Oxford and the Cotswolds

We went on a little mid-week get-away to Oxford and the Cotswolds, after our magical day at Hogswort 😆. By the time we left Harry Potter WB, we didn’t have time to stop anywhere along the way but head straight to our Airbnb in Winson. Shad had booked a quaint little cottage in this little village. It was so cosy inside with a fire place which was where we spent most of our nights curled up on the sofa watching Fawlty Towers, the kids’ first introduction to one of my favourite sitcoms. 

Spring Road cottage 

The little creek behind the cottage 

Nightly routine... Starting and tending the fire.

We spent a day in Oxford, taking a slow stroll through town, keeping warm as we had a leisurely lunch and visiting King’s College. 

Inside the Great Hall at Kings College.

We also stopped at a few small villages, Winson, Cirencester and Burford, for meals and a look around.

Huffkins Bakery and Tearooms in Burford, serving homecakes and scones since 1890.

Yummy homemade chicken pie and spotted prawn toasted sandwiches for lunch.

And of course scones with clotted cream too! 

Harry Potter Warner Brothers Studio

Mia became a big Harry Potter fan after she watched her first movie in July. Then she became even more interested when she started reading the books. And once Aunty Ava told her about a Harry Potter World that exists in London, that’s THE place she wanted to go once we told her that we would be going to London. So you can just imagine the panic I felt when I tried to buy the tickets online and saw that tickets were all sold out until 4 January! By some stroke of good luck, 4 tickets became available when I searched again at 2am later that night, or rather early the next morning. Phew, disaster avoided 😓. Don’t think any of these photos need explaining if you are a fan. And if you aren’t, how can you not be?!

Butter beers to quench our thirst.

Which wand picked who??