Blenheim Palace
I’m still catching up on photo shoots from 2012 that I didn’t get round to posting at the time.
For those of you that have been following my blog you will know that we visited Oxford for a few days back in September. On the way home we took the opportunity to call in at Blenheim Palace, just a few miles north of Oxford in the quaint village of Woodstock.
Blenheim markets itself as “Britain’s Greatest Palace” and it is easy to see why. The palace was a gift from Queen Anne to the 1st Duke of Marlborough following his famous victory at the Battle of Blenheim in 1704. It is a masterpiece of the English Baroque style of architecture with parkland landscaped by the world-renowned “Capability” Brown. Winston Churchill, cousin of the 9th Duke, was born at Blenheim in 1874 and it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
As you can see from the images above, the day we visited was a perfect Summer day and as I’ve said before good weather is often the deciding factor for a successful day-trip in the UK. However Blenheim Palace is a truly magnificent stately home and I suspect would be well worth a visit whatever the weather.
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8 Responses to “Blenheim Palace”
These are awesome.
Thanks Seth
Beautiful place!!! Stunning shots!!!
Thank you, glad you like them.
Fabulous pictures Mark!
Thanks
Great images Mark, and again, as with Chatsworth, Blenheim has been on the “to do list” for a while.
Haha….if you’re anything like me the amount of things that get added to the “to do list” far out-weighs the things that get ticked-off!