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
Meantime Brewery Tour- the good & the pretty good
5 things you didn’t know about Upton House
#TT Maybe the worst place to stay in Batley, W. Yorkshire.
Oktoberfest at Hook Norton Brewery
Spoiler! The future of Downton Abbey
Day 2 in Peak District – Poole’s Cavern
Buxton – Peak District in three days
Edinburgh – A cure for a castle obsession.