As a family of 5 we often find that we are incredibly limited with places to stay when we go away. Most B&Bs or hotels offer rooms for up to 4 people and the cost of booking 2 separate rooms to accommodate the 5 of us just gets silly. When we searched for accommodation in Weymouth last Easter we thought we were out of luck. Then we came across the Galway Guest House.
Every year libraries up and down the country hold a summer reading challenge. This helps to keep children interested in reading over the long school break. You can sign up at your local library to take part free of charge. This years theme for the challenge is Beanotown! Continue reading
In June me and the kids were invited to visit the Oxford Castle Quarter and find out more about it. I had always assumed it was just Oxford Castle Unlocked there, I had no idea there were other businesses and events as well! The area includes a variety of restaurants including Pizza Express, The Slug and Lettuce, 1855 wine bar plus the well known hotel Malmaison. The lovely laid back atmosphere is becoming a unique backdrop for a number of open-air events this Summer. Read on to find out more…… Continue reading
The long summer holiday is upon us and it’s time to make some plans! I love having weeks jammed full of fun activities, there’s so much to see and do. Here are the summer holiday events & activities taking place in Oxfordshire (and beyond!) for 2018! Continue reading
Sadly England didn’t make it through to the World Cup final this weekend but that won’t stop many of us from tuning in anyway. If you want to escape from the football fever then check out this weekend’s events in Oxfordshire below. We’ll be at the Xplorer event in Wantage on Saturday. Hope to see some of you there! Continue reading
Last weekend we managed to ship the kids off to Nanny’s for the night so we could have a night out. It’s a rarity but we are trying to make more of an effort this year for us. After a quick look on Groupon we had spotted a voucher for the Ashmolean Museum Rooftop Restaurant. I hadn’t even realised the museum had a rooftop restaurant! Continue reading
BBC Countryfile Live is returning to Blenheim Palace in August for its 3rd year in a row. We went to the first one in 2016 and had a fantastic time. This year’s event will take place from the 2nd to the 5th August and promises to be bigger and better than ever! Continue reading
The weather is still beautiful and just as well as this weekend is full of fetes and outdoor events. We will be spending time with family at a local park on Saturday then perhaps visiting the Classic Car show at Notcutts on Sunday. You can find out more about that and other events in Oxfordshire in the listing below: Continue reading
You may have spotted on our ‘whats on’ listings that we regularly have Xplorer events in Oxfordshire but what exactly is it? Continue reading
Wow it’s been hot this week and set to continue for the weekend! We are looking forward to a meal at the Ashmolean Museum Rooftop Restaurant on Saturday night. Do you have any plans? There are some great local events in Oxfordshire lined up here: Continue reading