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.

Wandering through Uzès
The Pont du Gard – a Roman marvel
Nimes, Languedoc – France’s best kept secret
Christmas cocktails at The Kingham Plough
Ai Weiwei at the Royal Academy of Arts
The Fox Inn, Great Barrington
Tesco Wine Fair, London for the uninitiated
Sushi at Zushi, Banbury
The Maytime Inn, Asthall