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 weekend we headed to the capital for some pre-Halloween fun at the Tesco Wine Fair. Now to the uninitiated this is an annual Fair which is organised by Tesco Wines and the associated website…
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After Tom and I enjoyed some pretty awesome sushi in Miami, we’ve been on the hunt to find a good local source of the Japanese speciality. So I got pretty excited when I saw Zushi…
View PostAfter Tom and I enjoyed some pretty awesome sushi in Miami, we’ve been on the hunt to find a good local source of the Japanese speciality. So I got pretty excited when I saw Zushi…
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Now that we’re well and truly into Autumn, the nights are feeling considerably chillier. Tom and I were both looking forward to good hearty dinner at the Maytime Inn. Just a few minutes from Burford,…
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Last month for Tom’s birthday, we headed to The Cotswolds Distillery, based in Stourton near Shipston on Stour, for the launch of Ian Buxton’s new book,’101 Gins to try before you die’. Despite the arable…
View PostLast month for Tom’s birthday, we headed to The Cotswolds Distillery, based in Stourton near Shipston on Stour, for the launch of Ian Buxton’s new book,’101 Gins to try before you die’. Despite the arable…
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The Falcon Inn, Painswick welcomes walkers following the Cotswold way across Gloucestershire. Painswick, self-titled Queen of the Cotswolds, in the middle of rolling hills is crammed with narrow lanes with Cotswold stones houses. Painswick is…
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Nell’s Diary produces 150 litres of organic buttery golden milk each day from 23 beautiful Guernsey cows. Seeing the herd ‘moo’ and shuffle around the green fields of Eyford Hill Farm is a site quintessentially…
View PostNell’s Diary produces 150 litres of organic buttery golden milk each day from 23 beautiful Guernsey cows. Seeing the herd ‘moo’ and shuffle around the green fields of Eyford Hill Farm is a site quintessentially…
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