Take home a piece of the Blenheim Estate- ‘park fresh’ Christmas trees on sale now

Blenheim Palace has announced it is once again offering locals the chance to take home a piece of the Estate this festive season, with the sale of its popular ‘zero miles’ homegrown Christmas trees.

The stunning ‘park fresh’ Estate-grown trees, including Norway Spruces and Nordmann Firs, range from 4-8 ft in height; trees are cut on a weekly basis, with each one replaced with a newly planted sapling.

The trees have been carefully selected by the Estate’s Forestry team, and are on sale now until Sunday December 22nd, from the sales hut in the Estate Office car park in Woodstock, OX20 1PP between 10am-4pm on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

No pre-booking is required, and the sales team will be accepting contactless payments only. Trees are sold on a first come, first served basis, alongside a selection of tree stands.

In line with its own sustainability goals, Blenheim Palace will also be offering an ‘end to end’ service to allow customers to drop off their trees in the New Year to be recycled and used as biochar compost in projects across the Estate.

Details of the recycling dates and location will be announced in due course.

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For more information, contact Jon Perks at Cab Campaign – estate@cabcampaign.co.uk

About Blenheim Palace

Home to the Dukes of Marlborough since 1705, Blenheim Palace was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. Set in over 2,000 acres of ‘Capability’ Brown landscaped park and gardens, it was designed by Vanbrugh in the Baroque style and is also the birthplace of one of Britain’s most famous leaders, Sir Winston Churchill.

With over 300 years of history to share and one of the most important and extensive collections in Europe, the magnificent stately home has a rich variety of cultural highlights and an extensive programme of special events and exhibitions.

The total Estate expands into a further 10,000 acres outside of the designated UNESCO World Heritage Site and focuses on care for the land through sustainable means, pursuing net zero, the growth of the local economy, the provision of affordable homes, apprenticeship training and supported community groups as part of its ambition to make this part of Oxfordshire a fairer and better place.