Blenheim Palace

About Blenheim Palace

Home to the 12th Duke of Marlborough and his family and the birth place of Sir Winston Churchill, Blenheim Palace is a masterpiece of Baroque architecture. Built as a gift to John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, from Queen Anne and a grateful nation in thanks for his victory at the Battle of Blenheim on 13th August 1704, this picture-perfect British stately home sits among more than 2000 acres of extraordinary landscaped Parkland and Formal Gardens.