Blenheim Palace Crowns and Coronets, and downstairs tour
Visiting the Royal Connections Crowns and Coronets exhibition at Blenehim Palace Oxfordshire, and what happens on the downstairs tour
days out in Oxfordshire
Christmas light trail at Blenheim Palace 2022
Visiting the christmas light trail at Blenheim Palace, with thoughts on the lights, the food, the market and crowds.
Christmas at Blenheim Palace – Kingdom of the Snow Queen
Visiting the Kingdom of the Snow Queen at Christmas at Blenheim Palace, and the stunning displays inside the stately home
Winter light trails in Oxfordshire and nearby
Try out some of these winter light trails in Oxfordshire and nearby, lovely for family traditions at Christmas
Tween day out at The Light Banbury
A day out to The Light Banbury, the cinema complex including bowling, mini golf, restaurants, making it a good place for tweens and teens
Visiting Pettifers garden tour and picnic
Enjoying a private tour of Pettifers garden and picnic with friends.
People and hometowns – Things to do in Banbury
Looking for the positives in market towns, and things to do in Banbury for families, sports fans and cultural activities.
Day out enjoying ice skating in Oxford
It’s not often we’ve been out over the last couple of years, but I when there’s the option for eating out, N is easily persuaded. This time he had a high street voucher and decided he wanted to spend it…
Blenheim Palace Christmas light trail and tips for better value visits
I love a Christmas light trail although this winter, opted to visit them between Christmas and New Year rather than earlier in the season. Considering we’ve not really done much during the last year, it was surprising how few dates…
Blenheim Palace Christmas: Nutcracker in the Palace
I love a Christmas display, but there’s only so much N can take. Especially when it involves stately homes. I had persuaded him to do the outdoor Christmas light trail at Blenheim Palace, with our tickets deferred to this year…
Exploring Abbey Gardens Abingdon
It’s been a long time since we’ve been on a day out. A year in fact. We’ve got nothing booked up for summer apart from tennis. A lot of tennis. Camps, private lessons and tournaments. So it’ll be grabbing some…