Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace from Witney
Visiting Blenheim Palace? The car starts in Witney. Allow 26 minutes; the route runs via the B4047, A4095 and A44. Heading north-east from Witney, the house is 9.5 miles away. Expect to pass Long Hanborough en route. Blenheim Palace is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Blenheim Palace dates to 1705. Rail reached Combe station in 1935. Witney is a market town. Town Hall in Witney is Grade II* listed.
How the day runs
Pick-up is from your own front door in Witney. 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. Pair it with Rousham House, 24 minutes by road. Going home, allow 26 minutes to Witney. The car sets out from Oxford, 15.7 miles from Witney.
- Witney to Blenheim Palace26 min, 9.5 miles, in clear traffic
- Blenheim Palace to Witney26 min, 9.6 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.orgCombe station opened in 1935.
Source: wikidata.orgWitney is classed as a market town.
Source: wikidata.orgTown Hall, in central Witney, 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 Witney to Blenheim Palace?
26 minutes (9.5 miles) via the B4047, A4095 and A44 in clear traffic; the return is 26 minutes.
Can we add a second house?
Rousham House is 24 minutes from Blenheim Palace.
Which way does the car go from Witney?
Via the B4047, A4095 and A44, passing Long Hanborough; 9.5 miles in all.
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