Blenheim Palace

About the venue

The Oxfordshire palace where Winston Churchill was born, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2,000 acres of Capability Brown parkland. Weddings for up to 250 in the State Rooms, the Orangery for 150 seated, and marquee events for up to 2,000.

The 4th Duke of Marlborough turned Blenheim's Orangery into a 200-seat theatre so his eight children could put on plays. The first performance was at Christmas in 1786. Today the Orangery is a restaurant and one of the palace's main event spaces. A 2023 restoration replaced its 19th-century glass ceiling with a slate roof, and added a bar. It seats 150 for dinner or holds 250 standing, with a private terrace over the Italian Garden and South Lawn.

Blenheim has been home to the Dukes of Marlborough since 1705, and Sir Winston Churchill was born here. The palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, surrounded by more than 2,000 acres of parkland landscaped by Capability Brown.

In the State Rooms, the Great Hall seats 150 for dinner beneath its painted ceiling. The Long Library is one of the longest rooms in any British stately home, with 10,000 books and a Willis organ, and it takes 250 for dinner. The Great Hall and Saloon return in 2027 after restoration.

Meetings use the vaulted Marlborough Room for 120, the Spencer Churchill Room for 60 and three Campaign Rooms. Outdoors, marquees can go up in approved spots in the 90 acres of formal gardens.

Couples who marry here get the grounds to themselves for photographs. Professional wedding and engagement shoots are banned for anyone else.

Birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill

UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2,000 acres

Weddings for up to 250 in the State Rooms

Orangery: 150 seated, 250 standing

Long Library dinners for 250

Marlborough Room meetings for 120

Outdoor weddings for up to 2,000

Free parking on site