Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace is a country house near Woodstock, Oxfordshire. It is protected as a World Heritage Site. Look also at Woodstock Palace, 100 m away, first of 71 more within 15 km.
Historic house near Woodstock
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#27 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (52 Wikipedias). About ↓
Just outside Woodstock
Blenheim Palace is 400 m southwest of Woodstock. Towns near it ↓
World Heritage Site
On the official list of protected heritage; Woodstock has 173 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How the seasons run
The warmest afternoons in Woodstock run May to September, at 17–23°C.
Blenheim Palace
Articles on it exist in 52 languages.
- Type
- Historic house
- Listed
- World Heritage Site
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 52 languages
- Town
- 400 m southwest of Woodstock
- Official site
- blenheimpalace.com
Getting to Blenheim Palace
Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Blenheim Palace is the orange one.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Where to base yourself
Of these 8 towns, the largest is Kidlington (14,640 people). Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.
Woodstock
Bladon
Long Hanborough
Kidlington
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Blenheim Palace is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodstock | 400 m northeast of it | 3,522 | 7 |
| Bladon | 1.2 km southeast of it | 977 | 5 |
| Long Hanborough | 2.1 km southwest of it | 3,034 | 6 |
| Kidlington | 2.1 km southeast of it | 14,640 | 6 |
| Combe | 2.3 km west of it | 774 | 6 |
| Begbroke | 3.3 km southeast of it | 800 | 6 |
| Wootton (West Oxfordshire) | 3.3 km north of it | 602 | 5 |
| Freeland | 3.8 km southwest of it | 1,520 | 6 |
Make a day of it near Blenheim Palace
Among the 71 within 15 km are 3 historic houses, 3 museums and a castle.
Historic houseWoodstock Palace100 m away2
MuseumAshmolean Museum12 km away3
MuseumOxford University Museum of Natural History12 km away4
CastleOxford Castle Motte12 km away5
MuseumPitt Rivers Museum12 km away6
Historic houseBeaumont Palace12 km away7
GardenUniversity of Oxford Botanic Garden13 km away8
Historic houseRousham House and Gardens8.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Your questions on Blenheim Palace
Where is Blenheim Palace?
Blenheim Palace is 400 m southwest of Woodstock, Oxfordshire.
What is Blenheim Palace?
Country house near Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
When is the best time to visit Blenheim Palace?
May to September are the warmest months in Woodstock, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Blenheim Palace a listed building?
Yes: World Heritage Site.
What else is there to see near Blenheim Palace?
Within 15 km: Woodstock Palace (100 m), Ashmolean Museum (12 km), Oxford University Museum of Natural History (12 km) and Oxford Castle Motte (12 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (9)
- Blenheim Palace: Jvhertum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Woodstock Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ashmolean Museum: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford University Museum of Natural History: The original uploader was MykReeve at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Oxford Castle Motte: Tejvan Pettinger, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pitt Rivers Museum: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Beaumont Palace: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- University of Oxford Botanic Garden: JMski, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rousham House and Gardens: Grahamec, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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