Perfect Experience at Bicester Village and Blenheim Palace
The UK is not only renowned for its long history and rich cultural heritage but also a paradise for shopping enthusiasts. This charming country offers a unique itinerary that lets you immerse yourself in British culture—from enjoying brand discounts at Bicester Village to exploring the historically significant Blenheim Palace. This day will be an unforgettable chapter in your UK trip.
#### Itinerary:
Departure Point: Central London
Transportation: Mercedes-Benz business car (includes round-trip hotel transfer service within central London)
Recommendation: Summer is often considered the ideal season for travel, so book in advance to enjoy more discounts!
#### Convenient Travel Tips 💡
Flights and Transfer Services: If your flight is after 9 PM, you can have the driver take you directly to the airport, which is both convenient and saves on transfer fees! If you arrive in London before 6 AM, you can start your tour directly from the airport and be dropped off at your city hotel afterward, saving on pickup fees—super cost-effective! ✈️👜
Travel Convenience: The entire journey is in a Mercedes-Benz business car, so you don't have to worry about finding or parking a car. The spacious and comfortable seats allow you to relax during the trip.
#### First Stop: Bicester Village 🎓
Our first stop is Bicester Village, one of Europe's most famous brand discount shopping centers. Located in Bicester, Oxfordshire, the village is known for its open-air shopping environment and village-style architecture, offering over 160 brand stores, including fashion, jewelry, home, and lifestyle products, often with attractive discounts.
- Highlights:
- Brand Discounts: Bicester Village gathers numerous brands, offering discounts year-round, making it an ideal place for bargain hunting.
- Comfortable Shopping Environment: The village is elegant, well-equipped, and provides a pleasant shopping experience.
- Food Recommendations:
- Le Pain Quotidien: Offers delicious meals and baked goods made from organic ingredients, a great place to rest and recharge.
- Pret A Manger: Offers fresh sandwiches, salads, and coffee, ideal for enjoying light meals.
- Tips:
- Plan Ahead: With many brands in the village, it's advisable to plan your shopping list in advance.
- Wear Comfortable Shoes: Since you'll be doing a lot of shopping, comfortable shoes are recommended.
- Photo Spots: The village's beautiful environment is perfect for taking photos, so capture your shopping journey! 📸
#### Second Stop: Blenheim Palace
Our second stop is Blenheim Palace, located in Woodstock, Oxfordshire. This grand and famous historical site is one of the few non-royal, non-ecclesiastical buildings in the UK to be granted the title of 'palace.' Built in the early 18th century, it is a prime example of Baroque architecture and the birthplace of the famous politician Winston Churchill.
- Highlights:
- Historical Architecture Exploration: Blenheim Palace is renowned for its elegant Baroque architecture and rich historical significance. The interior decorations and furnishings reflect its long history and the life and achievements of its former owner, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. You can visit Churchill's private office and learn how he led Britain through the difficult times of World War II.
- Beautiful Garden Landscapes: The palace's surrounding gardens are exquisitely designed, featuring vast lawns, rich vegetation, and beautiful water features. You can enjoy the serene natural beauty and learn about the history and cultural significance behind these gardens.
- Food Recommendations:
- Lunch: Choose a restaurant with various styles in Bicester Village to enjoy pasta, burgers, or fresh salads.
- Dinner: In the nearby town of Blenheim Palace, enjoy an authentic English dinner, such as roast beef, Yorkshire pudding, and traditional English desserts.
- Tips:
- Book in Advance: Tickets for Blenheim Palace need to be purchased in advance to avoid queues.
- Avoid Peak Times: Visit in the morning or early afternoon to avoid crowds.
- Carry Essentials: Large backpacks are not allowed inside Blenheim Palace, so bring a small bag for your personal items.
- Wear Comfortable Shoes: Wear comfortable shoes as you will be walking around Blenheim Palace for a while.
- Photo Spots: Both the interior and exterior of Blenheim Palace are great places for taking photos!
#### Why Choose a Mercedes-Benz Business Car 🚐
- Comfort: The Mercedes-Benz business car is spacious and comfortable, suitable for family trips. Compared to private cars, it offers more space and more comfortable seats, giving children more room to move around.
- Convenience: Includes round-trip hotel transfer service within central London, so you don't have to worry about finding a car, saving time and effort.
- Safety: Regular car service with experienced drivers ensures a safer journey. Compared to cheaper private cars, the service is more reliable, avoiding unreliable situations.
- Cost-Effective: Transparent car rental fees include all sightseeing transfer services, avoiding the fatigue and parking troubles of driving yourself. Booking in advance also offers more discounts!
### Tips 📌
1. Food Recommendations: Each attraction has recommended food options nearby; booking in advance can avoid waiting.
2. Weather Preparation: The UK's weather is unpredictable, so remember to carry rain gear and wear comfortable walking shoes.
3. Photo Spots: Each attraction has great photo spots, so bring extra power banks to avoid running out of battery.
4. Ticket Booking: Some attractions may require tickets, so it's advisable to check and book in advance.
- Why Choose This Tour:
1. Comprehensive Experience: This day tour combines shopping and cultural history, making your UK trip more colorful.
2. Convenience: Travel by Mercedes-Benz business car, comfortable and convenient, with no need to worry about transportation.
3. In-Depth Experience: The itinerary is carefully planned, with reasonable time allocation, allowing you to shop fully and deeply explore Blenheim Palace.
4. Meet New Friends: During the trip, you'll have the opportunity to meet travelers from around the world, expanding your social circle.
This is the complete guide for a day trip from London, covering Bicester Village and Blenheim Palace. I hope this blog helps families planning to visit these beautiful attractions. Have a great trip and enjoy your time! 🎊
The area is large, the scenery is great, the farm, park, and garden are clearly divided, the interior decoration is grand, and the introduction is clear. It is definitely worth a visit. It was a super nice day, and I was in a very good mood. I basked in the sun for a long time and wanted to stay for a while, haha! Super good!
The manor covers a large area and has beautiful scenery. It takes a day to visit it carefully. We visited Churchill's birthplace and his grandfather's monument. We arrived at 1pm and left at 5pm to rush back to London. I felt that we had not finished yet. I will come again next time if I have the chance.
It's still worth it. But I went there today and it was under repair. I only saw the lobby on the first floor. The design is pretty good. It's just that there are no flowers in the garden in winter, only grass. I imagined a summer scene in my mind, hahahaha
Blenheim Palace, also known as Churchill Manor. Known as the most beautiful scenery in Britain, just 8 miles from Oxford, England, on 2,100 acres, it has been listed as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations. Blenheim Palace is famous for its prominent background. This is Churchill's estate, in order to reward Churchill's ancestors, in the war against France, called the British Versailles. Churchill died and was buried in the church next to it. The Romans learned luxury and had a famous estate; The English saw through industry, and there were country estates; the Russians got serfs, and there were noble estates; the French created wine, and there were wine-scented estates. British Conservative leader Baldwin once said that Britain is the countryside, and the countryside is Britain. Lin Yutang said: The ideal life of the world is to live in the English countryside.
The English manor is world famous, and the most famous non-Churchill Manor (Blenheim Palace) is arguably the largest and most luxurious manor in the UK, known as one of the most exquisite and elegant Baroque palaces in England, and was listed in the World Heritage List in 1987. Churchill Hall is the only building in Britain that is not royal and non-religious, but is known as the palace. It was built in 1705 in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, by Queen Anne in recognition of the defeat of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough I (an ancestor of Winston Churchill) in 1704, when it was a hundreds of hectares of royal hunting grounds, It is the place where the famous British Prime Minister Churchill was born and raised, and it is also better known for Winston Churchill. The mansion is known as the most luxurious private mansion in Britain, with magnificent interiors and a large collection of oil paintings, sculptures, tapestries and many fine furniture. Photographing is not allowed inside, only a good look. There is a Churchill Memorial Park on Churchill Manor. There is a small Greek-style temple next to the memorial park, where Churchill proposed to his wife. The path leading to the statue in the memorial park is set with slabs recording the texts of Churchill's life stages, which vividly shows the course of his life. Churchill Manor is very large, we didn't even walk to 1/10. We visited mainly the building part, large grassland (even sheep, small train), lake, stone bridge, garden did not go, only one and a half hours, with the group is not free (this trip is self-funded project). Fortunately, I was talking about masturbation and saw the water view garden, the Italian garden and the rose garden (the rose garden cannot be missed in May on the Internet, and the British rose is very famous. When we went there was June, passing by the rose garden, I felt thin and lax, and I only took a yellow rose. There are red roses. One of the pictures is a 41-meter-high monument to the victory of John Churchill, Duke of Marbury I (an ancestor of Winston Churchill) in August 1704. Because it is too far, there is no time to walk past, according to the pictures on the Internet, there are sheep eating grass. Very worth visiting attractions.
Although Churchill Hall on the outskirts of Oxford is world famous for the residence of Prime Minister Churchill, its real name is Blanheim Palace (Blenheim Palace), the largest private residence in the UK. Prime Minister Churchill was born here, but it is not his home. It belongs to the Churchill family, the prime minister is not the heir, only one of the family. From Oxford Railway Station, the bus can go directly to the gate of the manor. As soon as I entered the door, I was shocked by its hugeness. It can be seen what the legendary giants need to drive from the garden to the main house. The gate to the accommodation area needs to walk a whole kilometer, not to mention the large areas around the grass, woods, and lakes that can't see the edge. The yard in front of the main house is also big enough to have a concert. The staff in the main house's silver hair and suits are more impressive. The interior is similar to other palaces in Europe, and the garden behind is even more breathtaking. Although it is not designed like the back garden of Versailles, the area is not lost at all. I walked about 6 kilometers back and forth according to the shortest walking route. The lakeside is full of roses. The towering trees in the woods are so thick that several people hug. The pasture is grazing cattle and horses. There are some small bridges and waterfalls, a pastoral scenery.
Churchill's estate first opened the garden, and the palace opened about an hour later, so we followed the map of the estate and first visited the surrounding scenes around the Queen's Park. Despite belonging to the periphery of the manor, despite only a large grassy slope surrounding the lake, the rare natural scenery under the blue sky and white clouds still surprised us. Large trees of various shapes, towering monuments in the distance, curved and extended dirt roads, and even floating clouds in the air, give people a fresh feeling. The inner garden near the palace is a small, well-regulated garden with French style. Fountains, sculptures, pools are all magical, lawns, trees, flowers are scattered, lush and full of sunshine under the view of the palace. Bypassing the small gardens, you see a large lawn and dense jungle behind the palace building, and you didn't expect the manor to have such a large outdoor view. Churchill Manor, known as the largest manor in Britain, seems to be well-deserved. After a tour outside Churchill Hall, we left the Garden of Happiness and walked back to the entrance of the Hall for about ten minutes, officially entering the Palace of the Hall. The tall hall, the exquisite sculptures, the luxurious interiors, a Churchill estate that is not a royal estate but no less than a royal estate, once again marveled at the interior. This is not the luxury of local tyrants, but the Duke Manor, with a history of 300 years, grandeur and history vicissitudes coexisting and prosperity. We went upstairs to watch the manor secret history show, this is a model scene and the introduction of graphics and text combined performance, but unfortunately because I can't understand the English explanation, many content do not understand. Having seen the grandeur of the royal palace, the layout of these rooms is not so prominent, but considering it is a private manor's palace, the overall feeling is quite shocking. In these rooms, the introduction of the great prime minister Churchill was first introduced. He was born on this estate, married on this estate, and finally dedicated his life to the whole of England, while also becoming the world's great man during World War II. The room in the palace was shown at the end of a large study, with a tall organ and a statue of Queen Anne of England, which she rewarded the estate to the old Churchill. Finally we visited the church in the estate as a sign of the end, and we unknowingly visited Churchill estate for nearly seven hours.
If you like English manor houses and are interested in British history, culture and architecture, you must not miss Churchill Manor, the largest and most luxurious private mansion in the UK, which is famous for the French Palace of Versailles. The famous former prime minister, Winston Churchill, was one of the most important British political leaders of the 20th century, leading the British people to win World War II and being hailed by the British people as the greatest British people ever. But don't get me wrong, Churchill Manor was not built for him, but as early as 1705, when Queen Anne dedicated the seal to honor the grandfather of Churchill's prime minister's grandfather, John • Churchill defeated the French army in August 1704, It took 17 years for the famous architect John van Buller to complete it, and more than 100 years later, former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was born here. Before entering the manor, go to the information center at the entrance of the manor and get a guide map in different languages that the manor provides for tourists around the world. Of course, there are also our favorite Chinese guide maps. Since the estate is still owned by the Churchill family, the estate is open to visitors and visitors need to enter through the side door. The most central building in Churchill's estate, Blenheim Palace, can be accessed through the side door. Blenheim Palace is listed as a World Heritage Site by the United Nations. Tips: Tickets: Palace + Park + Garden: Adults £21, over 60 and students 16.5 £. Opening hours: Park: 9-18 (stopping after 16:45). Blenheim Palace: 10:30-17:30 (stops after 16:45). Garden: 10-18.