Educational Services at Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace is a huge resource for a wide variety of education uses, available to any education group, national and international. This includes Pre-school, School and Youth Groups, Colleges and Universities, Language Schools and School Language Exchanges.
The wide range of resources, not only in the Palace but also in the Gardens, Park and Estate provides equally for the National Curriculum and for general interest and leisure visits or for any combination of these.
A well targeted and demanding National Curriculum visit can be attractively complemented by use of our leisure facilities. Teachers are encouraged to take a wide view in exploring the possibilities at Blenheim, across many subjects and levels, for the full range 3-18 years and beyond. The Blenheim Education Service, now in its twenty-third year, led by the Education Officer, an experienced former Headteacher, is available to lead or support any type of visit. All Palace visits are led by Blenheim staff. The areas of Blenheim available to schools includes the Secret Garden, the Park, the Pleasure Gardens with the Marlborough Maze, the 'Blenheim Bygones' Exhibition, Butterfly House, Adventure Play Area, Putting Green, Maze Games, Activity Puzzles and a Picnic Site, as well as the Winston Churchill Exhibition, 'Churchills' Destiny' Exhibition, the Education Room and the Forest Trail.
For further information regarding a School Trip or to book a visit please call the Education Department on 01993 810535 or email Education@blenheimpalace.com.
'Blenheim Bygones'
This indoor exhibition of a century of garden and rural tools and equipment is laid out in the old garden workshops with every exhibit easily identifiable.
The Secret Garden
This is an excellent area for schools studying science in tree and plant life. For creative work, especially in English and Art the whole nature of the garden is stimulating.