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We look forward to welcoming you back in 2020...

Travel back in time to the Roaring Twenties...

Enjoy flavours from a decadent decade with the new 'Let's Misbehave' Afternoon Tea in the Orangery Restaurant...

A romantic evening with iconic 20's inspired dishes, dancing and drinks in the setting of the Orangery Restaurant

We can welcome you again...

Dear friends,  

Blenheim welcomed the recent Government announcement that paid attractions, such as ourselves can now open.

We are delighted to therefore confirm that from this coming Saturday, 30th May that we will open our Park and Gardens exclusively for our Annual Pass and Walking Permit Holders until the end of the 5th June. From 6th June we will then welcome everyone. 

To ensure the safety and enjoyment of everyone, we will both limit numbers and require pre-booking from everyone who wishes to visit (including Annual Pass holders) as we will be limiting numbers onsite. You can book your date and time slot using the button below:

Should you want to explore the Formal Gardens you can either purchase an Annual Pass if you don’t already have one or a Park and Gardens ticket online blenheimpalace.com/tickets. We will have a NEW Formal Gardens Audio tour available for you to explore and discover our site like never before.  

When you visit, we will also have some new safety measures in place that we ask you to follow for your own safety and the safety of others which can be viewed here.

We have a new FAQs section on our website to provide you with all information you may want to know before visiting and by the end of the week we will have live streaming of our site and a short video of all our safety and hygiene promises – to help you feel re-assured before visiting.

We can’t wait to see you all again to make memories once again.

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This week we are celebrating the 75th Anniversary of VE Day - when victory in Europe was declared on 8th May, 1945. We had big plans to celebrate this weekend, and although we can''t welcome you to an event, we have pulled together stories, videos and photographs online to commemorate WWII and celebrate our ''Greatest Briton'' Sir Winston Churchill, who was born in the Palace in 1874.

Explore the dedicated page on our website >>

We''ve also been busy finding more inspiration and ideas from our partners and friends, so you can celebrate at home this weekend. Make some bunting, get baking classic recipes, or even try a 1940s make up look!

Blenheim''s WWII History

Aunt to His Grace, the 12th Duke of Marlborough, Lady Rosemary Muir was recently featured in a YouTube series ''WW2 I Was There''. In this fascinating video, Lady Rosemary shares her experience living in Blenheim Palace before, during and after the war.

“My dear friends, this is your hour. This is not victory of a party or of any class. It’s a victory of the Great British nation as a whole."

Sir Winston Churchill on VE Day, 1945

Celebrate VE Day at Home

The BBC has published an itinerary for Friday, 8th May and shows us how the nation have been celebrating already. Take a look >>

WWII-inspired Recipes

If you''d like to understand how we''re operating at this time, or how it impacts you, we have pulled together a list of Frequently Asked Questions on our website. Take a look >>

Happy Easter weekend from Blenheim Palace! We want to #stayconnected with you, so on a weekly basis we''ll share good news from the estate along with ideas for keeping positive and busy at home.

If you''d like to understand how we''re operating at this time, or how it impacts you, we have pulled together a list of Frequently Asked Questions on our website. Take a look >>

Blenheim in the Community

There are currently a number of groups in our local area doing vital work to help those most in need at this difficult time. We are proud to be doing what we can to offer support alongside these fantastic organisations and groups of extraordinary local people.

Easter at Home

Life in the Park 

 This week Blenheim have made the decision to postpone the project to dredge our Queen Pool lake, which was due to start this month. While our teams wait to start the project, they''ll continue researching and planning, to make sure it''s an even bigger success than we''d originally hoped. Read more online >>

As part of the research already done on the estate''s lake system, our consultants Atkins set up a camera to track resident wildlife. Take a look at the some of the species they found in the below video.

CELEBRATING 70 YEARS

“My Dad worked for MI5 at the Palace during the war and my parents were good friends of the Hartrees who lived at Palace, Len Hartree was the electrician and we visited him and his family a lot. Mr.Gray was the head gamekeeper and he his family lived on one side of High Lodge and we lived on the other side.” 

We are so pleased to be able to re-open our Park & Gardens again for you all to enjoy. Whilst we are unfortunately sold out this weekend we hope you will book a time slot here to come and see us soon. Our teams have been busy at work making sure the site is looking as remarkable as ever and that we are following all new safety protocols to protect you and our staff.  

This week we are bringing you lots more content and updates from Blenheim, as well as fun family-friendly ideas and challenges to keep you going during lockdown.

Life Goes On At Blenheim

We caught our Head of Gardens, Hilary, admiring the early climbing rose in full bloom and inspecting a spectacular wall of wisteria this week. ‘Dreaming Spires’, which grows up the walls of our Orangery, is the first of more than 4,000 roses on the Estate to flower this season.

News

Activities for Families

Fresh and Easy Summer Recipes

CELEBRATING 70 YEARS

"A snowy winter morning before all the children arrived to sledge down the hill."

If you''d like to understand how we''re operating at this time, or how it impacts you, we have pulled together a list of Frequently Asked Questions on our website. Take a look >>

We can''t wait to see you!

Dear friends,

We are so pleased to share more great news with you as we proceed to open both the Palace State Rooms and The Orangery Restaurant for Al Fresco dining on the terrace from this weekend, 4th July.

Make the most of our Annual Pass offer (buy one day, get 12 months free*) this summer and enjoy free entry to our Palace, Park & Gardens and to selected events for a whole year.

The Palace will be operating on a limited capacity and we would ask that within an hour of your pre-booked arrival time you visit the Palace. To ensure we can up-hold social distancing measures, we will not be able to open the Untold Story or Churchill Exhibition for the foreseeable future. However, you will be able to walk through Churchill’s Birth Room and see some new portraits and historical content on display for you to discover along the way.

The Orangery Al Fresco experience is the chance to dine in pods on the terrace, overlooking the magnificent Italian Garden. With social distance measures in place we will offer not only lunch and afternoon tea, but also supper in the evenings! Menus can be found here to whet your appetite but please remember you must pre-book prior to visiting.

The Pleasure Gardens and miniature train remain closed a little while longer until the 22nd July when school holidays break.

In the coming weeks we look forward to sharing further new and exciting experiences we have planned to make the most of this summer.

Look forward to seeing you soon,

The Blenheim Palace Team

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WHAT ARE WE SHOWING?

Romeo + Juliet © 1996 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 
Pretty Woman © 1990 Touchstone Pictures. All Rights Reserved
Jo Jo Rabbit © 2019 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
A Star is Born © 2018 Warner Bros. Ent. All Rights Reserved. 
Rocketman © 2019 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.  

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This Summer enjoy Britain''s Greatest Palace with the kids, and the best thing is they can come for FREE*.  

Our Pleasure Gardens and Miniature Train will be reopening from this Wednesday 22nd July. The Maze and Butterfly House will remain closed, however the Adventure Playground, Walled Garden and Pleasure Gardens Pizza Café will also be reopening for you all to enjoy.

We will be running a series of outdoor kids events and on-site activities to keep your little ones entertained. All you need to do is buy an Adult Palace, Park and Gardens ticket which will give you up to four free child spaces, for kids from the same household, valid for Annual Pass conversion.

Online pre-booking is essential before any visit. 
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WHAT''S ON

TREASURE HUNT

*PIZZA OFFER*

EVENTS

A LOOK AHEAD TO THIS YEAR...

If you''d like to understand how we''re operating at this time, or how it impacts you, we have pulled together a list of Frequently Asked Questions on our website. Take a look >>

Remembrance Day 2020

We''re commemorating Armistice Day with an installation of 200, life sized Armistice Day soldier silhouettes and 75 poppy wreaths by the Column of Victory.

The art installation is in memory of The Unknown Soldier, paying respects to our fallen heroes. We are raising funds for The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.

Help us reach our fundraising goal of £30,000+

We are delighted to be able to keep our Park and Gardens open this month. Please note pre-booking is essential prior to any visit.

Enjoy a day out at Britain''s Greatest Palace

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Enjoy the perfect festive day out at Blenheim Palace

We can''t wait to welcome you back!

We''ve been getting dressed for Christmas behind closed doors this year but are delighted to be opening the Palace again on Wednesday 2nd December.

Celebrate Christmas with Blenheim Palace

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Explore our Park & Gardens this season

Give the gift of Blenheim this Christmas. 

Kick off your Christmas Shopping with our brand new online shopping experience.

Celebrate Christmas with Blenheim

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We want to #stayconnected with you, so on a weekly basis we''ll share good news from the estate along with ideas for keeping positive and busy at home.

Life in the Park continues to flourish this week. Our Spring arrivals include lambs, calves, goslings and ducklings, and our flora has been bringing new life too. Our blossom trees and tulips are bringing colour to the Formal Gardens and the Gardens Team have been hard at work maintaining our lawns, hedges and flowerbeds.

If you''d like to understand how we''re operating at this time, or how it impacts you, we have pulled together a list of Frequently Asked Questions on our website. Take a look >>

Life goes on at Blenheim

Our Head Gardener Hilary shows us what she''s been up to this week, and shares her top tips for keeping your garden beautiful at this time of year. Hilary takes us to the Walled Garden - not open to our guests usually - and shows us Blenheim''s award-winning grapes, peaches, how to keep your greenhouse free from pests, and how to get the perfect striped lawn.

For the Family

Get Baking

Stay Active

Enjoy a Ballet or Opera

CELEBRATING 70 YEARS

"This is a photo of my Great Grandparents, they lived in High Lodge back in 1914. I''m not sure until when. But I know that in the Second World War my Great Grandmother went back to work to help clean the Palace, to keep her mind off seven members of her family (my Gran was one of 10) who where in involved in the war including My Great Grandfather lost both of his legs. Before the war he had been Head Groomsman at the Palace. Over the years my great Aunties where Maids at the Palace. Plus, my Great Uncle Henry worked on the farm. His wife worked in the outdoor café. I think I worked out that, over the generations, I am the 4th generation in our family to work at the Palace. I can remember as a child going to the farm and seeing the baby sheep and cows."

Important Notice From Our Chief Executive

Dear friends,

I hope that you have all remained safe. I shared with you last week our outline plans and expectations around opening [click here if you did not receive it].

Until we can reopen properly, Blenheim Park is really only open for our local communities – and keeping the Park open for them is very important to us and them. I appreciate that we have a Bank Holiday weekend coming up, and we would normally be saying to you “come to Blenheim Palace and Woodstock, we’d love to see you”. But today I want to tell you something a bit different.

With current health risks and fears, when large numbers of you come from further away to visit the Park, you bring those risks and fears to our communities, families and friends. Blenheim is threaded right through these communities and their wellbeing and safety really matters to us - and so does yours.

Our car parks are still not able to open, which means visitors from further away must park in Woodstock or elsewhere. There is very limited parking in those places and the constant risk of parking enforcement. I should also flag that there are no toilets open anywhere near us and very little else is open. If the Park gets too busy, we will have to close entrances to protect those already inside.

We expect to be able to open more facilities shortly for you; we expect health risks to diminish and this advice applies very specifically to this very sunny Bank Holiday Weekend, a time when we all tend to come out which significantly heightens the risks. We want to keep our friends, neighbours and families safe and we want you to stay safe too. 

Soon, we will all welcome you with open arms but this Bank Holiday Weekend (and I cannot quite believe I am writing this) we ask you to stay away.

Stay safe.

With kind regards,

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The busiest time of year for our Shepherds has ''officially'' begun this week, with the majority of our ewes now due to give birth and the first of our lambs already out frolicking in the Park! Elsewhere, our Gardens Team stay busy tending to the lawns, flowerbeds and fruit & veg we grow.

If you''d like to understand how we''re operating at this time, or how it impacts you, we have pulled together a list of Frequently Asked Questions on our website. Take a look >>

The Best of Blenheim

Our Herdsman Richard took this fantastic shot of our new calves in the ancient oak forest this week. It''s amazing to see the oldest life on the estate next to the newest. Our herd of British White cattle has grown by seven so far, and we are expecting 12 more calves in the coming months.

Banish Boredom

Get Baking

Stay Active

Learn Something New

CELEBRATING 70 YEARS

"This is some cine film my Dad took of my first visit to Blenheim in 1965 aged 2. Great to look back on a lovely family day out. The wonderful views are the same although the style of dress, cars and miniature railway are all different."

Whilst everyone is staying safe inside during this difficult time we want to #stayconnected with you. Every week we will be sharing behind the scenes news from the estate as it blooms with all manner of life, but also giving you ideas and activities to try to make the most of being inside with your loved ones.

If you''d like to understand how we''re operating at this time, or how it impacts you, we have pulled together a list of Frequently Asked Questions on our website. Take a look >>

Life goes on at Blenheim

Learn at little more about Blenheim Palace and the people who work here.

Recently our CEO Dominic Hare was interviewed by Bear and H for their podcast, Oxford''s 0-100. Hear about Dominic and his background, love of Manchester United, his inability to do accents, Bob the Builder and the infamous golden toilet. 

The Great Indoors

Watch a West End Show at Home

Learn New Skills

Get Yourselves Moving

Animal Magic

CELEBRATING 70 YEARS

“This is my Dad, Bill Brown''s memory. Back in 1966 he was asked to re-carve the Grinling Gibbons trophy that stands on the roof top as you enter the great courtyard. He was 31 at the time and it was his first ''big job''. It had to be an exact copy of the Knight in Armour with arms, pikes, choppers, muskets, flags and canons. You can see in the picture the one he was copying on the floor. The whole thing was done in about eight pieces, weighed a few tonnes and took about six months to complete. Dad did a fare bit of restoration work on the palace, but this particular piece was featured in the London Times which we still have a copy of and is the piece we are most proud of and always cast a glance at it when we are walking by. He carved the plaques in Diana’s Temple where Churchill proposed, as well as the great man’s headstone."

In aid of Mental Health Awareness Week, it’s more important than ever that we use our own experiences to help each other. Many of us are worried about Coronavirus and how it will affect us and those we love. We hope that our newsletters are lifting your spirits if you''re struggling during this time.

This bank holiday weekend looks glorious and we would usually be inviting you to visit with open arms. However we remain officially closed until such time as it is safe. Whilst our public rights of way are open for local residents within walking distance, due to the health risks when too many of us come together, we ask everyone else to please resist visiting our Park for a walk and stay away to protect yourselves and your loved ones. 

Read full announcement here >>

Getting Through This Together

Wind Down & Relax

Stay Active

From Your Home

Life at Blenheim

Behind closed doors we have been undergoing a spring clean to our collection of art and artefacts to ensure they remain safe and avoid any signs of dirt or damage that could affect the collection. Remember you can still experience the beauty and grandeur of the State Rooms from home.

Sweet Treats by Searcys

We think it''s time you treat yourself to something sweet, indulgent and delicious! Here are some of our favourite recipes to enjoy from home:

CELEBRATING 70 YEARS

"When I was 5 or 6 and going to Woodstock Primary School, we would walk to Blenheim and have races and games, like a mini sports day, with mothers coming along with food and drink for a picnic afterwards."

If you''d like to understand how we''re operating at this time, or how it impacts you, we have pulled together a list of Frequently Asked Questions on our website. Take a look >>

Come rain or shine, there is plenty to see this Summer at Britain''s Greatest Palace. Don''t forget online pre-booking is essential before any visit.

TOP 10 THINGS TO DO THIS SUMMER

If you''d like to understand how we''re operating at this time, or how it impacts you, we have pulled together a list of Frequently Asked Questions on our website. Take a look >>

Coronavirus (Covid-19) Update

A message from our Chief Executive

Spring has arrived at this beautiful place and, as always, Blenheim Palace does not disappoint with the trees coming into bloom and of course England’s finest view looking as resplendent as ever. However, this Spring is somewhat different with the Coronavirus (Covid-19) taking hold in the UK...

We have taken the very difficult decision to close the Palace, Formal Gardens and Pleasure Gardens as from Monday 23rd March until further notice; while laws and Government advice allow, Blenheim Park will remain open from 10.00 - 16.00 each day for you to enjoy. Our shop, cafés and all toilet facilities will be closed at this time.  

This will be free for everyone to enjoy; with everything that is happening in the world right now, we want to try and ensure that we give people a place where they can come, be surrounded by nature and a beautiful landscape and feel connected - whilst we are socially distancing ourselves. That last bit is important; while you are here, please respect people’s social distance and share smiles and kind words only... and please share those a lot. 

Our teams have been working hard to put into place procedures to minimise any risks, we have issued our guidelines on our website. We also ask that you help us to ensure that we can stay open and limit any risks by not coming if you have signs of any illness or should be in isolation - please come another day.   

This year we are celebrating being open to Visitors for 70 years, and we want to make sure that we continue to be a safe environment for families to come and visit and, although these are very difficult times, they will become part of our shared history.  We will be regularly posting on social media sites stories from Blenheim Palace, its past, present and future so please do stay in touch with us at this time using hashtags #stayconnected / #blenheimpalace.

Please see our website for all our event information, we will be issuing refunds for any that are Blenheim Palace ticketed, and you will be directed to third party event partners through our event pages, for additional information.

I want to personally assure you that we have made these decisions with the interests of our visitors and staff at the heart of them.

On behalf of myself and the team at Blenheim Palace I wish you safe health. Take care of yourselves – we don’t care if you never spend money with us again, we just want to know that you and your loved ones are safe.

With kind regards,

Please follow the link below for the latest updates...

If you visit us, remember to share your story on social media using:

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PRE-BOOKING A TIME SLOT ONLINE IS ESSENTIAL BEFORE ANY VISIT, INCLUDING ALL ANNUAL PASS HOLDERS

We can’t thank you enough for your support over the last few months and for helping us re-open our Park & Gardens safely. If you haven''t had a chance to visit us yet, you can pre-book your tickets online here. We’ve put together a short video explaining what safety and hygiene measures we have in place to help you feel reassured before any visit. Take a look >>

This week it''s National Volunteers'' Week in which the UK celebrates volunteers and says thank you to them for the contribution that they make. We want to say a big thank you to everyone who is giving a helping hand and supporting those in need during this time. Find out how we''ve been offering local support here.

Rainy Day Activities

Grow Your Own

News From The Estate

Earlier this week, Nick and Francis from our Forestry Team have been carrying out remedial tree safety work on those trees identified from the Health and Safety roadside and right of way health check. This looks at tree deterioration, defects and potential disease damage. See full video here >>

Homemade Recipes

CELEBRATING 70 YEARS

"This is my father Giuseppe Diliberto who emigrated from Sicily to Oxford in 1962. His first job was as a waiter at Blenheim Palace and remembers serving Sir Winston Churchill! He fondly remembers that some of the staff he worked alongside taught him English as when he came over didn’t speak the language. He is almost 87 years old and I would love to bring him back for a visit if there was ever a reunion organised!"

If you''d like to understand how we''re operating at this time, or how it impacts you, we have pulled together a list of Frequently Asked Questions on our website. Take a look >>

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Blenheim Palace shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that it fully complies with data protection laws and regulations including your rights. Please refer to: www.blenheimpalace.com/privacy for more information on your rights and how we store, process, protect and retain your information.

This week, our Gardens Team spent a little extra time mowing our South Lawn, in order to say a very big thank you (75m x 9m to be precise) to those working to keep us all safe and healthy at this difficult time.

This week is National Gardening Week! While we can''t welcome you to our Formal Gardens in person, we have been sharing plenty of photos and videos on our social media, so be sure to follow us for updates. In case you missed it, our Head of Gardens Hilary has put together some top tips for Spring gardening. Take a look>>

News from the Estate

Celebrate National Gardening Week

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) have lots of ideas for how to celebrate National Gardening Week. 

“Plants and gardens have the power to uplift us and that''s why we urge everyone to get involved in National Gardening Week in whatever way they can. It''s more important than ever that we savour the beauty of flowers and trees because gardens are a natural tonic.” - Alan Titchmarsh

Stay Active

Get Baking

Art from the Heart

CELEBRATING 70 YEARS

"One of the old traditions of the 11th Duke of Marlborough was to dose the Water Terrace ponds light blue after they had been cleaned.

Our workshop contained an old hessian bag of copper sulphate that had been handed down over many many years. The dosing measurement was about one spoonful per pond, hence why the bag had lasted for so long.

Along came a new member of the Maintenance Team who thinks this is a job that he should take on, and promptly uses the complete bag, the story goes that His Grace, the Duke found it hilarious, I however took the phone call and I am pretty sure there was no laughter."

If you''d like to understand how we''re operating at this time, or how it impacts you, we have pulled together a list of Frequently Asked Questions on our website. Take a look >>

 It has been a sumptuous Spring at Blenheim Palace and the Park is full of life. Whilst we would love to welcome you back through our gates once again, for now the Palace and Gardens remain closed in light of the government announcement. However, please remember to #stayconnected with us during these challenging times.

If you''d like to understand how we''re operating at this time, or how it impacts you, we have pulled together a list of Frequently Asked Questions on our website. Take a look >>

Life at Blenheim

Our Herdsman Richard took this fantastic shot of our yearling cattle grazing the water meadows out in the Park this week. The water meadows play an important role as a micro ecosystems, slowing the flow of water in heavy rain fall events, trapping nutrients and sediment runoff and as a result creating an amazing habitat which is teeming with insect life, plant life and an abundance of mammals and birds. 

Supporting Local Causes

The Vegetarian Diet

Happy #NationalVegetarianWeek! It can be hard to motivate ourselves to stay active and eat well, but hopefully, we can help you stay on track with some vegetarian meals. Our partners Searcys have created these delicious recipes that can easily be made at home:

Shop Firm Favourites

Learn Arts and Crafts

CELEBRATING 70 YEARS

"This picture is of my grandmother walking in Blenheim in the mid ''50s, she would have been about 60 years old. The location has changed little, apart from a few less trees now; the top of the path just inside the Town Gate, going down to Seven Arches bridge, but note the surface underfoot! My grandfather was a keen photographer and this picture was recently transposed from a 35mm slide. My grandparents lived in Birmingham and we lived in Sandford St Martin so they would have been on the way to us or on the way back. This obviously wasn''t one of the many family trips to Woodstock as otherwise at least one of us would have been in the picture too! The Park was seldom open in those days and I remember well the excited anticipation of walking down Park Street...will the gates be open or won''t they? and the loud cheer that went up if they were open! In later years we had a car too, and driving through Woodstock, time permitting, we would divert and drive up to the gates, just in case they were open and joy or joys, we could go in..."