Coaching as good as it gets with facilities to match…read more If you want to look good, be fit and get involved in the world of crossfit then this is for you. On the other hand if you want to just loose a few pounds there is no better place. 5 stars

the park is closed throughout January. it opens at weekends in February, then all week at half-term…read moreand weekends through until Easter when the times shown above come into force. Huge Indoor Play -frame with separate toddlers area. Hands on petting Being an animal keeper for the day costs extra Adults/Kids pedal Karts Trampolines (weather permitting) Farm Trail Coin operated driving school. Meet Dilly the Duck Enjoy a pint at Dilly's Bar. Home cooked food at Daffy's Diner Barrel train ride the website is very good, and worth checking for clear directions on how to get there. http://www.duckysparkfarm.co.uk . they have a club which allows cheap entry (£1) on a regular basis. otherwise Adults are £5.50 and children £4.50.

great place to visit if you have children and are close by…read more they have a good selection of farms animals which you can feed, you can by animal feed when you enter, its less an £1 a bag. they also have an indoor play area with seperate todler section, a cafe offering a variety of foods and a gift shop. the also have coin operated bikes/cars, pedal go karts, horse/pony rides. they also had an old tractor which my lad loved sitting on and an old double decker bus for you to picnic in on a wet day, although most children we more interested in pretending to drive it. entry is Adults £4.75 Children £3.75 or a Family ticket ( 2 adults 2 kids) is £15.00. under 1's are free. u can also book a birthday party at duckys

Oh oh oh oooooh! I totally love lavender, so was pleased to find the only Organic Lavender farm in…read morethe UK. Various named varieties of Lavender, as well as Peppermint and Chamomile, are grown, harvested and distilled on the farm. Full day events, afternoon and evening tours and talks are available. As well as events organised for the public, continuing education for qualified therapists is available. There is a shop which sells organic essential oils, personal care products, vegetable soaps, herb creams, lotions, hand cream, shampoo, conditioner, bath oils, candles and other aromatherapy products that have been grown and distilled on the farm. Vegetable soaps made on the farm with the organic essential oils and natural plant extracts are also on sale. It's worth it just for the lavender smell!

Moons Bridge is a small friendly family run marina on the Lancaster canal. They usually have a few…read moreboats for sale and they also offer repairs, servicing and hardstanding. There's a small chandlery on site and diesel is available.

Old and rather battered but much loved village hall. People keep talking about raising money to…read moreknock it down and build a new one in its place but I'd be rather sad if they did as this one has lots of character and holds lots of happy memories for many folks. Local people hire it for birthday and anniversary 'do's' occasionally but I don't think it's possible to get a licence to serve alcohol there any more so they tend to be 'bring your own' affairs. As a result, and also as it IS a bit tatty in all honesty, it wouldn't really appeal to anyone who wasn't a local as a function venue. There's a regular indoor carboot style affair held there every Sunday morning which seems quite popular. The local bowling club hosts its social occasions there and the local school seems to use it quite frequently too. It is also the practice hall for the rather splendid 'Singleton Cloggers', a Morris dancing troupe which was formed in Singleton in 1949 and, apart from a gap of a few years in the late sixties, have performed at Singleton gala ever since (although now they perform much further afield too). All in all it's a comfy old Bagpuss of a village hall and long may it stay that way!

Anglers everywhere have been flocking to Leatherbarrow Angling centre since the late 1960's to have…read moretheir fly-fishing rods custom made and tailored to their needs. It is quite a large shop, well organised with a full range of rods and fishing tackle a far cry from my butterfly net I used to use when I was a child. I popped in to have a mooch around, not because I believe that I will catch the largest pike in Britain and have my photo with aforementioned pike plastered across all the broadsheets, but because my god-son has expressed an interest in fishing and I thought I would check this very British past-time out. Colin Leatherbarrow, owner and expert regarded me with an expression of bemusement as I tottered to the counter in my four inch stilettos and asked him to show me a rod.... oh dear. With slightly twitching lips he told me to bring the god-son in and he could talk him through what he will need to get started. He sells and makes carp and specialist rods from £125, fly rods from £150 and there are so many different types and specifications that my head began to hurt. My mind drifted away from rods and my gaze fell on a stuffed framed fish on the wall which gave the shop a fishy authenticity. By this time I was far too embarrassed to ask Colin if this was one of his catches but well done if it was because this was a monster! Perhaps this shop is a little too advanced for my god-son and should be left for the more experienced angler to visit. Maybe I should dig out my butterfly net and give it to him after all.

Great shop and used too go in back the 1980s used to sea fish with Colin Master rod builder on the…read moreAlexandra Docks and Backpool glad to find your shop is still open and making great rods.Made me and my m8 Big Kev 2 vary nice Cono-flex cod rods

Sometimes you desperately need a short sharp shock of smushed fruit after your swim. Restorative…read moreVitamin C and lovely stuff. I kind of didn't want to walk all the way over to Amber Café on my way to Petersfield, and I'd noticed the little café at the Aquatics Centre a few times. It seemed to offer way more healthy treats than the archetypal vending machines at the South Manchester leisure centres (hey, they have those too. Hello Nice 'n' Spicy Nik-Naks!), and there was proper coffee too, so I sauntered up to the counter all exhausted with my hair all soggy (I refuse on principle to use my 20ps for hairdryers that wouldn't make a jot of difference to my multilayered thick hair) and asked about their smoothies. They could indeed do them to take away, but they only had about three options available on the generous list which didn't bother me in the slightest. I went for... come on, how could I resist the name?... THE IMMUNISER. It sounds like some kind of *machine*! It incorporated strawberry, kiwi and pineapple, three of my absolute favourite fruits, and it was awesome. Just the right portion and only a little over £2, how can one complain? I'll definitely be using this as regularly as my morning fruit shoot before breakfast. Thanks, Manchester Sports and Leisure! Nom.

Have been coming here to the gym on and off for a while now…read more The gym is small and compact but as everything you need in it for a workout there is always an instructor avaliable if you need any help on how to use the machines there is air conditioning on all the time so you dont get to hot and at £5.20 pay as you go you can stay as long as you like. downstairs there are a couple of pools and you can start at a beginners course or you can go in the advanced side , they also do a ladies only night for those who wish to just be with the girls. next door to the gym is a keep fit class and down stairs is a cafe and drinks machines staff are always friendly and helpful.