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.

Walking with cavemen at Grotto Pech Merle
Discover Montaigu de Quercy
Ideal Home Show – highlights from the opening weekend!
The Perch Oxford – Here’s to another 800 years!
Wandering through Uzès
The Pont du Gard – a Roman marvel
Nimes, Languedoc – France’s best kept secret
Ai Weiwei at the Royal Academy of Arts
Tesco Wine Fair, London for the uninitiated