Blenheim Palace is situated just 8 miles from Oxford on the A44, and was created a World Heritage site in 1987. It is the home of 11th Duke of Marlborough and birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill. The imposing scale of the Palace is beautifully balanced within, by the intricate detail and delicacy of the carvings, the hand painted ceilings and the amazing porcelain collections, tapestries and paintings displayed in each room. Set in beautiful parkland of 2100 acres, which was landscaped by 'Capability' Brown in 1760's, the Palace is surrounded by sweeping lawns and formal gardens and makes an amazing venue to hold that important conference or business meeting in glorious surroundings.
Blenheim Palace has a wide offering of hospitality services from conferences and marquee events to an elegant dinner held in the State Apartments. The Long Library boasts one of the longest private rooms in any British stately home and can dine up to 300 guests. Dinners can also be held in The Orangery for up to 228 guests where guests can enjoy a Champagne reception on The Orangery Terrace overlooking the private Italian Garden. Alternatively, drinks can be served in The Great Hall which includes a private tour of the Palace. Guests can then be piped to The Orangery for dinner.
NEAREST MAJOR TOWN
Oxford
NEAREST AIRPORT
Heathrow Airport
NEAREST STATION
Oxford
DELEGATE CAPACITY The Great Hall can accommodate 150 guests for dinner and 500 for a reception; and the Saloon 75 guests for dinner.
The Long Library can accommodate up to 300 guests for dinner
The Orangery can accommodate up to 180 for a dinner dance and up to 228 for a dinner. The Orangery can be used in conjunction with the Great Hall.
The Spencer Churchill Room is a completely self-contained traditional and elegant meeting room with a private entrance, foyer and anteroom, which can accommodate up to 70 delegates theatre-style and 28 delegates boardroom-style.
The Conference and Banqueting facilities at Blenheim Palace have been extended and refurbished and we now have a an additional four meeting rooms.
Delegates lunches are served in The Orangery or Marlborough Room where seating is reserved for company groups. The Bouchain Room, named after the battle fought in 1711 is a new contemporary style bar which offers a separate break-out for clients who have booked The Malplaquet Room.
The Malplaquet, Oudenarde and Ramillies Rooms, also named after John Churchill's victorious battles are three new small meeting rooms which over look the private Italian Garden. These rooms are perfect for Directors meetings and each room has it's own break-out room and can accommodate between 4-18 delegates.
MINIMUM NUMBER OF DELEGATES
4
8 HR DAY DELEGATE RATE £76.00 includes:
(Minimum of 20 Delegates if using The Spencer-Churchill Room)
Coffee/tea & biscuits on arrival
Mid-morning coffee/tea & biscuits
A delicious 3 course hot & cold buffet luncheon
Orange Juice with Lunch
Mid-afternoon coffee/tea & biscuits
One bottle of Blenheim Mineral Water
Meeting room hire
Screen & flipchart Prices are based upon an 8 hour meeting
Room Hire will be charged at £147.00 per hour thereafter.
This also applies to Setting Up Costsnal Extras
Egg/Bacon Rolls £3.50 each
Danish Pastries £2.00 each
Fresh fruit platter £3.50 per person
Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese Bagels £4.50 per person
Scones & Clotted Cream £2.50 per head
Orange Juice £4.00 per litre
Broadband available cost upon application
LCD Projector £150
Syndicate Room Hire £500
ACCOMMODATION
Please contact the Palace for details of nearby hotels.
Abingdon Four Pillars Hotel Blenheim Palace
Cotswold Lodge Hotel
Eynsham Hall
Hawkwell House Hotel
Heythrop Park
Holiday Inn Oxford
Macdonald Bear Hotel
Macdonald Randolph Hotel
Malmaison Hotel
Middle Aston House
Milton Hill House
Old Bank Hotel
Oxford Belfry
Oxford Spires Four Pillars
Oxford Thames Four Pillars
Paramount Oxford Hotel
The Oxford Centre
RBS Williams F1
