Blenheim Palace hires out its state rooms, restaurant and gardens for corporate galas, away days, private dinners and drinks receptions. The Long Library takes up to 250 guests for fine dining, and the Great Hall and the Orangery Restaurant each take 150 seated. The palace is an 18th-century Baroque house at Woodstock in Oxfordshire, set in more than 2,000 acres of parkland, and it stays open to visitors in the daytime.
Seminars and company events
The corporate team offers galas, landmark company anniversaries, product launches and private parties on a large scale. It also runs conferences and away days. A meeting day can combine banqueting beneath painted ceilings with team days in the parkland. The palace says it can build a package around the corporate agenda, with private and themed tours of the palace, buggy tours of the parkland and formal gardens, exclusive dining in the Orangery Restaurant and team building such as archery. The site does not list meeting rooms or their capacities, so ask for a room plan when you enquire.
Weddings and receptions
The pages read for this venue do not describe weddings, so this page does not present Blenheim as a wedding venue. For private parties, the site lists dinner and dancing, Champagne and canapes, and informal evenings.
Rooms and capacities
The Great Hall seats up to 150 guests for dinner and can combine with the Long Library as a reception space. The Long Library holds up to 250 guests for fine dining and also serves large drinks receptions. The Saloon pairs with the Great Hall or stands alone for private dinners. The Orangery Restaurant seats up to 150 and holds up to 250 for a standing drinks reception, and it can be hired with the adjoining campaign rooms as the Orangery Complex. The Great Hall and the Saloon return in 2027 after a restoration project that protected their ceiling paintings. For smaller informal events, the Stables Cafe in the West Courtyard and the Walled Garden Pizzeria host pizza parties and barbecues.
Outdoors, more than 90 acres of formal gardens include the Water Terraces, the Rose Garden and the South Lawn, all described as locations for large and small marquees. Marquee events can reach hundreds of guests in the approved locations.
Catering
Catering in the Orangery is provided by Blenheim only. Pre-approved outside caterers may work in the Great Hall and the Long Library.
Accommodation
The site navigation lists Blenheim Retreat Lodges, but the event pages do not give bedroom counts.
History and setting
Blenheim has been the home of the Dukes of Marlborough since 1705 and is the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill. The parkland was landscaped by Capability Brown. The palace is a World Heritage Site.
Getting there
The palace is at Woodstock in Oxfordshire. The visitor site has Getting Here and Directions pages with travel details.
