by Keira Garrigan | Mar 12, 2023
OK, hold tight, as this is mightily confusing. Shotover Park is the same as Shotover Country Park, right? Wrong! Totally different places! A little bit of history: Shotover Park, part of the larger Shotover Estate, has hosted Queen Elizabeth 1, is Grade 1 listed with...
by Keira Garrigan | Mar 12, 2023
What a corker! This gem has a seven acre field plus fenced off play area with a wide selection of equipment and apparatus, including an assault course! The big equipment reminds us of Forest Hill park, with a main castle-style frame that services a cargo net, climbing...
by Keira Garrigan | Jan 13, 2023
Perfect for all from balance bikers to experienced cyclists and everyone in between. Start in Didcot and follow the disused railway embankment past rolling countryside and poppy fields. Lots of opportunities for pit stops, either on the benches or parks –...
by Keira Garrigan | Jan 4, 2023
Welcome to the dream where a fantastic walk can be combined with a café where the cake selection is big, the coffee good and strong and the views beautiful. This Wandering Kitchen at the Lake is at Queensford lake in Berinsfield; they also share the site with Oxford...
by Keira Garrigan | Dec 30, 2022
A real little secret and one that we are excited to share with you! A gorgeous kitchen garden complete with restaurant, shop and café – and I am inclined to say that this is one for the Big Oxplorers. A seven acre market garden serving a seasonal, hyper-local...
