Great club shop, well the only one since they got rid of the one in west orchards.

Had an excellent afternoon with my wife and our two 4 year old boys. They especially loved the pay…read moreareas, but also really enjoyed walking around the park, not to mention throwing pebbles into the lake. The train wasn't running when we were there, but that looks like excellent fun. Great facilities, with a tidy cafe, toilets and loads of picnic tables. If you are looking for something cheap (only £2 to park) to do with the kids on a dry day, then this is highly recommended. No idea how you would get there if you didn't have a car though.