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Just a short distance outside Oxford is Blenheim Palace which is the home of the Dukes of Marlborough. 

The Palace is open daily from 10.30 to 17.30 from mid-March to the end of October. The Park is open daily from 9.00 - 1700 throughout the year. There are ample coach and car parking areas close to the palace entrance.  Palace visitors may take a guided tour (5 to 10 minute intervals) or view the rooms indepdently. The tour of the palace takes about 1 hour but extra time should be allowed to see the park and gardens. Admission tickets to the Palace include the tour, Churchill Exhibition, park, gardens, parking, butterfly house and train and the use of restaurants and cafeterias. 

Please verify opening times and obtain latest admission ticket prices on the website: www.blenheimpalace.com

Some 600 yards (550 metres) from the palace and accessible by train, on foot or by car The Pleasure Gardens include the Marlborough Maze, Butterfly House, Garden Cafeteria, putting greens, giant chess and draughts and garden shop. Times of opening are given on the website www.blenheimpalace.com

When Queen Anne came to the throne in 1702 John Churchill,1st Duke of Marlborough and his wife Sarah were well established members of the royal circle.

Marlborough, a military genuis won a decisive battle at Blindheim or Blenheim. Queen Anne was so grateful she gave Marlborough the Manor of Woodstock and said she would build a house for him there at her own expense.

The architect chosen was John Vanbrugh who already had masterpieces to prove his ability in Greenwich Hospital and Castle Howard.

The result is a magnificent Palace which is still home to the Dukes of Marlborough. 

Blenheim was the birthplace in 1874.of Sir Winston Churchill. He was the son of Randolph Spencer Churchill who was a younger brother of the 8th Duke of Marlborough.

In addition to the Palace there are the gardens and other attractions to visit and detailed above.

Check now:  www.blenheimpalace.com

3 one day tours to Blenheim Palace from London

Budget London Tour - Blenheim Palace, The Cotswolds and Stratford-upon-Avon

Blenheim Palace, Banbury and Sulgrave Manor

Hampton Court Palace, Blenheim Palace Gardens and The Cotswolds

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