Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace from Banbury
Blenheim Palace from Banbury, by chauffeur. The drive is 40 minutes (30.0 miles) via the M40, A34 and A44. Heading south from Banbury, the house is 30.0 miles away. The road runs straight out of Banbury with no other town on the way. Blenheim Palace is built in the English Baroque style. Blenheim Palace is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Banbury is an Oxfordshire town. Banbury lies on or beside the River Cherwell. F B Hancock Solicitors in Banbury is Grade II* listed.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Banbury. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. For lunch or tea, Remont is 17 minutes away. The way home to Banbury takes 39 minutes (29.5 miles). Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 41 minutes from Banbury.
- Banbury to Blenheim Palace40 min, 30 miles, in clear traffic
- Blenheim Palace to Banbury39 min, 29.5 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Blenheim Palace is built in the English Baroque style.
Source: wikidata.orgBlenheim Palace is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden.
Source: wikidata.orgBanbury is in Oxfordshire.
Source: wikidata.orgBanbury lies on or beside the River Cherwell.
Source: wikidata.orgF B Hancock Solicitors, in central Banbury, carries a Grade II* 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 Banbury to Blenheim Palace?
40 minutes (30.0 miles) via the M40, A34 and A44 in clear traffic; the return is 39 minutes.
When is Blenheim Palace open?
Opening: park open daily (9am-6pm); palace and gardens open to day visitors, with times varying by date.
Can we add a second house?
Rousham House is 24 minutes from Blenheim Palace.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Hanborough, 13 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
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- 24 hrs
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- In full
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