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The Palace has opened its doors once again, but you can still experience the beauty and grandeur of the State Rooms from home.

Step inside the State Rooms

Explore the Palace like never before...

Take a 360 degree tour of some of our most magnificent rooms. For an even more immersive experience, view the tours using a virtual reality headset such as Google Cardboard. Open this page on your smartphone, select the room you wish to see and click the VR Icon.

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The Great Hall

The main entrance the the Palace. Look up and you will see the beautifully decorated ceiling at 20 metres high painted by Sir James Thornhill.

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The Great Hall

The main entrance the the Palace. Look up and you will see the beautifully decorated ceiling at 20 metres high painted by Sir James Thornhill.

China Ante Room

A collection of Sèvres and Meissen porcelain; a gift to the 3rd Duke of Marlborough from the King of Poland, Augustus III, in exchange for a pack of staghounds.

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China Ante Room

A collection of Sèvres and Meissen porcelain; a gift to the 3rd Duke of Marlborough from the King of Poland, Augustus III, in exchange for a pack of staghounds.

Green Drawing Room

See the first of Nicholas Hawksmoor’s original ceilings. His innovative use of coving and banding to give a powerful impression of height and great presence.

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Green Drawing Room

See the first of Nicholas Hawksmoor’s original ceilings. His innovative use of coving and banding to give a powerful impression of height and great presence.

Red Drawing Room

In this room hang two large family portraits, the 9th Duke and his family and the 4th Duke and his family, deliberately placed to face each other.

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Red Drawing Room

In this room hang two large family portraits, the 9th Duke and his family and the 4th Duke and his family, deliberately placed to face each other.

The Saloon

Originally designed as a grand reception room to celebrate the 1st Duke’s achievements, the Saloon is now used as a dining room.

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The Saloon

Originally designed as a grand reception room to celebrate the 1st Duke’s achievements, the Saloon is now used as a dining room.

First State Room

Covering the walls in this room are more of the Blenheim tapestries, each one depicting a different campaign.

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First State Room

Covering the walls in this room are more of the Blenheim tapestries, each one depicting a different campaign.

Second State Room

This room displays more of the Blenheim Tapestries, alongside to some fine bronzes, including the bronze baby which is in fact the 10th Duke.

View in 360°

Second State Room

This room displays more of the Blenheim Tapestries, alongside to some fine bronzes, including the bronze baby which is in fact the 10th Duke.

Third State Room

This was the State Bedchamber; now often referred to as the ‘Boulle Room’ because of the fine display of Boulle style furniture.

View in 360°

Third State Room

This was the State Bedchamber; now often referred to as the ‘Boulle Room’ because of the fine display of Boulle style furniture.

The Long Library

Originally created as a picture gallery, but later converted to a library. The present library is the 9th Duke’s and it contains over 10,000 volumes.

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The Long Library

Originally created as a picture gallery, but later converted to a library. The present library is the 9th Duke’s and it contains over 10,000 volumes.

Great Court

Explore the Great Court.

View in 360°

Great Court

Explore the Great Court.

The South Lawn

Explore the South Lawn.

View in 360°

The South Lawn

Explore the South Lawn.

The Lake

Explore the Lake.

View in 360°

The Lake

Explore the Lake.

The Water Terrace

Explore the Water Terrace.

View in 360°

The Water Terrace

Explore the Water Terrace.

Grand Bridge

The view from Grand Bridge.

Grand Bridge

The view from Grand Bridge.

Life on the Estate

Go behind closed doors and watch our shepherds at work in the lambing shed. Use your mouse or thumb to navigate the video.

Life on the Estate

Go behind closed doors and watch our shepherds at work in the lambing shed. Use your mouse or thumb to navigate the video.

Head Forester Nick tending to the saplings

Head of Gardens Hilary in the Greenhouse

Head Forester Nick explains the lake clearing project

Enjoy Family Time With Nature

Our Education Team have put together some fantastic resources for your family to try. With Enjoy Family Time With Nature, you can learn to make a pine cone bird feeder, create garden crowns and try leaf printing.

Download the workbook

Make a 1920s Headdress

Inspired by our recent 'Let's Misbehave' Exhibition, we'd love to see your design for a 1920s inspired headdress. Decorate with feathers, beads, sequins or whatever else you can find!

Download the worksheet

Build a Bug Palace

The Blenheim Estate Team have put together a how-to guide for building your own palace for wildlife! Collect materials, stack them together and watch the wildlife find a new home in your back garden.

Download the worksheet

Enjoy Family Time Exploring Art

Our Education Team are here to help you get creative as a family with this brilliant resource. With Enjoy Family Time Exploring Art, learn to create a colour wheel or try watercolour painting your surroundings.

Download the workbook

From our garden
to yours

Our Head Gardener Hilary has put together some of her
top tips for Spring gardening, plus she takes us on a tour of the
Walled Garden - not usually open to guests- to show us what she and
the team have been up to in the recent weeks.

Read Hilary's Tips

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Explore the Palace like never before...

The main entrance the the Palace. Look up and you will see the beautifully decorated ceiling at 20 metres high painted by Sir James Thornhill.

The main entrance the the Palace. Look up and you will see the beautifully decorated ceiling at 20 metres high painted by Sir James Thornhill.

A collection of Sèvres and Meissen porcelain; a gift to the 3rd Duke of Marlborough from the King of Poland, Augustus III, in exchange for a pack of staghounds.

A collection of Sèvres and Meissen porcelain; a gift to the 3rd Duke of Marlborough from the King of Poland, Augustus III, in exchange for a pack of staghounds.

See the first of Nicholas Hawksmoor’s original ceilings. His innovative use of coving and banding to give a powerful impression of height and great presence.

See the first of Nicholas Hawksmoor’s original ceilings. His innovative use of coving and banding to give a powerful impression of height and great presence.

In this room hang two large family portraits, the 9th Duke and his family and the 4th Duke and his family, deliberately placed to face each other.

In this room hang two large family portraits, the 9th Duke and his family and the 4th Duke and his family, deliberately placed to face each other.

Originally designed as a grand reception room to celebrate the 1st Duke’s achievements, the Saloon is now used as a dining room.

Originally designed as a grand reception room to celebrate the 1st Duke’s achievements, the Saloon is now used as a dining room.

Covering the walls in this room are more of the Blenheim tapestries, each one depicting a different campaign.

Covering the walls in this room are more of the Blenheim tapestries, each one depicting a different campaign.

This room displays more of the Blenheim Tapestries, alongside to some fine bronzes, including the bronze baby which is in fact the 10th Duke.

This room displays more of the Blenheim Tapestries, alongside to some fine bronzes, including the bronze baby which is in fact the 10th Duke.

This was the State Bedchamber; now often referred to as the ‘Boulle Room’ because of the fine display of Boulle style furniture.

This was the State Bedchamber; now often referred to as the ‘Boulle Room’ because of the fine display of Boulle style furniture.

Originally created as a picture gallery, but later converted to a library. The present library is the 9th Duke’s and it contains over 10,000 volumes.

Originally created as a picture gallery, but later converted to a library. The present library is the 9th Duke’s and it contains over 10,000 volumes.

Explore the Great Court.

Explore the Great Court.

Explore the South Lawn.

Explore the South Lawn.

Explore the Lake.

Explore the Lake.

Explore the Water Terrace.

Explore the Water Terrace.

Grand Bridge

The view from Grand Bridge.

Grand Bridge

The view from Grand Bridge.

Life on the Estate

Life on the Estate

Head Forester Nick tending to the saplings

Head of Gardens Hilary in the Greenhouse

Head Forester Nick explains the lake clearing project

Enjoy Family Time With Nature

Make a 1920s Headdress

Build a Bug Palace

Enjoy Family Time Exploring Art

From our garden to yours

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