Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace from Abingdon
Visiting Blenheim Palace? The car starts in Abingdon. Allow 29 minutes; the route runs via the A4183, A34 and A44. The house is north of Abingdon as the crow flies. Between Abingdon and the house you go through or past North Hinksey. Blenheim Palace is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Blenheim Palace dates to 1705. Radley is the closest railway station to Abingdon, 7 minutes by car. The Abingdon Railway serves Radley. Historic England lists Abingdon's Abingdon Abbey at Grade I.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Abingdon. At Blenheim Palace you are set down by the visitor entrance; the chauffeur waits nearby. For lunch or tea, Remont is 17 minutes away. The way home to Abingdon takes 29 minutes (15.3 miles). The car sets out from Oxford, 6.5 miles from Abingdon.
- Abingdon to Blenheim Palace29 min, 15.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Blenheim Palace to Abingdon29 min, 15.3 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Blenheim Palace is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden.
Source: wikidata.orgBlenheim Palace dates to 1705.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Abingdon by road is Radley (RAD), about 7 minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgRadley station is on the Abingdon Railway and Cherwell Valley Line.
Source: wikidata.orgAbingdon Abbey, in central Abingdon, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukPark open daily (9am-6pm); palace and gardens open to day visitors, with times varying by date
Source: blenheimpalace.comOver 2,000 acres of 'Capability' Brown landscaped parkland, plus the Marlborough Maze, Walled Garden, Water Terraces and Italian Garden.
Source: blenheimpalace.comState Rooms, Great Hall painted ceiling, the Long Library of 10,000 books, and Churchill's birth room with an exhibition.
Source: blenheimpalace.com
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from Abingdon to Blenheim Palace?
29 minutes (15.2 miles) via the A4183, A34 and A44 in clear traffic; the return is 29 minutes.
When is Blenheim Palace open?
Opening: park open daily (9am-6pm); palace and gardens open to day visitors, with times varying by date.
Which way does the car go from Abingdon?
Via the A4183, A34 and A44, passing North Hinksey; 15.2 miles in all.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Hanborough, 13 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
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