Secret Garden, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire

The Secret Garden at Blenheim Palace used to be the private garden of the 10th Duke of Marlborough, the present Duke’s father. This beautiful garden had fallen into disuse but has been recently restored. The Secret Garden at Blenheim Palace now serves as a place to study plant and tree life as well as being an inspiration to creative endeavours.

Signpost to the Secret Garden

Visitors to The Secret Garden at Blenheim Palace in the autumn can enjoy a wide variety of seasonal colours. Also don’t miss the Marlborough Maze, one of the world’s largest hedge mazes. The largest is the Yancheng Dafeng Dream Maze in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province in China which took the record in 2018.

Autumn colours in the garden

Visitors can also enjoy the water features set amongst the plants and trees.

Water feature in the garden

Access – Getting There

Blenheim Palace is located just off the A44 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, about 10 miles (16 km) north west of the city of Oxford. The palace is open daily until 31 October and then from Wednesday to Sunday between 3 November and 12 December.

Nearby

Visitors to Blenheim Palace may also want to visit nearby Burford, Christ Church College or Christ Church Cathedral.

Blenheim Palace map

Blenheim Palace
Woodstock, Oxfordshire
OX20 1PX
Tel:01993 811091

Oxford (and Blenheim Palace) makes for a pleasant day trip from London but there are several good places to stay in this historic university town. Some recommended hotels include the four star Jurys Inn Oxford, the three star Hampton by Hilton Oxford and The Oxford Spires Hotel.

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