Blenheim Park Railway Blenheim Park Railway Blenheim Park Railway is a gauge miniature railway operating in the grounds of Blenheim Palace, in Oxfordshire, England. The railway opened in 1975 as a tourist attraction within 'The Pleasure Gardens', an area of visitor facilities inside the grounds of the Palace, but some distance from the house itself. Miniature railway operating company 'Pleasurerail' operated the service on a short out-and-back line. There were no passing loops or run-round loops, so the line was push-pull operated. The original locomotive was named "Sir Winston Churchill" (not to be confused with the current locomotive of the same name), and
Blenheim Art Foundation programme, BAF produces exhibition catalogues and short films to accompany each exhibition. Blenheim Art Foundation was founded by Lord Edward Spencer-Churchill, son of the 11th Duke of Marlborough, John Spencer-Churchill. The director of the Foundation is Michael Frahm. In 2016, Blenheim Art Foundation won Hudson's UK Heritage Award for Best Innovator. Blenheim Art Foundation launched with the exhibition "Ai Weiwei at Blenheim Palace", which took place 1 October 2014 - 26 April 2015. It was the "biggest UK retrospective to date" by Chinese artist and social activist, Ai Weiwei, which presented more than 50 new and iconic artworks throughout the