Danson Park

The car is not EDtot's friend. She enjoys the first 10 minutes or so when she's clapping along to If You're Happy and You Know It, but she suffers at random times from car sickness so there's no guarantee a journey will go smoothly. As a wee baby she could at least be relied upon to fall asleep at some point, but now it takes nearly an hour for her to drop off and that's only if it is actually nap time!

So I do like to break up journeys and if you're heading down the A2, a lovely place to stop off is Danson Park in the London Borough of Bexley. We spent an afternoon there recently with a friend and her tot. The children's play area is incredibly sweet with a range of wooden animals to amuse the little ones as well as the usual play equipment and a water play area. With a pub restaurant on the other side of the car park to the play area, it provides a welcome break only 5 minutes away from our main route.

Where do you like to stop off for your tot to run around when you're travelling out of London?