A Balmy Summer Day in Blenheim Park, Woodstock

Roofs of Old Woodstock

Blenheim Palace from across Queen Pool

Vanbrugh's Grand Bridge spanning Capability Brown's Lake

Yellow waterlilies in a sheltered corner of the Lake at Blenheim

Ancient trees in Blenheim Park - the inspiration for the Ents in Lord of the Rings

Woodstock in Oxfordshire is a good place for a relaxing weekend with a visit to Blenheim Palace (a World Heritage Site) and walks through the magnificent Blenheim Park - that Randolph Churchill considered the 'Finest View in England'.

Happy walking
Anne
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The delicate Ash tree

The delicate lacy outline of an Ash Tree beside the lake in Blenheim Park

Happy walking

Anne

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A Walk Through Blenheim Park

John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), the aristocrat, politician and above all military commander, was a national hero.

In reward for his service to the country and for victories at the Battle of Blenheim (1702) and other battles in the War of Spanish Succession(1701 – 1714), Queen Anne and the Nation awarded him the manor of Woodstock, a Royal deer park, on which to build a palace.

The result was a sumptuous palace designed by the architect, Sir John Vanbrugh and a park designed by the landscape gardener, Capability Brown.

Ancient Rights of Way still pass through the Park allowing an impressive circular walk of 7 miles, with magnificent views across the Great Lake to the Grand Bridge and the Palace itself.

Blenheim Palace from Queen Pool

A cloudy and overcast start to the walk

Cycling towards the Column of Victory

Dappled shade

Sheep pastures under blue skies

Backwater reflections

The Grand Bridge

Blenheim Palace on a gorgeous summer afternoon

Best

Anne

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