‘Park fresh’ Christmas trees go on sale at Blenheim Palace

With Christmas just around the corner, Blenheim Palace has announced they are once again offering locals the chance to take home a piece of the Estate this festive season, with the sale of its popular ‘zero miles’ homegrown Christmas trees.

The stunning ‘park fresh’ Estate-grown trees, including Norway Spruces and Nordmann Firs in a range of sizes, are cut on a weekly basis, with each one replaced with a newly planted sapling.

The trees have been carefully selected by the Estate’s Forestry team, and are on sale from Friday November 28th to Sunday December 21st, from the sales hut in the Estate Office car park in Woodstock, OX20 1PP between 9.30am-4.30pm on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays*.

Trees are available on a first-come, first-served basis and no pre-booking is required. Contactless payments only will be accepted. Tree stands will also be available to purchase on-site.

In line with its own sustainability goals, Blenheim Palace will also be offering an ‘end to end’ service to allow customers to drop off their trees in the New Year to be recycled and used as biochar compost in projects across the Estate.

Details of the recycling dates and location will be announced in due course.

* In adverse weather the sales hut may be closed for safety reasons.

For more information go to: https://www.blenheimpalace.com/whats-on/events/estate-grown-christmas-trees/

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Issued on behalf of Blenheim Palace. For more information please contact Jon Perks at Cab Campaign – [email protected]

 

About Blenheim Palace

Home to the Dukes of Marlborough since 1705, Blenheim Palace was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. Set in over 2,000 acres of ‘Capability’ Brown landscaped park and gardens, it was designed by Vanbrugh in the Baroque style and is also the birthplace of one of Britain’s most famous leaders, Sir Winston Churchill.

With over 300 years of history to share and one of the most important and extensive collections in Europe, the magnificent stately home has a rich variety of cultural highlights and an extensive programme of special events and exhibitions.

The total Estate expands into a further 10,000 acres outside of the designated UNESCO World Heritage Site and focuses on care for the land through sustainable means, pursuing net zero, the growth of the local economy, the provision of affordable homes, apprenticeship training and supported community groups as part of its ambition to make this part of Oxfordshire a fairer and better place.