Child friendly hotel, middle of UK, near M6??

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Anyone found a nice hotel with good family rooms around Manchester/Birmingham/anywhere not too far from the M6?
We're driving to Cornwall from Glasgow at end of June and want to break the 10-hour car journey with a two-night stop half-way (ish). No preference of destination as long as it's kind of middle of the country! And West (ish) as we're driving down the West side.

Need family room for me, husband, two-and-a-half year old and one-year old. Sooooooo many hotels saying no availability for family rooms.

Ideally want 4/5 star. Help!

Try the tickled trout at preston, its just about where the M6 merges with the M61. There is another along the A49 there in the direction of Clitheroe but I can't remember the name.
Not exactly half way but plenty to do round there.

Have you thought of a slight detour?
I would go to North Wales on the way, like a cheaper two centre holiday?
OK its another 90 mins out of your way buy lots of nice places to see.
www.visitllandudno.org.uk/

Liverpool is also good, lots of water sports, beaches parks etc and loads of travel lodge type places too
Dare I mention Blackpool! its not my cup of tea but every one has to go once.
If its just for a sleep St.Helens is about 90 miles before Birmingham very little traffic in the morning too, local areas have shops McD etc
This is 15 mins from the M6 Junction 21A, motorway all the way, it has a nice pool and rooms, called the Village Liverpool but its 20 mins away from the city.
www.village-hotels.co.uk/hotels/liverpool/welcome

Or this 10 mins from the M6 Junction 23 I think, 60MPH dual carriage way
www.premierinn.com/en/hotel/STHWAT/st.-helens-a580/east-lancs
15 mins from Junction23 of the M6
www.griffininn.co.uk/
Nice food quiet location but only mins to a fast road for the motorway

A bit further south but Drayton manor Hotel at Thomasland / drayton manor themepark is very family friendly, and have themed thomas rooms. Its approx 20 mins from the M6 toll road if I remember rightly.