Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace from Wantage
Blenheim Palace from Wantage, by chauffeur. The drive is 42 minutes (22.1 miles) via the A338, A420 and A44. The house is north of Wantage as the crow flies. Blenheim Palace dates to 1705. Blenheim Palace is built in the English Baroque style. 32 and 33, Market Place in Wantage is Grade II* listed. For Wantage, the county is Oxfordshire. 0.6 miles from Wantage's centre stands Ham House, listed Grade II*.
How the day runs
The day starts at your Wantage address. Opening: park open daily (9am-6pm); palace and gardens open to day visitors, with times varying by date. 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. Going home, allow 42 minutes to Wantage. Ravensley is based in Oxford; reaching Wantage takes 33 minutes.
- Wantage to Blenheim Palace42 min, 22.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Blenheim Palace to Wantage42 min, 22.1 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Blenheim Palace dates to 1705.
Source: wikidata.orgBlenheim Palace is built in the English Baroque style.
Source: wikidata.org32 and 33, Market Place, in central Wantage, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukWantage is in Oxfordshire.
Source: wikidata.orgHam House, 0.6 miles out from central Wantage, 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
How many miles is Blenheim Palace from Wantage?
22.1 miles via the A338, A420 and A44, 42 minutes in clear traffic; 42 minutes back.
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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- 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.