A day with Winston at Blenheim Palace

What a night, the drips from the tent roof were resfreshing but I've discovered a must have for all camping trips, a hot water bottle. I think I could have auctioned it for a very high price. The day started as a campers dream, dry and sunny. Leisurely morning with the number one camping chef, papa, cooking all of our breakfasts.

I've been wanting to go to Blenheim Palace for quite a while and today was the day. Only 30 minutes from the campsite to the delight of Blenheim, acestoral home of Winston Churchill, who I discovered is actually called Winston Spencer Churchill. The palace is absolutely huge. We started with a tour of the state rooms, and the room where Winston was born. The guide was fantastic, explaining the history of the rooms and tapestries.

We walked through the gardens and fountains, had a pitstop for a drink and then went to find the Temple of Diana on the lakeside, where Winston proposed to Clementine. We then took a minature train to the pleasure garden, with hedge maze and adventure playground. We avoided that bit, instead we went into the butterfly garden.

On the way back, we visited Churchills grave, where many of his relatives are also buried. Well worth a visit. It had a wreath from RAF Brize Norton.

Back to our 'temporary homes', the whole campsite was filled with the smell of BBQ, and we added to it.