tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8324958561901567732.post8023907656859441077..comments2023-06-18T03:46:15.801-07:00Comments on View from upstairs - the daily challenges of the Chief Executive: Summer fun at Blenheim Palace!Blenheim Palacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03699361177864224528noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8324958561901567732.post-74759852295461059202011-07-15T15:26:52.717-07:002011-07-15T15:26:52.717-07:00There is much to see and experience at Blenheim Pa...There is much to see and experience at Blenheim Palace. Most enjoyable to me, however, was learning about another side of Winston Churchill. His artwork, his proposal to Clementine, and the palace itself reveal the familial side of the great wartime leader. The grounds are also incredibly beautiful and worthy of a long walk on a nice day.Peter Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10929999725255530272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8324958561901567732.post-14611470513566194102011-07-12T08:37:51.171-07:002011-07-12T08:37:51.171-07:00This was my first visit to the palace. I found th...This was my first visit to the palace. I found the grounds and the building to be quite remarkable. The folks working at the palace were not only polite and helpful but several of them were willing to answer questions that I asked. They were quite knowledgable about the history of the buildings and the Churchill lineage. I would highly recommend a visit!kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15101120519058491839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8324958561901567732.post-39528414691962185862011-07-07T14:50:12.750-07:002011-07-07T14:50:12.750-07:00Greetings from Houston, Texas, USA. I visited the ...Greetings from Houston, Texas, USA. I visited the palace this week, and it was an amazing day. I'm here with fellows PhD students, and several of us came over from Oxford to visit. The tour guide was personable, well-informed, and very animated. "The Untold Story" was worth the time as well, though I read so much that I often had to wait more than one rotation before proceeding to the next room. The grounds were in immaculate condition, especially having been so recently used and with ongoing preparations for future events. The Secret Garden was beautiful. All in all, I loved my time on the grounds. Thank you for providing a wonderful experience.Josh Ellis, PhDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17935600110973895126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8324958561901567732.post-4430391941461012852011-04-13T23:15:55.185-07:002011-04-13T23:15:55.185-07:00Greetings from Lappland, Finland! Last night I wen...Greetings from Lappland, Finland! Last night I went to see "The King's speach". This morning I found the web site of Blenheim Palace and this blog... I felt I needed some time travelling! I have visited Blenheim Palace 21 years ago; what a wonderful day I had! Everything was totally different compared to my home town and the FInnish culture. We were told that we'll visit sir Churchill's birth place, " a cottage". Hmmm... you can only imagine how surprised we all were! Well, we were also aroud 20 years old by that time and I think nobody of us really knew where sir Churchill was bor... but we foud it out! Now my wish is that I could one day visit the place again with my five children!<br />Nina Lehtonen, Rovaniemi, FinlandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8324958561901567732.post-54605480435927047252010-10-30T14:53:06.772-07:002010-10-30T14:53:06.772-07:00Visited Blenheim for the first time since childhoo...Visited Blenheim for the first time since childhood (now seventy!)Experience exceeded expectations (perhaps the sunny weather and golden hues of the trees and stonework helped. But a reasonably informal atmosphere persuded me to convert our ticket to an annual pass (very good value)so perhaps I will enjoy the parkland in mid-winter as well. Certainly my wife and son are keen fishermen so I can see a spot of bother comingup!Keith Hambly-Staitenoreply@blogger.com