Blenheim Palace at Christmas, amazing well worth a visit take the kids they will love it also . Light show on the gardens spectacular so much work gone into the whole experience . Only downside was the Stables cafe , normally wonderful but cit back for Christmas due to anticipated numbers, so paper plates and wooden cutlery ( which would not cut the flatbread and it seemed to me smaller portions . In addition food was not really warm enough and the whole menu was truncated very disappointed indeed spoilt the whole day.

Christmas at Blenheim was a magical experience, well worth the price. Everything was perfect except for the very rude individuals who push people (including children) out of the way so that they can get their perfect shot of a glittery bauble, selfie by a tree or whatever else they imagine their zombie followers will want to see. Not Blenheim's fault and it was the only thing that cast a slight dampner on what was, in every other way, a perfect day

I can't believe you would use such an awful company as See tickets for your ticketing. Absolute rubbish company. Nigh on impossible to contact except by email. We had parking booked for Blenheim Palace on 14 December. Our car broke down on the way, so asked if they could transfer our ticket to the following Saturday. No such joy from this Scrooge of a company. We were looking forward to the Christmas fare and we attend every year. It's not really free as you have to pay £12.50 for parking, which is why this is the first time we will miss it as I am not prepared to pay £25 to park.

Went on a trip today with family at 7:00pm. Also went last year. But, it was whack. It’s a shame you don’t invest the money people spend on the tickets, on the lights. Because, £27 for an adult without parking is shocking. The long distance between anything 1/2 decent with a coffee shop or bar at £6 for a hot drink or £9 for a burger. The only thing decent was the sign that said “EXIT” that’s why I pushed to a 2 star rating. Also, I didn’t see/hear a single person say anything good about it.

We are frequent Blenheim visitors all year round and Christmas at Blenheim has become a traditional family visit for going on 5 years now. Previous years (notably Alice in The Palace and Cinderella), felt curated, lavish, well thought through, and well worth the ticket price. We attended The Nutcracker in the palace last year, and were left wanting, but dismissed it as a disappointing, post-COVID anomaly. Unfortunately this year it was even more disappointing - like other reviews have suggested, feeling low budget and thrown together like a mismatch of pieces from a prop room. Where before we have spent up to an hour walking through and enjoying the rooms, this year we were stretched to stay longer than 15 minutes. The story of the Snow Queen felt more tailored for young children, and the final room fell flat with the famed queen wearing a cheap Smiffys white wig. Sadly, because of the past two years we are reluctant to return unless the standards set in 2018 & 2019 can be met once again - and fear this may be the case for others too. Hoping this feedback can be constructive for the Blenheim team.

My Husband & I visited at Christmas time last year & had an amazing time , we had the afternoon tea , visited the palace & light trail . We were so impressed last year that we said we must bring the kids this year ( 5 teenage/Adult kids ) This year the palace was Beautiful & I don’t think people realise the hard work that is gone into it ! Our grown up kids all loved it . The light trail was good , but we were disappointed that the lake didn’t have the moon & silent night feature that they had last year ( which my Husband told everyone about & was looking forward to ! ) The only negatives are the fact that we have to pay £10 parking on top of nearly £500 for our Tickets !! This is absolutely shocking in my opinion ! Also some of the food stalls are extortionate . £10 for a Burger !? £14 for a bit of pork & onion in a pitta bread !? I know Bleinham say that they take note of peoples feedback , but I can guarantee these food stall prices will NOT be lower PRICED next year ! Probably higher !!? The hot chocolate stall was lovely & I don’t mind paying £3.50 for one with cream , marshmallows & a flake , thats reasonable . I also thought £6 for a crepe was ok too . £6 for a small plastic cup of mulled wine isn’t exceptable though !! Anyhow , we all had a lovely evening & the atmosphere was lovely I would recommend as an overall lovely christmassy experience !

Prices have gone up and the lights have dimmed. Blenheim Palace is a fantastic venue and was destined to be a yearly tradition for us until this year. Past years have had many wow factors with the light shows. They seem to have reduced the displays and changed the route resulting in an underwhelming experience. Can't fault the staff, they were brill but for the price and quality of venue you surely have to leave feeling satisfied and not thinking of the phrase 'cutting corners'. I dont remember as many drink stations on what seemed like a shorter route - kind of made us feel they want more money from the visit lessening the chrimbo vibe. The stalls and food are as good as years past but we were there for the lights. Perhaps i mis-remember. Too expensive for too little so we can't go again unless they up their game. And get rid of the B&Q penguins. Taking a stroll down up the road to no. 57's lights is better than the anticlimax of this years lights.

Visited the Christmas light trail and booked afternoon tea. Afternoon tea disappointing and not much like the pictures on line when you book. The light trail however compared to previous years was really disappointing, about half the size and half the lights. Previous years had been amazing but this years were not good and certainly not worth the price, a real shame.

We went to the Christmas Lights trail and having been every year for the last few years I was left a little disappointed. The route has been changed again this year and now, instead of ending in the formal gardens, it starts there and this made for a rather anticlimactic end to the trail as it just seems to stop. There was no wow factor. I loved it all the way around but the end was disappointing. I hope they improve it for next year.