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.

5 things you didn’t know about Upton House
5 things you didn’t know about Upton House
02
Mar 2015

5 things you didn’t know about Upton House

The Cotswolds

This March, the National Trust is re-opening Upton House, Oxfordshire ready for their ‘Banking for Victory’ season – transforming the property from Millionaire’s play house to WWII Country Bank. The house has just re-opened for the season…

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5 things you didn’t know about Upton House

The Cotswolds

This March, the National Trust is re-opening Upton House, Oxfordshire ready for their ‘Banking for Victory’ season – transforming the property from Millionaire’s play house to WWII Country Bank. The house has just re-opened for the season…

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One reason to have a cream tea at The George Hotel, Shipston
One reason to have a cream tea at The George Hotel, Shipston
27
Feb 2015

One reason to have a cream tea at The George Hotel, Shipston

The Cotswolds

Last weekend, I enjoyed a Mother-Daughter cream tea at The George Hotel, Shipston-upon-Stour in Warwickshire. Pleasantly, it was more than we bargained for. The George is not one’s usual choice for a cream tea in…

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One reason to have a cream tea at The George Hotel, Shipston

The Cotswolds

Last weekend, I enjoyed a Mother-Daughter cream tea at The George Hotel, Shipston-upon-Stour in Warwickshire. Pleasantly, it was more than we bargained for. The George is not one’s usual choice for a cream tea in…

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10 things you didn’t know about the Rollright Stones
10 things you didn’t know about the Rollright Stones
20
Feb 2015

10 things you didn’t know about the Rollright Stones

The Cotswolds

The Rollright Stones, Oxfordshire is a megalithic stone circle actually made up of three elements, the King Stone, King’s Men and the Whispering Knights. Over the years, it’s been at the centre of plenty of mysteries and…

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10 things you didn’t know about the Rollright Stones

The Cotswolds

The Rollright Stones, Oxfordshire is a megalithic stone circle actually made up of three elements, the King Stone, King’s Men and the Whispering Knights. Over the years, it’s been at the centre of plenty of mysteries and…

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#TT Maybe the worst place to stay in Batley, W. Yorkshire.
#TT Maybe the worst place to stay in Batley, W. Yorkshire.
29
Jan 2015

#TT Maybe the worst place to stay in Batley, W. Yorkshire.

Travel

I don’t know about you but I do love a bargain, especially where travel is concerned – cheap air fares, good value accommodation and other travel hacks. I also get regular Groupon and Wowcher emails…

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#TT Maybe the worst place to stay in Batley, W. Yorkshire.

Travel

I don’t know about you but I do love a bargain, especially where travel is concerned – cheap air fares, good value accommodation and other travel hacks. I also get regular Groupon and Wowcher emails…

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Wychwood Brewery and Hobgoblin Beer Tour
25
Jan 2015

Wychwood Brewery and Hobgoblin Beer Tour

The Cotswolds

This weekend we headed to Wychwood Brewery in Witney, Oxfordshire, the home of the UK’s second best selling premium bottle beer, Hobgoblin and also the traditional Brakspear. Tucked behind one of Witney’s main arterial roads,…

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Wychwood Brewery and Hobgoblin Beer Tour
25
Jan 2015
Little Amsterdam (in Banbury)
18
Jan 2015
Little Amsterdam (in Banbury)
18
Jan 2015

Little Amsterdam (in Banbury)

The Cotswolds

Last November Banbury, on the outskirts of the Cotswolds in Oxfordshire, received its own little piece of the Netherlands, with Ilja and team opening up the ‘Little Amsterdam Dutch Pancake House’. We headed there for…

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