Blenheim Palace

Last weekend we visited Blenheim Palace again, it's just up the road from us yet somehow we never go as much as I feel we should, considering we have annual passes!

For the beginning of November the weather was absolutely glorious, deep blue skies, autumnal colours and not too cold, just how autumn should be.

I made the effort to take my SLR with me so I could get some decent snaps as the OH could push the buggy!

We did the maze, the kids did the Halloween quiz and the train ride and I enjoyed the new gift shop!

The only gripe was getting the buggy out to the water terrace, you have to go through the cafe (cramped) and then there are several steps between the gardens before you get onto the circular walk, it would be a chore if I come back on my own and we couldn't access the disabled route via a gate as it had a keypad on.

Blenheim Palace

Had a good day out at Blenheim Palace yesterday, it's not far from us so it's easy to pop to and enjoy a walk. We all have annual passes which helps, all you need to do is pay once for a Palace, Park & Gardens ticket (adult £18, child £10) and then you can convert it in one of the on-site booths to a 12 month pass, which is much better value than £18 for one day out!

The architecture of the Palace is stunning, everywhere you look there's another amazing piece of detail that you haven't noticed before.

 The gardens are stunning, all very well manicured and the grounds are extensive, we wanted to do the walk to the cascades, which was quite a trek for our 4 year old, especially as she was hungry for the picnic and all the benches we came to were taken!  We made it eventually though!

We finished off down at the pleasure gardens, with a walk round the butterfly house and of course some time in the playground!
A tiring but happy day with fresh air and family!