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Visiting Blenheim Palace
Escorted or Independent Trips to Blenheim Palace From London





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Just a few miles north of Oxford is Blenheim Palace, a world heritage site, home of the Duke of Marlborough and birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill.

The main attraction is the palace itself with guided tours as part of the entrance ticket.
Blenheim Palace
The grounds and gardens too are truly impressive and there is enough to do and see to keep you occupied for the best part of the day.
Blenheim Palace Official Web Site + Admissions
The name Blenheim derives from a decisive battle that took place on the 13th August 1704 here. In reward for his services a grateful Queen Anne granted to Marlborough the Royal Manor of Woodstock and signified that she would build him, at her own expense, a house to be called Blenheim. In 1705 work started and as they say the rest is history.

For detailed Blenheim Palace information, opening hours and admission charges see the official web site.
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Getting To Blenheim Palace
By Public Transport
There are frequent buses from Oxford to Woodstock, a picturesque village next door to Blenheim Palace. We have a dedicated page on getting to Oxford from London by public transport.

The most frequent bus route between Oxford and Woodstock is the Stagecoach route 20 or 20A. This departs from Gloucester Green, (the same terminus as the London buses). Frequency is broadly every 30 minutes Mondays to Saturdays and hourly on Sundays.
Scheduled travel time is about 40 minutes.

On Sundays the bus starts from the city centre, just 5 minutes walk, not the bus station.
By Tour Bus
If you want to visit and tour the palace and also take in the grounds, none of the mainstream tours from London really meets your needs. By far the best option is to make the visit independently through Oxford.
Those few tours that do visit Blenheim usually only make a brief stop where passengers just access the grounds, not the palace.
A typical tour like this is the Evan Evans Hampton Court, Cotswolds and Blenheim Tour and Stratford, Cotswolds and Blenheim Tours
Summary of Most Popular Tours From London
Including Stonehenge
Stonehenge and Bath AN £49 Full Size Bus With admission to Stonehenge & Roman Baths at Bath.
Salisbury - Stonehenge - Avebury IF £74 Minibus
 With admission to Stonehenge & Salisbury Cathedral. Walking Avebury.
Lacock - Bath - Stonehenge IF £74 Minibus
 With admission to Stonehenge & Roman Baths. Walking tour Lacock.
Stonehenge - Glastonbury - Avebury IF £74 Minibus
 With admission to Stonehenge, Glastonbury. Walking tour Avebury.
Windsor - Stonehenge - Bath EE £69 Full Size Bus
 With admission to Windsor Castle, Stonehenge & Roman Baths @ Bath
Windsor - Stonehenge - Bath PR £72 Full Size Bus With admission to Windsor Castle, Stonehenge & Private torchlit tour of Roman Baths @ Bath
Salisbury - Stonehenge - Bath EE £44 Full Size Bus Choice of options at destinations (walking tours, meals or visits to main attractions)
Winchester - Stonehenge - Bath EE £69 Full Size Bus Admissions to Winchester Cathedral, Roman Baths, Stonehenge
Windsor - Salisbury - Stonehenge EE £69 Full Size Bus
 With admission to Windsor Castle, Salisbury Cathedral & Stonehenge
Windsor - Stonehenge - Oxford PR £69 Full Size Bus
 With admission to Windsor Castle, Stonehenge & Walking Tour Oxford
Windsor - Stonehenge - Oxford EE £44 Full Size Bus Choice of options at destinations (walking tours, meals or visits to main attractions)
Cotswolds - Bath - Stonehenge IF £119 2 day MiniBus
with hotel		 Tours of Cotswold Villages, Stonehenge and Bath. Runs Nov - Feb
Oxford - Cotswolds - Bath - Stonehenge IF £159 2 day MiniBus
with hotel		 As above but also visits Oxford.
Runs March - October
Including Special Access Tours Stonehenge
Stonehenge - Lacock - Bath PR £79 Various With special access admission to Stonehenge & Roman Bath
Stonehenge - Salisbury or Avebury AN £75 Various With special access admission to Stonehenge plus a visit to either Avebury or Salisbury
Cotswolds, Oxford, Stratford Upon Avon, Warwick Castle
Oxford - Cotswolds - Stratford IF £74 Minibus
 Guided tours of Oxford, Stratford, Burford, Boutron On Water
Cotswolds - Stratford PR £57 Full Size Bus With lunch in Cotswolds and Cream Tea and Walking Tour at Stratford
Oxford - Stratford EE £69 Full Size Bus With walking tour of Oxford and admission to Shakespeare's Birthplace
Oxford - Stratford - Warwick Castle EE £69 Full Size Bus
 Walking tour Oxford and admission to Shakespeare's Birthplace + Warwick
Oxford - Stratford - Warwick + Cotswold PR £69 Full Size Bus
 Walking tour Oxford and admission to Shakespeare's Birthplace + Warwick
Blenheim - Cotswolds - Stratford EE £44 Full Size Bus Choice of options at Blenheim, Cotswolds & Oxford (walking tours or visits to main attractions)
Blenheim & Cotswolds EE £69 Full Size Bus With admission to Blenheim
Lunch in Cotswolds Village
Cotswolds - Bath - Stonehenge IF £119 2 day MiniBus
with hotel		 With admission to Stonehenge and Walking Tour of Bath. Includes hotel.
Oxford - Cotswolds - Bath - Stonehenge IF £159 2 day MiniBus
with hotel		 With admission to Stonehenge and Walking Tour of Bath and Oxford. Includes hotel.
Canterbury, Leeds Castle & Dover
Leeds - Canterbury - Dover EE £69 Full Size Bus With admission to Leeds Castle and Canterbury Cathedral
Leeds - Canterbury - Greenwich PR £69 Full Size Bus Admission to Leeds Castle and Canterbury Cathedral, Greenwich tour + river cruise.
IF - International Friends (Uses 16 seat minibuses)
AN - Anderson Tours		 EE - Evan Evans Tours
PR - Premium Tours