Family-Friendly Food Stops for the Summer Holidays

"Are we there yet?" is a question parents and grandparents have grown to dread. 

Another question that can fill adults on a long journey is: "I'm hungry! When can we eat?" 

Finding family-friendly (and dog-friendly) places to stop for food can be a bit challenging. However, That's Food and Drink has some goo news for you. 

The best-selling guidebook, The Extra Mile – Delicious Alternatives to Motorway Services, is here to help with you journey planning as the summer holidays loom.

It lists nearly 300 places to stop and eat across Britain, and they are all near motorway and main-road junctions. 

Pop a copy in the glovebox and let passengers search for new favourite pit-stops along the route as you get on with concentrating on your driving or taking aural instructions from your supercilious sounding satnav system.

What can readers of this foodie travel guide expect? 

Use the guide to find farm shops and meet-the-animals experiences; shaded outdoor eateries with play areas; dog-friendly cafés and restaurants and dog-walking fields; ice-cream parlours; and family-friendly attractions with cafés across Britain.

Examples of family-friendly eats

Low Sizergh Barn near J36 of the M6, Kendal, England. Watch cows being milked and explore their 'growing' social enterprise.

Forage Farm Shop near J35, M4, Cowbridge, Wales. Stylish indoor restauration and shopping plus al fresco and tented bench seating. Expect animals, ice-cream pop-ups, and chunky wooden play equipment.

Loch Leven's Larder, near J8, M90, Kinross, Scotland. Delicious, honest home-made food, with a loch-side heritage trail, buggy friendly 'whatever-the-weather' walk, and a play area.

Teals, near the A303, Sparkford, England. A new breed of road-side stop-off with stylish interiors, dog-jog field, orchard, beehives, and a gelato pop-up.

Feature The Extra Mile this summer

This Amazon #1 Bestseller and #1 Most Gifted guide is from Extra Mile Books, the publisher behind companion guides The Coastal Café Guide and The Farm Shop Guide. The Extra Mile has:

Over 275 places to eat and drink with times, descriptions, images, contact details

11 motorway-based maps

6 regional maps

QR codes to help you get directions more easily

Map showing places with EV chargers

Buy for your own glovebox or as a gift.

Find fuller information on The Extra Mile here https://theextramile.guide/product/the-extra-mile-ed-4-2023/

The price is £15.99.