Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace from High Wycombe
A day out from High Wycombe to Blenheim Palace. It is 34.4 miles via the M40, A40 and A44, 47 minutes in clear traffic. Blenheim Palace is built in the English Baroque style. Blenheim Palace is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Around 120,000 people live in High Wycombe (2011 figure). Historic England lists High Wycombe's Church of All Saints at Grade I. Among High Wycombe's listed buildings is 7, Castle Street (Grade II*).
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in High Wycombe. Opening: park open daily (9am-6pm); palace and gardens open to day visitors, with times varying by date. Drop-off is at the visitor entrance, and the car stays while you look round. Pair it with Rousham House, 24 minutes by road. Back to High Wycombe is 47 minutes. Oxford, where Ravensley starts each job, is 39 minutes from High Wycombe.
- High Wycombe to Blenheim Palace47 min, 34.4 miles, in clear traffic
- Blenheim Palace to High Wycombe47 min, 34.3 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.orgHigh Wycombe had about 120,000 residents in 2011.
Source: wikidata.orgChurch of All Saints, in central High Wycombe, carries a Grade I listing.
Source: historicengland.org.uk7, Castle Street, in central High Wycombe, 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
Price this journey
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Questions
What drive time should we allow from High Wycombe to Blenheim Palace?
47 minutes (34.4 miles) via the M40, A40 and A44 in clear traffic; the return is 47 minutes.
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
is added after the quote unless you ask for more on the day. Airport fees, parking and tolls are in it.
- 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.