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Blenheim Palace: Private Guided Tour with State Room Access

Explore the birthplace of Winston Churchill and England's only non-royal UNESCO World Heritage palace in incomparable style, with exclusive access to gilded State Rooms and formal gardens that most visitors never reach.

What to expect

Your personal palace guide unlocks rooms stacked with Flemish tapestries, Rysbrack sculptures and Marlborough family heirlooms. Stroll the 2,000-acre Capability Brown landscape as if you own it, then take private afternoon tea in the Orangery. The scale and grandeur of Baroque England reveals itself at a genuinely unhurried pace.

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Blenheim Palace (Official)
GBP 32.50 per person (Palace, Park & Gardens); private guided tours from GBP 500 for the group
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Good to know

Blenheim is in Woodstock, Oxfordshire — approximately 2 hrs by private car from Southampton. Pre-book private guided tours directly via the palace website or concierge line well ahead of your cruise date. Afternoon tea in the Orangery should be reserved separately.

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