Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace from Charlbury
Blenheim Palace, with collection in Charlbury. It is 7.8 miles via the B4437 and A44, 22 minutes in clear traffic. Blenheim Palace lies south-east of Charlbury. Blenheim Palace is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Blenheim Palace dates to 1705. Historic England lists Charlbury's St Mary's Church at Grade I. The station at Charlbury opened in 1853. Charlbury (CBY) is the station, a couple of minutes from the middle of Charlbury.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Charlbury. You walk straight in at the visitor entrance; the car is close by for later. Rousham House is 24 minutes on, if the day has room for a second house. The way home to Charlbury takes 23 minutes (8.0 miles). From the Oxford base, Charlbury is 20.1 miles and 40 minutes via the A34 and A44.
- Charlbury to Blenheim Palace22 min, 7.8 miles, in clear traffic
- Blenheim Palace to Charlbury23 min, 8 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.orgSt Mary's Church, in central Charlbury, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukCharlbury station opened in 1853.
Source: wikidata.orgThe closest National Rail station to Charlbury by road is Charlbury (CBY), within a couple of minutes' drive.
Source: wikidata.orgPark 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
How many miles is Blenheim Palace from Charlbury?
7.8 miles via the B4437 and A44, 22 minutes in clear traffic; 23 minutes back.
When is Blenheim Palace open?
Opening: park open daily (9am-6pm); palace and gardens open to day visitors, with times varying by date.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
Remont, 17 minutes away from Blenheim Palace.
Can we add a second house?
Rousham House is 24 minutes from Blenheim Palace.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
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- 24 hrs
before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.
- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.