The Secret Garden

The secluded secret garden is a nice tranquil place with winding pathways, ponds and streams.

As part of the commemoration of the tercentenery in 2004 of the Battle of Blenheim, the 11th Duke restored the garden, first laid down by his father; keeping much of the original layout while introducing many new features.

As a ‘garden for all seasons’, the mature and new plantings create interest throughout the year.*

The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

*From the Blenheim Palace guidebook printed 2014

17 Comments CherryPie on Jun 5th 2015

17 Responses to “Blenheim – The Secret Garden”

  1. rusty duck says:

    That’s beautiful. Wish I’d seen it when I visited Blenheim, but it was some time ago.

  2. lordsomber says:

    Out of curiosity, what is the pronunciation of “Blenheim”?

    Here in the states, there is a regional ginger ale called Blenheim’s, but it’s pronounced “blennum’s.”

    A favorite beverage here is “blenheim’s + maker’s” i.e. ginger ale and bourbon.

    • CherryPie says:

      It is pronounced Blenim but with a soft ‘i’ which could be heard as Blenum. I had not thought about it until you asked the question :-)

  3. ....peter:) says:

    you found a very beautiful garden Cherie… my problem is that i take pictures then i have to go back to find out where i took them… then it takes me three more todays days to figure out where it took them lol!!
    ….peter:)

  4. lisl says:

    I wonder what this looked like before its restoration, Cherie – I suspect it was still well-tended

  5. James Higham says:

    Ooooooo, just love those secret gardens.

  6. Sigrun says:

    What a beautiful garden, Cherie! Last year, when we visited the Cotswolds, it was to cold to visit Blenheims gardens.

    Sigrun

  7. Amfortas says:

    I would love to design and build a garden like that. It is stunning.

  8. I love secret gardens so we will have to visit Blenheim when we go to The Cotswolds.
    We don’t need a British travel site with Cherie about, always full of interest…Thanks for sharing all this with us.

    Di. x