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.
We were invited to the soft opening of Feldon Valley hotel and golf club, which lies between Sutton-under-Brailes and Brailes in Oxfordshire. Its location is significant because it’s literally just minutes from our house in…
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Tom and I have booked a trip to Paris for our 2nd wedding anniversary in December, so I was quite excited to get an invitation to review the current UK tour of Amélie The Musical…
View PostTom and I have booked a trip to Paris for our 2nd wedding anniversary in December, so I was quite excited to get an invitation to review the current UK tour of Amélie The Musical…
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This week has been pretty full on at work, so I deputised the press night of Madagascar the Musical at the New Theatre, Oxford to my Mum, an avid musicals fan. Here are her thoughts……
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Back in March, a huge group of us had a long weekend in Watchet, Somerset and we hired out a huge five-bedroom thatched, converted farmhouse, Shells Holiday Cottage, in nearby Washford. The place had ample…
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We’ve had quite a spate musicals recently at the New Theatre in Oxford, last week we were at Rock of Ages starring Kevin Clifton. This week, we sat down to watch the Rocky Horror Show…
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The second stop on our cruise aboard the Viking Sea was Barbados and we were embarking on the ‘Panoramic Barbados’ tour, organised by the good people of Viking, with the warm and gregarious Alison as…
View PostThe second stop on our cruise aboard the Viking Sea was Barbados and we were embarking on the ‘Panoramic Barbados’ tour, organised by the good people of Viking, with the warm and gregarious Alison as…
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