The Game Fair 2027 is at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, OX20 1PS.

To enjoy the best possible arrival experience, we strongly advise you to read the routing information for vehicles traveling from your area. Once you pick up the ‘Blenheim Palace Event’ signage, please turn off your satnavs and follow the symbols that are displayed on your tickets.

Opening Hours:

Friday Saturday Sunday
Car park opens 6am Car park opens 6am Car park opens 6am
Public gates open 8am Public gates open 8am Public gates open 8am
Stand and gates close at 6pm Stand and gates close at 6pm Stand and gates close at 5pm

Parking Information

Free public parking is available.

Make your day at The Game Fair even easier by upgrading your parking in advance. This locates you closest to the entrance gates with shorter walking distances. Forward and In-Show parking sell out quickly, so we recommend booking early to guarantee the best access to the show.

Disabled Badge Holders

We have free disabled parking at the front of all car park. Please bring your Disabled Parking badge with you and make sure it is clearly visible so our traffic wardens can direct you. Upon arrival into Woodstock, follow the yellow ‘Blenheim Palace Event’ signage for the correct directions.

Please note that overnight parking is not permitted in any of the event car parks. All vehicles must be removed from the car parks by the published closing time each day.

Free public parking is available.

Once you pick up the ‘Blenheim Palace Event’ signage, please turn off your satnavs and follow the symbols that are displayed on your tickets.

Make your day at The Game Fair even easier by upgrading your parking in advance. This locates you closest to the entrance gates with shorter walking distances. Forward and In-Show parking sell out quickly, so we recommend booking early to guarantee the best access to the show. Take a look at options here.

If you are being dropped off by private car or licensed Taxi then please use the pick up and drop off area provided so that you can be sure that your vehicle can return to collect you and you know where to find the pick up point at the end of the day.

There are frequent train services to the nearby train stations of Oxford, Oxford Parkway and Hanborough.

Travel from London Marylebone by Chiltern Trains to Oxford Parkway (then connect to Blenheim by Bus S7). This is the quickest route from London to Blenheim.

Travel from London Paddington or Reading by GWR to Oxford (then connect to Blenheim by Bus S3).

Travel by GWR from London Paddington, Reading, or Worcester to Hanborough (then connect to Blenheim by Bus 233).

There are rail connections available from many other cities, by changing at Reading, Didcot Parkway or Birmingham New Street.

Stagecoach Bus S3 and S7 run from Oxford City Centre to Woodstock, four times an hour, seven days a week. Both start from Oxford Railway Station and pick up in Magdalen Street. Buses stop outside the main entrance, from there it’s a 10 – minute stroll through the park to Blenheim Palace.

The S7 runs every 30 minutes from Oxford Parkway Station and Kidlington to Blenheim.

The S7 also runs every 30 minutes from Witney through Bladon for Winston Churchill’s grave.

The S3 runs hourly from Chipping Norton and Charlbury to Blenheim.

The First and Last Mile 411 bus service runs hourly from Eynsham to Hanborough Station.

There is no direct bus service from Bicester to Woodstock.

For bus times and journey planner visit our Good Journey Page or stagecoachbus.com.

Woodstock is connected to Oxford via the National Cycle Network #5 route. To view the Sustrans cycle route maps in detail visit, sustrans.org. Please note that while there are bike racks available at the Palace cycling within the Park is not permitted. Visitors may cycle from the entrance gates to the Palace and back.

Information coming soon…