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An incredible example of English Baroque architecture, Blenheim was executed to a design by Sir John Vanbrugh, in collaboration with Nicholas Hawksmoor. An extravagant and endlessly beguiling country estate that was once Winston Churchill\u2019s home, here\u2019s why you should pay Blenheim Palace a visit on your next trip to the UK.<\/p>\n<h3>The Palace<\/h3>\n<p>The only non-royal or episcopal palace in the land, as well as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Blenheim Palace blends its striking functions \u2013 family home, mausoleum and national monument \u2013 with ease. Located in Woodstock in Oxfordshire, its gilded State Rooms are packed to their stuccoed ceilings with priceless collections. Among its treasures are portraits, sculptures, tapestries and other artifacts, including the Long Library, which contains more than 10,000 books, and the \u201cVictoria Series\u201d of tapestries, hung across the State Rooms and the Green Drawing Room. Walking around such an impressive backdrop, it should come as no surprise that the palace has starred in a long list of films, from James Bond\u2019s Spectre to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blenheim-Palace-exterior-iStock-www.istockphoto.comgbphotoblenheim-palace-gm458656263-20015136.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4201\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blenheim-Palace-exterior-iStock-www.istockphoto.comgbphotoblenheim-palace-gm458656263-20015136.jpg\" alt=\"Blenheim Palace\" width=\"1290\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blenheim-Palace-exterior-iStock-www.istockphoto.comgbphotoblenheim-palace-gm458656263-20015136.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blenheim-Palace-exterior-iStock-www.istockphoto.comgbphotoblenheim-palace-gm458656263-20015136-200x167.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blenheim-Palace-exterior-iStock-www.istockphoto.comgbphotoblenheim-palace-gm458656263-20015136-768x643.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blenheim-Palace-exterior-iStock-www.istockphoto.comgbphotoblenheim-palace-gm458656263-20015136-1024x857.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blenheim-Palace-exterior-iStock-www.istockphoto.comgbphotoblenheim-palace-gm458656263-20015136-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blenheim-Palace-exterior-iStock-www.istockphoto.comgbphotoblenheim-palace-gm458656263-20015136-600x502.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"IVcaption\">Blenheim Palace \u00a9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/photo\/blenheim-palace-gm458656263-20015136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iStock\/GordonHeeley<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>The Park<\/h3>\n<p>The beauty of the palace is multiplied by its 2,000 acres of landscaped parkland. Designed by Lancelot \u201cCapability\u201d Brown (England\u2019s most famous landscape artist) over a 10-year tenure, his vision contrived to make the grounds both beautiful and natural. Folded within its contours lies Rosamund\u2019s Well, the site of a house built by King Henry II for his mistress, as well as a lake, spanned by Vanbrugh\u2019s Grand Bridge. Most popular of all, however, is the Column of Victory (a 41-meter monument to honor the first Duke of Marlborough), where people gather for picnics in the summer months, as well as the Grand Cascade, where the western edge of the lake plunges into a picturesque waterfall.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blenheim-lake-iStock-www.istockphoto.comgbphotothe-lake-in-blenheim-palace-england-gm509516431-45903488.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blenheim-lake-iStock-www.istockphoto.comgbphotothe-lake-in-blenheim-palace-england-gm509516431-45903488.jpg\" alt=\"Blenheim Palace\" width=\"1290\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blenheim-lake-iStock-www.istockphoto.comgbphotothe-lake-in-blenheim-palace-england-gm509516431-45903488.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blenheim-lake-iStock-www.istockphoto.comgbphotothe-lake-in-blenheim-palace-england-gm509516431-45903488-200x167.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blenheim-lake-iStock-www.istockphoto.comgbphotothe-lake-in-blenheim-palace-england-gm509516431-45903488-768x643.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blenheim-lake-iStock-www.istockphoto.comgbphotothe-lake-in-blenheim-palace-england-gm509516431-45903488-1024x857.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blenheim-lake-iStock-www.istockphoto.comgbphotothe-lake-in-blenheim-palace-england-gm509516431-45903488-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blenheim-lake-iStock-www.istockphoto.comgbphotothe-lake-in-blenheim-palace-england-gm509516431-45903488-600x502.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"IVcaption\">Blenheim Palace Lake \u00a9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/photo\/the-lake-in-blenheim-palace-england-gm509516431-45903488\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iStock\/OlegAlbinsky<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>The Gardens<\/h3>\n<p>The work of several designers, including Henry Wise and Achille Duchene, Blenheim\u2019s gardens don\u2019t settle on one style but feature dozens of different fashions. If you see giant hedgerows, you\u2019re probably near the maze. Covering 1.8 acres with 3,000 hedges (as well as cannonballs, trumpets and flags), the key is to try and find the wooden bridges, which offer great vantage points for working out a plan. For those who\u2019d rather take a leisurely stroll, there\u2019s the Water Terraces, the Italian Garden, the tranquil Secret Garden, a Rose Garden, a Memorial Garden, a Butterfly House, a Lavender Garden and the Temple of Diana to relax in. Designed by Sir William Chambers, Sir Winston Churchill proposed to his future wife, Clementine Hozier, at this gorgeous spot \u2013 once intended to be a summer house.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blenheim-rose-garden-iStock-www.istockphoto.comgbphotorose-garden-at-blenheim-palace-woodstock-oxfordshire-england-united-kingdom-gm509482662-85801321.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4202\" src=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blenheim-rose-garden-iStock-www.istockphoto.comgbphotorose-garden-at-blenheim-palace-woodstock-oxfordshire-england-united-kingdom-gm509482662-85801321.jpg\" alt=\"Blenheim Palace\" width=\"1290\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blenheim-rose-garden-iStock-www.istockphoto.comgbphotorose-garden-at-blenheim-palace-woodstock-oxfordshire-england-united-kingdom-gm509482662-85801321.jpg 1290w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blenheim-rose-garden-iStock-www.istockphoto.comgbphotorose-garden-at-blenheim-palace-woodstock-oxfordshire-england-united-kingdom-gm509482662-85801321-200x167.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blenheim-rose-garden-iStock-www.istockphoto.comgbphotorose-garden-at-blenheim-palace-woodstock-oxfordshire-england-united-kingdom-gm509482662-85801321-768x643.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blenheim-rose-garden-iStock-www.istockphoto.comgbphotorose-garden-at-blenheim-palace-woodstock-oxfordshire-england-united-kingdom-gm509482662-85801321-1024x857.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blenheim-rose-garden-iStock-www.istockphoto.comgbphotorose-garden-at-blenheim-palace-woodstock-oxfordshire-england-united-kingdom-gm509482662-85801321-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Blenheim-rose-garden-iStock-www.istockphoto.comgbphotorose-garden-at-blenheim-palace-woodstock-oxfordshire-england-united-kingdom-gm509482662-85801321-600x502.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1290px) 100vw, 1290px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"IVcaption\">Blenheim Palace Rose Garden \u00a9 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.istockphoto.com\/photo\/rose-garden-at-blenheim-palace-woodstock-oxfordshire-england-united-kingdom-gm509482662-85801321\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iStock\/BargotiPhotography<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to see Winston Churchill\u2019s magnificent home in person, book a spot on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/us\/trips\/elegance-of-great-britain-summer-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elegance of great Britain<\/a> trip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of England\u2019s most impressive stately homes, Blenheim Palace was a gift from Queen Anne to John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, after his victory at the Battle of Blenheim in 1704. 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