Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace from Didcot
Out of Didcot for the day, to Blenheim Palace. The drive is 39 minutes (22.9 miles) via the A4130, A34 and A44. Expect to pass North Hinksey en route. Blenheim Palace is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Blenheim Palace dates to 1705. Oxfordshire is Didcot's county. The station at Didcot Parkway opened in 1841. 0.4 miles from Didcot's centre stands Church of All Saints, listed Grade II*.
How the day runs
The day starts at your Didcot address. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. For lunch or tea, Remont is 17 minutes away. Back to Didcot is 38 minutes. From the Oxford base, Didcot is 14.0 miles and 25 minutes via the A4144 and A34.
- Didcot to Blenheim Palace39 min, 22.9 miles, in clear traffic
- Blenheim Palace to Didcot38 min, 22.8 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.orgDidcot is in Oxfordshire.
Source: wikidata.orgDidcot Parkway station opened in 1841.
Source: wikidata.orgChurch of All Saints, 0.4 miles out from central Didcot, 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 Didcot to Blenheim Palace?
39 minutes (22.9 miles) via the A4130, A34 and A44 in clear traffic; the return is 38 minutes.
When is Blenheim Palace open?
Opening: park open daily (9am-6pm); palace and gardens open to day visitors, with times varying by date.
Is the train an alternative?
The house's own nearest station is Hanborough, 13 minutes away by road; a car goes door to door.
Where can we eat or stay nearby?
Remont, 17 minutes away 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.