Well going by the above I’m on borrowed time, about half a mile up the road is where the Moors murderers lived ,a mile further on is where Dale Cregan shot 2 coppers, about 500 yds away from that is Mottram Church where Bodys where ‘Snatched’ from Graves and my family doctor for the first 20years of my life was Harold Shipman.

Snap! Almost word for word til we moved to Godley,

Two places that I remember with fondness (see family friendly) are Ibiza and Kefalonia. I love the latter- slightly wild (as in nature/rustic) and beautiful.

I agree with the suggestion of Pompeii/Sorrento/Capri.
I’ve had two holidays to that part of the world, and will be taking our kids at some point.
You fly into Naples, and everything is accessible from the train that runs around the bay towards Sorrento.

Similarly you could go to Crete (or one of the other Greek Islands) – great food, history, clear blue seas…