Blenheim Palace blooming beautifully for Spring visits

Spring visitors to Blenheim Palace, Park and Gardens are being treated to a stunning floral display, as shown in these pictures by local photographer, Pete Seaward.

As well as losing themselves in the wildflower meadows, visitors can enjoy the swathes of daffodils which surround Oscar Nemon’s iconic bronze statue of Sir Winston Churchill.*

As part of Head Gardener Andy Mills’ ongoing restoration and transformation plans, The Secret Garden is being developed into a stunning secluded “woodland garden”; a new wildlife pond has been installed, while the sharp ‘1920s’ lines of the parterres at the Italian Garden and Water Terrace are another must-see this season.

Visitors can enjoy all of this and the myriad other transformational changes taking place in the gardens at the UNESCO World Heritage Site  – with an Annual Pass allowing them to track the project across the seasons; you can book tickets here

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Issued on behalf of Blenheim Palace and Estate. For more information please contact Jon Perks at Cab Campaign – blenheim@cabcampaign.co.uk

*This year marks the 150th anniversary of Churchill’s birth at Blenheim Palace.

Editors’ notes

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 parkland and designed by

Vanbrugh in the Baroque style, it was financed by Queen Anne, on behalf of a grateful nation, following the first Duke of Marlborough’s triumph over the French in the War of the Spanish Succession.

Today it houses one of the most important and extensive collections in Europe, which includes portraits, furniture, sculpture and tapestries.

Blenheim Palace is also the birthplace of one of Britain’s most famous leaders, Sir Winston Churchill, and it was his father who described the vista on entering the Estate from the village of Woodstock as the ‘finest view in England’.

Additional notes on Blenheim Palace Gardens

  • Blenheim Palace’s Formal Gardens offer a treat for all the senses. Designed to delight throughout the centuries, they offer soothing seasonal sights, sounds, scents and sensations all year round and are spectacular in the summer.
  • The Gardens are in a continuous state of change, now being finely curated by visionary new head gardener Andy Mills who is drawing on the Garden’s extensive heritage to bring rediscovered treasures to the fore for visitors.
  • Created over the centuries by esteemed garden designers such as Henry Wise and Achille Duchêne, Blenheim Palace’s Formal Gardens capture different horticultural styles from across the ages.
  • You can experience an extensive variety of features as you wander through the Gardens, including the magnificent and calming Water Terraces, the Duke’s Private Italian Garden, the tranquil Secret Garden with all of its hidden treasures, the Churchill Memorial Garden and the beautifully delicate Rose Garden, at its peak in the summer months.
  • There is also an accessible path down to the Formal Gardens from our West Courtyard, so that everyone can enjoy the stunning views across the gardens and lake.
  • A Formal Gardens Audio Tour is the perfect way to learn more about the gardens as you explore them at your own pace.
  • The Gardens are open daily from 10am to 5.45pm

Tickets are £22.50 for the park and gardens, or for £35 you can buy a pass to the palace, park and gardens that is valid for a whole year, enabling return visits to fully immerse yourself in the gardens as they transform throughout the year.