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.

The Perch Oxford – Here’s to another 800 years!
The Fox Inn, Great Barrington
Sushi at Zushi, Banbury
The Maytime Inn, Asthall
Gin tasting at The Cotswolds Distillery
Roasts at The Falcon Inn, Painswick
Lunch at delicious Delicacy Deli, Chipping Norton
Tickittyshake – one problem, too much choice!
A tale of 2 carrot cakes… Bitter & Twisted vs. Tilly’s Tea House