BLENHEIM Palace is launching a year of restoration featuring tours to allow visitors to see behind the scenes.
The Restoration and Conservation tour featuring the historic State Rooms will run from Friday, January 10 to February 9, twice a day excluding Sundays.
The tours will tie in with the annual deep clean of the palace in Woodstock.
READ AGAIN: Still no start date for £60m Templars Square upgrade
Kate Ballenger, head of house and collections at Blenheim Palace, said: “Each year the operations team, accompanied by various specialists, complete the ‘deep clean’.
“This process is much more than just cleaning, it is the careful review of the entire collection followed by a thorough cleaning programme alongside the ongoing conservation and restoration work.
"This tour of the palace gives insights into both the deep clean and the conservation and restoration that is happening at present and has happened in the past.”
READ MORE: Major gas works will cause disruption on Cowley Road
The tours will shed light on important aspects of running a 300-year-old palace, including restoring a piece of art, building or tapestry to its original condition.
Visitors will learn about preservation and repair of the historical and cultural site and its artefacts.
The tour will also examine the theme of renovation, exploring how Blenheim Palace must also modernise and remain as a comfortable family home while appealing to visitors.
One of the recent renovations is the Bouchain Tapestry.
The priceless 18th century tapestry depicting one of Britain’s most important military victories is 25ft wide.
For more visit blenheimpalace.com.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here