Oxfordshire

Harcourt Arboretum is home to numerous rare trees from around the world, including some of the oldest redwoods in the UK. Experts travel the globe to find rare trees, collect …

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Dry Sandford Pit is a nature reserve just outside Abingdon. It’s an area of national geological importance owing to its fossilised cliffs. When I say cliffs I don’t mean huge …

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We explored Wallingford Castle Gardens and Castle Meadows properly for the first time this week. We ended up doing this in 2 separate trips. The first time we took the …

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The Vale & Downland Museum in Wantage is full of interactive exhibits showing the heritage of the area, from Anglo-Saxon days to modern day businesses.   At the entry desk we …

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The River & Rowing Museum is situated on the banks of the River Thames at one of the most picturesque venues I have ever seen.  There really couldn’t be a …

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We were given the opportunity to visit the Pendon Museum this week and take part in their half term model making workshop.  Despite only living a couple of miles down …

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We were recently invited to visit Oxford Castle And Prison to take part in their Knight School and have a tour.  I had never been before despite living just a …

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As we only live around 20 minutes from Millets Farm we are regular visitors.  In fact I remember even as a child going to Millets for a day out in …

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We live literally about 10 minutes away from Island Farm Donkey Sanctuary and I am ashamed to say we have never been there to visit.  I often drive past and …

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Recently we were lucky enough to be invited to visit Gravitee Golf with some friends.  I hadn’t heard of it before but the kids enjoyed playing crazy golf on holiday …

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