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The
drystone wall around Blenheim Park is nearly nine miles
long
Built
in 1710, it cost over 拢1,000 a mile
Sir
Winston Churchill was famously born at Blenheim.
The
old Woodstock Manor, one of Henry II's hunting boxes,
stood on a site that's now part of Blenheim Park.
His
mistress, "Fair Rosamund" Clifford, is said
to have bathed in a square well pool that is now the
oldest feature in the park.
The
palace reopens on 14 February 2004 - Valentine's Day.
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Blenheim
Palace was the gift of a grateful nation for John Churchill, the
victor of the Battle of Blenheim in 1704.
Three
hundred years later, the palace is being geared up for a long season
of events to commemorate the battle.
There's
little about Blenheim - one of Britain's few World Heritage Sites
- to recall its military origins.
The
building itself, in mellow Bath stone that glows in the sun, is
an ornate mass of imposing grandeur.
Its
architect, the playwright and soldier Sir John Vanbrugh, built a
vast bridge over the Glyme Valley, carrying the eye from the palace
to a high Column of Victory on the opposing hill top.
The
bridge was vastly out of scale with the humble river it crossed,
but the great "Capability" Brown sorted that out by damning
the river and creating a large lake, extending for more than a mile.
The
palace and its treasures are closed for the winter but the park,
with its miles of paved lakeside walkways, offer fine walking all
year round.
New
vistas and valleys open every few hundred yards, creating a vast,
child-friendly playground.
Our
tip: look for the hollowed-out old tree that offers a secret viewpoint
across the bridge to the palace.
Our
picture galleries - including 360-degree panoramas - give just a
taste of the delights to be found in the park.
You
can find out about events being held in the park this year, including
horse trials, a battle re-enactment and a 300th anniversary music
festival, on the palace website.
And
if you really want to explore the park, why not join one of the
charity fun runs listed on the palace events guide?
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