Emma and I went into Coventry city centre this morning with some fixed ideas about what we wanted to do:

• Take some films to be developed (from last summer and Christmas!)
• Renew my travel card (which I use on the trains and buses to get to work)
• Visit the Toy Museum

We've been meaning to do the latter for many months now (ever since I moved to Coventry last year and we were trying to find out what attractions there were in the city).

The museum is in an old gatehouse near the centre of the city, in Much Park Street. Inside, it looks more like a bric-a-brac shop than a museum. Old toys and games lie on shelves and in cabinets and in some cases hang from the ceiling. The toys range from early 20th century to fairly modern, so there's enough there to make anyone feel nostalgic. While the museum itself is quite small, an awful lot of items have been packed into the building. It would be possible to spend several hours there.

More details about the museum can be found on the BBC website.