Go behind the scenes on one of our Restoration and Conservation tours

Visit Blenheim Palace and learn about the work we do on the magnificent rooms and extensive collection of artefacts, hear from experts on the methods we use to restore and repair the building and collections within it. Our restoration and conservation tours will run daily between Thursday 4th January – Friday 9th February 2024.

Our complimentary tours go behind the scenes of our annual deep clean and give an in-depth look into what is being done in each of the Palace State Rooms. From silverware and sculptures to tables and tapestries, learn about how these priceless pieces of history are cleaned and preserved with specialist techniques.

Complimentary with an Annual Pass

Tours are free and all funds that we raise through admission charges are invested back into these ongoing restoration and conservation projects that keep the Palace, its contents and its surroundings as glorious today as they have always been.

Tours are running twice a day from Thursday 4th January – Friday 9th February and last around 45 minutes.

Join us at 14.00 at the bottom of the Palace steps where the tours will commence.

What to expect on your tour

·       Find out how the collection is cared for in the Palace,

·       See conservation cleaning in progress (subject to schedules)

·       Find out how tapestries, paintings, clocks, and the actual structure of the building are brought back to their original condition

·       Learn how we achieve all of the above with the limitations of budgets and constant visitor flow