Diss to birmingham... stop off points???

[bea]

hi ... on the long haul home tommorrow... back to birmingham from visiting sister near Diss... looking for somewhere to stop off for a break with parents and an 8 month old... Anglesey abbey is perfect but lookiing for somewhere a little more middle of the journey... any ideas?

thanks!

posted this on travel section a couple of hours ago and no replies so re posting here... a bit urgent!... hope no one minds!

I guess you'll be going along the A14 back to B'rum?
Not that I'm being biased as it's my home town but what about the historic market town of Oundle in N'hants?

Lots of family coffee shops/restaurants/pubs etc and pretty buildings and garden belonging to the very old public school to walk around.

Quaint shops to browse around and only an hour from Birmingham.At Thrapston, turn off the A14 onto the A605 and head to Peterborough, unless you're coming via the A605 from P'borough where you'll go straight past the town anyway.