Blenheim Palace
The big one.
World Heritage Site, birthplace of Churchill, and endless parkland.
Places · Woodstock
Woodstock
Woodstock is basically the posh gatehouse to Blenheim Palace, and it knows it. Georgian houses, stone inns and independent shops line streets that end at the palace gates — walk through and you are in one of the finest parks in England.
Even if you skip the palace, the town is worth an afternoon: good pubs, a free museum, and the kind of shops that sell cushions you did not know you needed. It is also just 15 minutes from Deddington.
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The town
Georgian and gorgeous.
Stone inns, independents and cafés around Market Street.
The park walks
Free with a pass.
Lakes, the Grand Bridge and the Column of Victory — dog walks don't get much grander.
Eat, drink & stay
The Bear Hotel
Ancient coaching inn with beams, fires, a restaurant and rooms
Park Street
The Feathers
Boutique hotel with a restaurant and a famously large gin bar
Market Street
The Black Prince
Riverside pub on the edge of town
Manor Road
Shop
Woodstock independents
Galleries, fashion, homeware and gifts around Market Street, High Street and Oxford Street
Town centre
Things to do
Blenheim Palace
Palace, gardens, parkland, adventure play and seasonal events
Woodstock
WebsiteThe Oxfordshire Museum
Free county museum with local history, a walled garden and dinosaur footprints
Park Street
Bladon churchyard
Winston Churchill's grave, a short walk across the park
Bladon
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