by Keira Garrigan | Nov 27, 2025
It’s open! If you don’t know about this extraordinary house, let me fill you in: every year Kennington resident Martin Claridge goes to town on a mind-boggling Christmas display to raise money for local charities and bring a bit of festive joy to Oxford....
by Keira Garrigan | Nov 27, 2025
We tried something a bit different – a new ice skating rink at a huge Christmas tree farm at Yattendon Estate. Christmas ice skating has always been a big family tradition for me since childhood and as I’m originally from London we always had a big selection to...
by Keira Garrigan | Nov 21, 2025
The big guns are out and the NEW (and cheap!) Illuminate Light Trail at Millets Farm is definitely challenging Blenheim to a dual. It has all the interesting features, music and wonder but on a much smaller scale. It still has the wow factor but with a small w,...
by Keira Garrigan | Nov 11, 2025
The family business which has been giving us the best Christmas vibes for the past 20 years has downsized – in size but not in Christmas vibes or intensity! The shop has been scaled back and there is a new focus on eco-friendly and FairTrade decorations and...
by Keira Garrigan | Oct 22, 2025
The Christmas floodgates have opened as Appleton Christmas Barn is open for business! Appleton Christmas barn is way more than a barn with thousands of decorations (although that’s pretty magical in itself), there are also reindeers to meet, who are happy to...
