Huckleberry Farm

What a handy location. You’re all set for day trips to Oxford (20 minutes’ drive) to explore the hallowed delights of the Ashmolean Museum and tour the university colleges. Other regal cultural attractions hereabouts include the ginormous Blenheim Palace (10 minutes) with an opulent interior to discover and miles of walks in its extensive Capability Brown-designed gardens. Kids behaving? Spoil them with a day out at Cotswold Farm Park (50 minutes), home of TV’s Adam Henson, to pet newborn lambs (seasonal, usually spring) in the animal barn or feed Suffolk Punch horses and greedy goats on the Rare Breeds Trail. Or how about hands-on encounters (and perfectly safe) with crocs at Crocodiles of the World (half an hour)? Shoppers, you’ve arrived in heaven. Trawl through the designer stores at Bicester Village outlet (10 minutes) for all manner of bargain wardrobe updates, or pay a visit Diddly Squat Farm Shop (half an hour), made famous by another celeb, this time Jeremy Clarkson, to pick up local Cotswolds produce like honey, chutneys and salad oils.