Name: Heritage Learning Lab
Start: 2025-05-24
End: 2025-05-26
Location: Blenheim Palace

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Heritage Learning Lab

Opening 18th of January 2025

Explore the Heritage Learning Lab, opening on the 18th of January. Here, you will discover the different techniques that underpin our restoration work and how the site of Blenheim Palace was built over 200 years.

Whether you’re a history enthusiast, a budding craftsman, or simply curious about the intricate work that goes into restoration, the lab is full of fascinating information.

Get stuck in and see the restoration in action with demonstration days taking place throughout the year. These will reveal the vital processes of stonemasonry, joinery and gilding that have preserved the Palace for centuries.

2025 Demonstration Schedule

Please check this page for more dates and details.

Stonemason Workshop

Discover the intricate art of stonemasonry. Learn about the traditional tools, techniques, and architectural drawings used by craftsmen to shape and preserve stone strctures over centuries. Visitors can handle authentic tools and gain a hands-on understanding of what it takes to become a master mason.

Joinery Workshop

Delve into the world of woodworking and uncover the skills behind crafting functional and beautiful wooden elements. Witness demonstrations of heritage joinery techniques and explore the equipment central to this timeless craft.

Project update space

Stay informed about the ongoing restoration project through engaging displays that include scaffold design insights, roof build-up models, and interactive features such as slate signing.

Find out more about the Roof Project

The Heritage Learning Lab is part of our most ambitious restoration project to date, the major repair of the roof of the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Discover more about this monumental project below.