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.
This time last weekend we were climbing up the Joules Camera Tower at Countryfile Live to survey the full extent of the country show. The view from the top allowed us to survey the 13…
View PostThis time last weekend we were climbing up the Joules Camera Tower at Countryfile Live to survey the full extent of the country show. The view from the top allowed us to survey the 13…
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Earlier this July, Tom and I took a trip to Ragley Hall, near Stratford upon Avon and the Hall’s park and gardens are free to RHS members. Ragley is the family home of the 9th…
View PostEarlier this July, Tom and I took a trip to Ragley Hall, near Stratford upon Avon and the Hall’s park and gardens are free to RHS members. Ragley is the family home of the 9th…
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Just like Time Out and The Telegraph promised the Qbic London Hotel, in Whitechapel, promises a different kind of budget hotel – ‘the kind that rips up the rule book’. It’s also only an hour…
View PostJust like Time Out and The Telegraph promised the Qbic London Hotel, in Whitechapel, promises a different kind of budget hotel – ‘the kind that rips up the rule book’. It’s also only an hour…
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I’ll confess that my post about Blogtacular’s Photowalk North is a little a late, but it’s taken me this long to really crystallise everything that I’ve learnt from the weekend’s creative walks and talks. I’ll…
View PostI’ll confess that my post about Blogtacular’s Photowalk North is a little a late, but it’s taken me this long to really crystallise everything that I’ve learnt from the weekend’s creative walks and talks. I’ll…
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In the last few weeks, Tom and I have become regular sommeliers and it all kicked off with a trip to Château de Chambert in Cahors, Southern France. The ‘Black Wines’ of Cahors are known…
View PostIn the last few weeks, Tom and I have become regular sommeliers and it all kicked off with a trip to Château de Chambert in Cahors, Southern France. The ‘Black Wines’ of Cahors are known…
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This weekend, are you looking for a welcoming pub that’s got proper Cotswold’s’ creds? Then you need to head to The Pointer. Tom and I joined a whole host of other bloggers at their recent…
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