The park full of activities that families flock to for plane spotting without having to visit Manchester Airport

Most little ones love the opportunity to see planes coming in to land, but you don't always want to trek to the airport.

That's why one park close to Manchester Airport is particularly popular with families and plane spotters.

Bruntwood Park, in Cheadle, Stockport, is just a short drive from the airport and regularly has planes flying over it as they take off and land.

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But it's not the only reason families love it at the park. There's a wide range of play equipment including a rope pyramid, a pirate ship situated in a ‘sea’ of sand, a play frame with scramble nets, wheelchair accessible roundabout and an interactive pillar game.

All the swings have been fitted with accessible mirage seats too, to make the place more accessible for those with disabilities.

There's also a free BMX track at the site and it has its own Pitch and Putt, managed and provided by Cheadle Golf Club.

You don't need to book, you can just turn up to play on the 18-hole course, which is open daily from 10am to 8pm, last club hire 6pm.

It costs £6 for kids, £9.50 for over 16s, or you can get a family ticket for £25 for two adults and two kids, or one adult and three kids.

If you fancy a bite to eat, The Vinery Cafe is inside the park's original Victorian conservatory. Run by the Granelli family, who also have an ice cream kiosk there, it's open 9am to 4pm, selling a range of drinks and snacks.

There are baby change facilities inside both the male and female toilets of the cafe.

Parking is via pay and display, or if you're on public transport, bus routes 309 and 310 from Stockport run close by and Cheadle Hulme train station is 2.5km away.

The park has hundreds of five star Google reviews, including ones from families who have visited recently and say: "Bruntwood is always a delight. Splendid mix of things to do that you don’t find at other parks - the BMX/skate/scoot park."

Another said: "Beautiful setting with great all age big play area, stream with ducks and saw ducklings, lots of green spaces to picnic and run and walk.

"Great cafe called The Vinery. Such friendly staff. Eat in or out with views. Delicious food, well priced and totally child and dog friendly. Plus outside ice cream huts and hot or cold snacks. What more could one expect from a day out with children at a park. Very clean spaces too. My favourite park."