So, a couple of weeks ago, my friend Hayley and I were due to visit Lincoln, but due to mother nature and powers with the white stuff, we couldn't go. Not deterred from having a little excursion out of Shropshire (lovely as it is, it's nice to visit other parts of the country now and again!), we excitedly panned across the maps app on our new white iPhone 4s' and decided a trip to Bicester Village would be ideal. Mainly, we were very eager to visit the Cath Kidston outlet shop, and also peruse around other expensive outlets, oogling at things we couldn't afford and drink many Costa's!
Here are some photos I took from our day trip to Bicester Village on my new iPhone (did I mention I had a new iPhone?!)...
The journey...
Bicester Village...
(Note Hayley's little beaming face outside the Dior outlet!)
Bicester Village is certainly considerably smaller than what I imagined, compared to Cheshire Oaks which is the outlet village I'm more familiar with. That being said, the quality of the outlets is more upmarket and being a girl who adores designers, good things do come in small packages so to speak!
One of the best items I spotted all day was this bag in the Anne Fontaine outlet...
Handbags are my absolute weakness, so I was devastated to learn that this particular black and gold studded, fringed, leather beauty was a colossal £575! Still so pretty though...
However, being determined not to leave Bicester Village empty handed, I did however make a couple of sneaky purchases! Which I will discuss more in an upcoming post, but for now here is a little peek at one!
As I mentioned above, Bicester Village is quite small and before we knew it, we had visited all the outlets we wanted to and were eager to discover more of beautiful Oxfordshire. Having spoke to a lovely sales assistant in Temperley, we decided to get the park and ride into Oxford itself and have a gander around the city made famous by it's university and Harry Potter!
We ate at a delightful little restaurant 'Giraffe' which is actually part of a chain, but the laid back and individual atmosphere meant it definitely didn't feel like it was! The food was ridiculously good, extremely filling and most certainly food for the soul!
After eating, we decided it was probably time to head back to Shropshire, so off we set, content with our spontaneous day out and most certainly planning another visit! And of course, a visit to Costa on the way home was obligatory!
If you're interested, more information on Bicester Village and Giraffe restaurants can be found here:
Louise x x x
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