Friday, December 31, 2010

Blenheim Palace

Today we visited the magnificent Blenheim Palace near Oxford. The palace was built for the Duke of Marlborough for his victory at the battle of Blenheim.



It's one of the largest houses in Britain, and is surrounded by landscaped gardens. It is all very impressive.



You might know that this was Winston Churchill family home, and there is a section of the building dedicated to him.

The rooms are opulant in keeping with the facade. There was a choir performing in the great room when we there, which was quite beautiful.