{"id":506131,"date":"2025-10-17T06:28:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T06:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/506131\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T06:28:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T06:28:34","slug":"this-christmas-market-takes-place-at-a-300-year-old-bridgerton-palace-with-its-very-own-light-trail-observation-wheel-and-wizard-of-oz-experience-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/506131\/","title":{"rendered":"This Christmas Market Takes Place At A 300-Year-Old \u2018Bridgerton\u2019 Palace \u2013 With Its Very Own Light Trail, Observation Wheel And \u2018Wizard Of Oz\u2019 Experience, It\u2019s Just 1.5 Hours From Birmingham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Christmas-Market-Blenheim-1340x893-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Christmas Market at Blenheim Palace\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCredit: Blenheim Palace<\/p>\n<p>    Save<\/p>\n<p>Every <strong>Christmas market<\/strong> has a little magic to it, but after visiting a few, they can all start to blur into one. Even <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretbirmingham.com\/birmingham-frankfurt-christmas-market-2025-seven-weeks\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretbirmingham.com\/birmingham-frankfurt-christmas-market-2025-seven-weeks\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_internal\">Birmingham\u2019s Frankfurt Christmas Market <\/a><\/strong> loses its sparkle eventually, but <strong>this festive market, in the Great Court of a 300-year-old country house<\/strong>, never fails to mesmerise us.<\/p>\n<p>A designated <strong>UNESCO World Heritage Site<\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secretbirmingham.com\/blenheim-palace\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretbirmingham.com\/blenheim-palace\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_1\" data-category=\"click_internal\">Blenheim Palace<\/a><\/strong> is probably best known for standing in for Buckingham Palace in the Regency romance, <strong>Bridgerton<\/strong>. But we\u2019re here to talk about Christmas, not Netflix\u2014and the stunning backdrop of one of England\u2019s biggest houses, to our festive shopping, is an unbeatable seasonal <a href=\"https:\/\/secretbirmingham.com\/days-out-trips-around-birmingham\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretbirmingham.com\/days-out-trips-around-birmingham\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_2\" data-category=\"click_internal\">day trip<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ferris-wheel-preview-evening.164bec64337ca42c592e268a3965be23.jpg\" alt=\"Ferris Wheel at Blenheim Palace\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/>Credit: Blenheim Palace <\/p>\n<p>A<strong> village of traditional wooden chalets<\/strong> will <strong>from Friday, November 14 to Sunday, December 21<\/strong>, selling everything from hand-picked Christmas gifts to tasty festive treats. Just 90 minutes from Birmingham, the Christmas market is free to visit too, but you will need a ticket to experience the rest of Christmas at Blenheim Palace.<\/p>\n<p> <b>What else is happening at Blenheim Palace for Christmas?<\/b> <\/p>\n<p>Blenheim Palace at Christmastime is much more than a market. The <strong>after-dark, illuminated trail<\/strong> is always a show stopper\u2014with glowing artworks from international and local artists, and a <strong>glimpse of Father Christmas<\/strong> along the way. Plus, you\u2019ll also find its very own <strong>ice rink and observation wheel<\/strong> (with a bird\u2019s eye view of the grounds) in the heart of the Great Court.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/water-feature-flipped.jpg\" alt=\"Water feature at Blenheim Palace\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/>Credit: Blenheim Palace <\/p>\n<p>Step inside the country house itself this Christmas and you\u2019ll discover a Blenheim Palace <strong>transformed into the magical Land of Oz<\/strong>. Inspired by L. Frank Baum\u2019s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City, where Dorothy awaits\u2014but keep an eye out for Toto, The Tin Woodman, Scarecrow, Cowardly Lion, as you journey through Blenheim Palace. And why not stop for a spot of <a href=\"https:\/\/secretbirmingham.com\/afternoon-tea-birmingham\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretbirmingham.com\/afternoon-tea-birmingham\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_3\" data-category=\"click_internal\">afternoon tea<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p> <b>How much does it cost?<\/b> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/market-preview-evening.164bec64337ca42c592e268a3965be23.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas market wooden chalet\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\"  \/>Credit: Blenheim Palace <\/p>\n<p>While the Christmas market is free, tickets for the Illuminated Trail and \u2018Palace of Oz\u2019 start from \u00a365 for an adult and \u00a342 for a child. Then, to go skating, add on another \u00a312 and \u00a38 for an adult and child. With food, drinks and fairground rides at the market on top, <strong>this isn\u2019t looking like a cheap trip<\/strong>, but it\u2019s undeniably <strong>one of the most magical experiences you can find in the UK this Christmas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccd Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, OX20 1UL<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf10 To learn more information about Christmas at Blenheim Palace, head <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blenheimpalace.com\/whats-on\/events\/christmas\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/www.blenheimpalace.com\/whats-on\/events\/christmas\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_4\" data-category=\"click_non_sales\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Blenheim Palace Save Every Christmas market has a little magic to it, but after visiting a few,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":506132,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7820],"tags":[855,748,35745,393,4884,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-506131","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-birmingham","8":"tag-birmingham","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-christmas","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115388096471414381","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=506131"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/506131\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/506132"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=506131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=506131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=506131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}