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.

Tesco Wine Fair, London for the uninitiated
03
Nov 2015
Tesco Wine Fair, London for the uninitiated

Tesco Wine Fair, London for the uninitiated

Travel

This weekend we headed to the capital for some pre-Halloween fun at the Tesco Wine Fair. Now to the uninitiated this is an annual Fair which is organised by Tesco Wines and the associated website…

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Tesco Wine Fair, London for the uninitiated

Travel

This weekend we headed to the capital for some pre-Halloween fun at the Tesco Wine Fair. Now to the uninitiated this is an annual Fair which is organised by Tesco Wines and the associated website…

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Sushi at Zushi, Banbury
Sushi at Zushi, Banbury
24
Oct 2015

Sushi at Zushi, Banbury

The Cotswolds

After Tom and I enjoyed some pretty awesome sushi in Miami, we’ve been on the hunt to find a good local source of the Japanese speciality. So I got pretty excited when I saw Zushi…

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Sushi at Zushi, Banbury

The Cotswolds

After Tom and I enjoyed some pretty awesome sushi in Miami, we’ve been on the hunt to find a good local source of the Japanese speciality. So I got pretty excited when I saw Zushi…

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The Maytime Inn, Asthall
The Maytime Inn, Asthall
17
Oct 2015

The Maytime Inn, Asthall

The Cotswolds

Now that we’re well and truly into Autumn, the nights are feeling considerably chillier. Tom and I were both looking forward to good hearty dinner at the Maytime Inn.  Just a few minutes from Burford,…

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The Maytime Inn, Asthall

The Cotswolds

Now that we’re well and truly into Autumn, the nights are feeling considerably chillier. Tom and I were both looking forward to good hearty dinner at the Maytime Inn.  Just a few minutes from Burford,…

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Gin tasting at The Cotswolds Distillery
Gin tasting at The Cotswolds Distillery
11
Oct 2015

Gin tasting at The Cotswolds Distillery

The Cotswolds

Last month for Tom’s birthday, we headed to The Cotswolds Distillery, based in Stourton near Shipston on Stour, for the launch of Ian Buxton’s new book,’101 Gins to try before you die’. Despite the arable…

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Gin tasting at The Cotswolds Distillery

The Cotswolds

Last month for Tom’s birthday, we headed to The Cotswolds Distillery, based in Stourton near Shipston on Stour, for the launch of Ian Buxton’s new book,’101 Gins to try before you die’. Despite the arable…

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Roasts at The Falcon Inn, Painswick
Roasts at The Falcon Inn, Painswick
30
Sep 2015

Roasts at The Falcon Inn, Painswick

The Cotswolds

The Falcon Inn, Painswick welcomes walkers following the Cotswold way across Gloucestershire. Painswick, self-titled Queen of the Cotswolds, in the middle of rolling hills is crammed with narrow lanes with Cotswold stones houses. Painswick is…

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Roasts at The Falcon Inn, Painswick

The Cotswolds

The Falcon Inn, Painswick welcomes walkers following the Cotswold way across Gloucestershire. Painswick, self-titled Queen of the Cotswolds, in the middle of rolling hills is crammed with narrow lanes with Cotswold stones houses. Painswick is…

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Meeting Flo and the girls at Nell’s Dairy
Meeting Flo and the girls at Nell’s Dairy
26
Sep 2015

Meeting Flo and the girls at Nell’s Dairy

The Cotswolds

Nell’s Diary produces 150 litres of organic buttery golden milk each day from 23 beautiful Guernsey cows. Seeing the herd ‘moo’ and shuffle around the green fields of Eyford Hill Farm is a site quintessentially…

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Meeting Flo and the girls at Nell’s Dairy

The Cotswolds

Nell’s Diary produces 150 litres of organic buttery golden milk each day from 23 beautiful Guernsey cows. Seeing the herd ‘moo’ and shuffle around the green fields of Eyford Hill Farm is a site quintessentially…

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