Brio Leisure

Brio Leisure sits just outside Frodsham and is the sort of place you'd take the kids if the weather's turned grim or they've got energy to burn on a rainy Tuesday. It's a sports facility - the type with indoor courts, climbing walls, and swimming pools depending on what they've got on the day. The appeal is straightforward: it keeps families occupied for a couple of hours without breaking the bank, and it's close enough to Lady Heyes Holiday Park and the other caravan sites in the area that you won't waste half a day driving there.

The Cheshire countryside around Frodsham is properly lovely for walking, so Brio works best as a backup plan rather than the main event. If you're camped at Delamere Forest just up the road, you've got proper forests to explore - but when someone decides they'd rather do indoor sport than another woodland ramble, this is your solution. It's not going to blow your mind, but it does the job.

You'll want to check their website or ring ahead for opening hours and what activities are actually running when you visit, as leisure centres shuffle their timetables around. Entry costs vary depending on what you're doing - some activities are pricier than others. Allow two to three hours if you're doing a full session, though kids often get bored after ninety minutes anyway. Not essential to your Cheshire holiday, but handy to know about.