Rousham House and Gardens

Rousham House and Gardens

We’ll start off by saying that this one is for the Big Oxplorers only: no children allowed, and no dogs allowed either. Rousham is widely regarded as one of the greatest gardens in the world, by many of the best garden designers in the world. And whilst I’m no...
Blenheim Park – Combe Gate

Blenheim Park – Combe Gate

There’s a lot of (free!) gates into Blenheim Park but this one is far and away our favourite, and a route that we do at least twice a month. First we have to give a mention to the beautiful bench near the entrance of Combe gate. It’s carved out of a 500...
Tiddington Playground

Tiddington Playground

You may have driven past this before and never realised there was such an interesting playground here! A fantastic playground which is basically a big fort, complete with cannons! The fort is quite genius and has multiple ways to access it from rope climbs, balance...
Oxford University – New College

Oxford University – New College

The grounds and chapel of New College are an adventure that every visitor to Oxford should undertake – especially Harry Potter fans! The cloisters appear in the Harry Potter ‘Goblet of Fire’ film, one of many Oxford college locations that were used. The New...
South Park and the mini toddler assault course

South Park and the mini toddler assault course

We’ve been regulars at this park for years and I’ve watched all three of my boys master the mini toddler assault course with glowing pride! Six little obstacles to clamber over, through and spin around on. It’s a little person version of Tough Mudder (if you...
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