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Pricing and Booking Information

Blenheim Palace is open throughout the year however, there will be times when we need to close the Palace, Park and Gardens. Our Groups and Customer Services Team will do their best to advise you as early as we can and work with you to make alternative arrangements for your visit.

Several of our events including ‘Christmas at Blenheim’ are operated through a separate company which will incur a different way of booking and prices vary.

Please refer to our partnership team for more details.

All group visits must be booked in advance, for groups of 15+, please book through our Group Sales team, for groups under 15 visitors, please book through our booking portal.

To request a portal login please click the button below.

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For current pricing, please see our current brochure below:

2025 Trade Visits Guide

Please note Groups and Partner Day Tickets are not valid for conversion to an Annual Pass.

From January 2023, we are pleased to announce we have taken our catering internally. We have a fantastic selection of catering options available for our groups to book.

We offer discounts for bookings of 15+ paying visitors Contact our team - 01993 810530 or email groups@blenheimpalace.com.

Agency Voucher Scheme

We offer the option to pay via our voucher scheme, please contact partnerships@blenheimpalace.com to chat through your ticketing payment options and/or discuss your account with us. All agency voucher scheme members must book their visits in advance and discounts are available for bookings of 15+ paying visitors.

Our Group sales team are here to help with all your group booking and ticketing arrangements Contact our team – 01993 810530 or email groups@blenheimpalace.com Blenheim Palace offer free admission for one group leader for all groups of 15+ paying visitors. Free admission voucher for commercial coach drivers plus a £5 voucher for them to use in our onsite cafés and free coach parking. Group catering options available – prebooking and prepayment essential.

Accessible Pathways

At Blenheim we are committed to providing an accessible attraction and strive to ensure that visitors with disabilities can enjoy as much or our magnificent World Heritage Site as possible. Therefore, we have implemented more accessible pathways around Blenheim Palace to ensure all can experience and enjoy their time here. We have onsite buggies which you can hop on and hop off to help you reach certain parts of our grounds; wheelchairs can be booked in advance.

More accessibility information can be found here.

Palace Hosts and Audio Listening

At the touch of a button visitors can delve deeper into the history, stories, and treasures of the Palace’s past. Download our onsite guide to your personal device using our free WI-FI. This gives access to the Palace and Gardens Tours in 9 languages and a whole lot more to enhance the visit.

Languages available: English, English BSL, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Mandarin, Japanese & Russian.

For those who prefer to experience a more personal touch, we offer a private guided tour of the State Rooms with one of our expert Palace Guides. Prices start from £150 per guide per group, maximum of 30 visitors per group.

The tour is available at set times of the day and pre-booking through our Group Sales team is essential. All private tours are subject to availability.

We offer the following languages for our private guided tours: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Mandarin, Japanese.

Catering

Blenheim Palace offers a range of cafés and restaurants for all our group visitors to enjoy. Whether you’re after some warming comfort food or a sophisticated afternoon tea, we have something for everyone. Much of our produce is locally sourced and we use fresh fruit and vegetables from our own kitchen garden. We also have vegetarian, vegan and gluten free choices available, and we cater for any religious needs upon request.

We also offer group catering which includes light refreshments, two or three-course hot lunches, cold buffets or afternoon tea served in a private room.

We request catering for all groups needs to be booked in advance and prepaid at least two weeks in advance and menus are available on request.

Planning Resources and FAQ

2024 Trade Visits Guide 

Groups Menu 2024

Groups Menu 2025

Visitor MapCoach Parking Map

Events at Blenheim Palace

Image Library Please contact the Groups Team for login details.

Sunday Lunch at The OrangeryAfternoon Tea at The Orangery

Trade Familiarisation Request Form

How to find us

By Road Eight miles north-west of Oxford, on the A44 Evesham Road, Blenheim Palace is easily accessible from London and Birmingham.

For sat nav directions, please use OX20 1UL.

Journey Durations Blenheim Palace is 20 minutes from Oxford, one hour 30 minutes from central London, 45 minutes from Stratford-upon-Avon and one hour 30 minutes from Bath.

We are conveniently located 15 miles from Bicester Village.

By Train Regular train services from London Paddington, Marylebone and Birmingham to Hanborough, Oxford Parkway and the city of Oxford.

Free car parking and coach parking is available in the grounds with the exception of certain event days, when parking may be charged (please check with the Groups Sales Team).

By Bus 500 Bus Service from Oxford Parkway.

The S3 bus service to Woodstock runs every 30 minutes from Oxford Train Station and Gloucester Green bus station and stops at the Palace gates.

By Air Heathrow Airport, 50 miles (60 minutes) Luton Airport, 70 miles (80 minutes) Gatwick Aiport, 88 miles (90 minutes) Stansted Airport, 98 miles (95 minutes)

Accessibility The State Rooms are accessible by wheelchair via an electric lift and those with walking difficulties may borrow one of the Palace’s wheelchairs for the State Rooms tour. Wheelchairs and mobility scooters are available on loan free of charge. Assistant dogs are admitted into all facilities including the Palace. Visit our website to read our full access statement.