The Weekend Tourist

ABOUT ME

The Weekend Tourist is a blog written by Jess Friend Bartlett. Sometimes we only do touristy things on holiday - 25 days annual leave a year. That’s a shame, as we’ve 104 weekend days for exploring. This blog is all about discovering your local neighbourhood, attractions, historic places, local eateries and independents, which for me is in Oxfordshire, Warwickshire and the wider Cotswolds, UK. And when annual leave adds up, you'll find the occasional far flung adventure.

Ideal Home Show – highlights from the opening weekend!
Ideal Home Show – highlights from the opening weekend!
01
Apr 2016

Ideal Home Show – highlights from the opening weekend!

Travel

Exciting news in the Bartlett/Friend household, Tom and I officially moved in to our own house at the weekend! Last week I took a jaunt to the Ideal Home Show at London Olympia for the…

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Ideal Home Show – highlights from the opening weekend!

Travel

Exciting news in the Bartlett/Friend household, Tom and I officially moved in to our own house at the weekend! Last week I took a jaunt to the Ideal Home Show at London Olympia for the…

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Nell’s Dairy at Burford Garden Company
Nell’s Dairy at Burford Garden Company
17
Mar 2016

Nell’s Dairy at Burford Garden Company

The Cotswolds

Since my visit to Nell’s Dairy last summer and meeting Flo & the girls, I’ve definitely become an advocate of the golden stuff. And although I was a fan of their unique vending machines, Tom and…

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Nell’s Dairy at Burford Garden Company

The Cotswolds

Since my visit to Nell’s Dairy last summer and meeting Flo & the girls, I’ve definitely become an advocate of the golden stuff. And although I was a fan of their unique vending machines, Tom and…

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The Old Thatched Inn Adstock
The Old Thatched Inn Adstock
14
Mar 2016

The Old Thatched Inn Adstock

The Cotswolds

It turns out we were short of several large items of furniture when we moved into our new house in Tysoe, so a trip to IKEA was in our destiny. Our nearest branch is in…

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The Old Thatched Inn Adstock

The Cotswolds

It turns out we were short of several large items of furniture when we moved into our new house in Tysoe, so a trip to IKEA was in our destiny. Our nearest branch is in…

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Mother’s Day at Heythrop Park, Chipping Norton
10
Mar 2016

Mother’s Day at Heythrop Park, Chipping Norton

The Cotswolds  |  Heythrop

For Mother’s Day the Friend family took a trip to Heythrop Park near Chipping Norton for a special afternoon tea. Heythrop Park is an early 18th century country house designed by architect Thomas Archer with…

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Mother’s Day at Heythrop Park, Chipping Norton
10
Mar 2016
Valentine’s at Caffé Veneto Banbury
04
Mar 2016

Valentine’s at Caffé Veneto Banbury

The Cotswolds

I know that Valentine’s night was over two weeks ago, but our dinner date at Caffé Veneto was such a great night out and a good business idea to extend opening hours, that I’m hoping they’ll be…

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Valentine’s at Caffé Veneto Banbury
04
Mar 2016
The Perch Oxford – Here’s to another 800 years!
26
Feb 2016
The Perch Oxford – Here’s to another 800 years!

The Perch Oxford – Here’s to another 800 years!

The Cotswolds

It might nearly be March, but last weekend felt particularly wintery – especially Saturday and as we drove towards The Perch Oxford, the car windscreen wipers were going in to overdrive. (Not really ideal weather…

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The Perch Oxford – Here’s to another 800 years!

The Cotswolds

It might nearly be March, but last weekend felt particularly wintery – especially Saturday and as we drove towards The Perch Oxford, the car windscreen wipers were going in to overdrive. (Not really ideal weather…

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