Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace from Wellesbourne
Blenheim Palace, an easy day from Wellesbourne. It is 31.2 miles via the A429, A3400 and A44, 59 minutes in clear traffic. On the way the car passes Shipston-on-Stour. Blenheim Palace is built in the English Baroque style. Blenheim Palace is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Wellesbourne lies within Warwickshire. One Wellesbourne landmark is Wellesbourne Hall, listed Grade II*. The line through Warwick Parkway is the Chiltern Main Line.
How the day runs
Collection is from your home in Wellesbourne. Opening: park open daily (9am-6pm); palace and gardens open to day visitors, with times varying by date. The chauffeur parks up near Blenheim Palace for as long as the visit takes. Remont is 17 minutes away for lunch or tea. Back to Wellesbourne is 58 minutes. From the Oxford base, Wellesbourne is 50.2 miles and 59 minutes via the A34 and M40.
- Wellesbourne to Blenheim Palace59 min, 31.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Blenheim Palace to Wellesbourne58 min, 47.4 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.orgWellesbourne is in Warwickshire.
Source: wikidata.orgWellesbourne Hall, in central Wellesbourne, carries a Grade II* listing.
Source: historicengland.org.ukWarwick Parkway station is on the Chiltern Main Line.
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
What drive time should we allow from Wellesbourne to Blenheim Palace?
59 minutes (31.2 miles) via the A429, A3400 and A44 in clear traffic; the return is 58 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.