THE BLENHEIM PALACE, OXFORDSHIRE

Blenheim Palace is the only non royal lodge in England holding the title of royal residence. It is situated nearby Oxford. Cristina Portillo Torres took a trip to see the job that Lancelot Capacity Brown created for the landscape. She travelled from London, around 1.5 h range by train.

Blenheim Palace was a rewared from the Queen Ana to the First Duke of Marlborough to reveal her gratefulness for his victory against the French military in the Fight of Blenheim in 1704.

The Royal residence gardens were established in 1764, complying with the English Yard design. His desire was to recommend a geometry that suited to the website, a domesticated nature omitting the stiff types. Brown created a gorgeous landscape that doesn ´ t need to be supported by architecture, his trees, courses, fields as well as water ponds finish its composition. The perspective to the views is configured by those natural environments. Among the most remarkable items created is the lake, a huge expansion of water developed by the Glyme River and also ornamented with a series of cascades.

The elegance of the Blenheim Palace has actually attracted a large number of filmmakers. One of the most recent productions include Cinderella, Gulliver ´ s Travels or Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix metro.

The public have open door to the Royal residence, open Wednesday to Sunday for gos to, and it is consisted of in Harry Potter ´ s course around the UK.