Chilterns walk and The Maker Space

Chilterns walk and The Maker Space

We love a walk with a café option but a circular walk that starts and finishes at a café and therefore supports the important consumption of pre and post walk carb loading – get in! What I will start by saying is that when we went the café wasn’t actually...
Aston Martin Museum

Aston Martin Museum

Who knew there was an Aston Martin museum in Oxfordshire?! We jumped at the chance to check out some classic and modern versions of this great British car brand…and best of all we had the place to ourselves! The museum is pretty small but there is so much packed...
Thames Lido

Thames Lido

Such an amazing urban retreat in Reading and such a journey from derelict swimming pool to beautiful lido! The history is so interesting: Thames Lido is the disused King’s Meadow swimming pool located by the river Thames on King’s Meadow in Reading, Berkshire. It was...
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...
Boars Hill Walk

Boars Hill Walk

We still talk about this humongous walk we went on a few years ago – we were surrounded by beautiful countryside, stunning views of the Oxford spires and, for my boys, mud! We got lost, my battery ran out on my phone and I fell in a puddle – but it was...
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