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Blenheim Palace and Oxford Group Tour

Blenheim Palace and Oxford Group Tour

Blenheim Palace and Oxford Group Tour

Discover an abundance of breathtaking views, charming corners, natural beauty and picturesque spots at Britain's Greatest Palace, from vibrant roses and a secret garden to an awe-inspiring lake and cascading water features. As well as boasting magnifient gardens, Blenheim Palace was the birthplace of Winston Churchill and today is a masterpiece of Baroque architecture, home to one of the most important and extensive collections in Europe, including portraits, furniture, sculpture and tapestries. On to Oxford, The City of Dreaming Spires, famous the world over for its University and place in history. For over 800 years, it has been a home to royalty and scholars with some truly amazing architecture.

 

 

Tour Highlights

  • Explore the magnificent gardens of Blenheim - visit the Formal Gardens with the majestic Water Terraces, the Italian Garden, tranquil Secret Garden, the Churchill Memorial Garden and the beautifully delicate Rose Garden.
  • Also see the Arboretum, Grand Cascade, Lake, Walled Gardens and Marlborough Maze.
  • Inside the Palace explore the beautiful State Rooms, see how the Marlborough family lived and do the 'Downstairs Tour' to experience how the servants lived.
  • See the room where Sir Winston Churchill was born and the place in the gardens where he proposed. Also the Churchill Exhibition, located in Churchill's studio at Blenheim, showcasing photographs, letters, artefacts and excerpts from his most famous speeches.
  • Oxford, home to England's oldest university with its iconic Bodleian Library, Radcliffe Camera and traditional punting on the river. Tour some of the university’s famous colleges, including Magdalen and Trinity and explore England's first botanic garden, home to an impressive range of climates including tropical jungle and oozing swamp. Visit the Ashmolean Museum, the world's oldest university museum with amazing collections spanning the civilisations of east and west from the Neolithic era to the present day.

What Our Clients Say

I was very fortunate to be on their 70th and 75th D-Day celebration tours. The service and attention to details was exceptional. It was very moving to go back.

As a Jane Austen enthusiast, this tour was perfect - and the Jane Austen Festival in Bath was just fabulous to see!

Words fail me...The Downton Abbey was a perfectly wonderful travel experience! We did not know we would be the ONLY guests at the Abbey. When we realised how truly exclusive our tour was we were speechless! Surreal being there and actually meeting Lady Carnarvon.