Wakestock: Blenheim Palace Venue
Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace
Woodstock OX20 1PX
operations@blenheimpalace.com
www.blenheimpalace.com
Collections at the Palace include paintings by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Sir Joshua Reynolds and John Singer Sargent, while themed tours provide an insight into the life of Sir Winston Churchill and the Ladies of Blenheim. The Palace plays host to musical events ranging from jazz to classical concerts. The Palace Garden features an Italian garden, Water Terraces, Arboretum, Rose garden and the Secret garden while the park has a lake and the Grand Bridge besides other attractions.
Official website: http://www.wakestock.co.uk
The campsite opens at 1pm on Thursday 26th June and will remain open until 1pm on Monday 30th June.
BY CAR:
FROM THE NORTH – Either drive south on the M6 then follow signs for the M42 signposted The South West. Continue on the M42 leaving at junction 3a joining the M40 motorway (signposted London). Leave the M40 at junction 9 and follow the A34 signposted Oxford. At Peartree interchange branch left, follow signs for A44 signposted Evesham. Continue on the A44 then follow signs for A4095 signposted Whitney. Turn right onto Park Lane then follow the signs for Blenheim Palace. On arrival keep an eye out for the signs to direct you to the correct car park.
FROM THE SOUTH – Head North on the M4 motorway following signs for The West, Heathrow, Staines. At Junction 4 (Heathrow Airport) continue forward onto the M4 (signposted The West M25). Leave the M25 at junction 16 and join the M40 motorway (signposted Birmingham, Oxford). Leave the M40 at junction 8 then join the A40 motorway (signposted Oxford, Cheltenham). Continue on the A40 until the Wolvercote Roundabout then follow signs for the A44 (Ring Road, Evesham, The Midlands). Follow the A44 signposted Evesham then Woodstock, and then follow signs for A4095 (Whitney). Turn right onto Park Lane then follow the signs for Blenheim Palace. On arrival keep an eye out for the signs to direct you to the correct car park.
Or car share: car sharing will help save you money by sharing the travel costs and reduce the amount of congestion on the roads resulting in you arriving more quickly as well be being kind to our environment. More info here: http://www.liftshare.org/v3/pages/default.asp?sid=1862&skin=217
BY TRAIN
First Great Western Trains run a high speed service to Oxford station every fifteen minutes from London Paddington and Thames Valley stations, as well as connections from Didcot Parkway, and from the West of England and the South Coast via Reading. See http://www.nationalrail.com for more details. Shuttle buses run regularly from Oxford to the festival site.
BY BUS
National Express are running a service from many locations across the UK to the festival site.To book, http://www.nationalexpress.com/wakestock.