by Keira Garrigan | Mar 12, 2023
Bekonscot Model Village and Railway makes me feel so happy and nostalgic. It’s one of my favourite places: our family used to visit when we were children and I have lots of wonderful memories, and photos, of my sister and I peeping in the houses and crouching down to...
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
This ancient woodland, once part of the Royal Forest of Bernwood, is a mixture of ash, field maple, aspen, hazel and oak along with blackthorn, hawthorn, spindle and a few old hornbeams – the perfect hiding place for deer and wild boar. And this is a splashy adventure...
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 | Jan 4, 2023
Follow in the footsteps of Oscar Wilde, J.R Tolkien and C.S Lewis within the stunning grounds of Magdalen College, one of the 44 colleges that make up Oxford University. Set in 100 acres, which include the deer park and Addison’s Walk, Magdalen is regarded as...
