A dream-like trip to Oxford and Blenheim

Explore the charming Oxfordshire countryside with your knowledgeable driver-guide. Stop first at Oxford, the ‘City of Dreaming Spires’, which is home to England’s oldest university. Here you can take a walk through the impressive buildings that are still home to the university’s main ceremonial and educational functions, admiring the architecture and splendid settings of the individual colleges. Then continue to Woodstock, stopping at Blenheim Palace for a tour. Currently home to the 12th Duke and the Duchess of Marlborough, the palace was designed by the architect Vanbrugh and was the birthplace of wartime leader Sir Winston Churchill. A vast park, wonderfully landscaped by Capability Brown, surrounds the palace.