A trip to Blenheim with Auntie Vanessa

Auntie Vanessa was in the neighbourhood (i.e. Eastern Europe) and decided to drop by. Thankfully Oxfordshire turned on the charm again and it was a beautiful autumn day.

First stop was The Black Prince located in lovely Woodstock, located on the A44 just north-west of Oxford, where incidentally, I bought our new car.










The steak here was great and very well priced, we will be going back there. From the Black Prince we took the secret entrance into the gardens of Blenheim. Because of something called 'Trampers' rights' you are allowed to walk through the grounds of any property in England (I think). And this means you don't have to dress as a hobo or tramp to get in ;) Of course, you don't get access to the palace itself, but who's complaining!





On the way back to Woodstock we stopped off at Harriett's for tea and scones. Harriett's is a highly recommended bakery where I was sent to get cakes for my newstarter cake day. Like many workplaces, cake is a big deal and any excuse is enough for cake.



Lucas even tried his hand at some piano at Harriett's.




The scones, tea, milkshakes and marzipans were first rate! Highly recommended. The weather was so good that Harriett's even set up an ice-cream stall out the front of the shop.


As you can see, Woodstock is a very pretty village. It even has views of Blenheim's 'Victory Column' from the main street.