Salon Prive 2027. Five days on the South Lawn at Blenheim.
Concours cars on the gravel, lunch under canvas, and a palace at the end of a long avenue. The one thing you should not be doing at the end of the day is driving home.
The week
Salon Prive 2027 at a glance
- DatesWednesday 1 to Sunday 5 September 2027The twenty second edition at Blenheim. Concours Thursday, Ladies' Day Friday, then Supercar Saturday and Sunday.
- WhereBlenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1ULEight miles north west of Oxford on the A44, signposted from junction 9 of the M40.
- From LondonAbout 1 hour 30 to 2 hoursThe A40 and the M40 both work. The last few miles into Woodstock are the slow part.
- Nearest private terminalLondon Oxford Airport (OXF)Roughly ten minutes away at Kidlington, which makes it the easiest arrival by air for this event.
Dates and the shape of the days as published by the organisers. We review this page when the 2027 programme is released.
Why a car makes sense
It is a long lunch at the end of a country lane
Salon Prive is a garden party as much as a concours. The day runs from late morning through lunch and champagne to the prize giving, and it takes place in the grounds of a palace reached by the A44 through Woodstock, a village with a narrow high street that was not designed for several thousand visitors and a good number of very expensive cars. Parking is inside the estate, up to a ten minute walk from the entrance, on grass that does not always suit the shoes people wear to this event.
So the pattern is simple. We collect you at home or at the office, drive out through the Chilterns or up the M40, drop you at the entrance, and the car waits within the estate or nearby until you want it. You can drink the champagne. You can stay for the last award. You can leave at three because the meeting in London moved. None of it requires a decision in the morning.
Our own cars and chauffeurs are based in London and Manchester, so this is a day we run ourselves rather than arrange. For a party of four or six, a V-Class carries everyone, the hats and the picnic in one vehicle, and for a corporate group we will run several cars that arrive together rather than in dribs and drabs.
Journey times
To Blenheim Palace
| From | Normal day | Salon Prive week |
|---|---|---|
| Mayfair and Knightsbridge | 1 hour 30 to 2 hours | Allow an extra 20 to 40 minutes on Saturday |
| London Oxford Airport | 10 to 15 minutes | Allow 20 to 30 minutes through Woodstock at peak |
| Oxford city centre | 20 to 30 minutes | The A44 through Yarnton and Begbroke is the pinch point |
| Heathrow | 1 hour 15 to 1 hour 45 | Add time for the M25 and M40 on a Friday |
| Farnborough Airport | 1 hour 30 to 1 hour 50 | Across country or round the M25, depending on the hour |
| The Cotswolds, Burford or Chipping Norton | 30 to 45 minutes | A popular base for the week, and an easy morning run in |
| Birmingham and the North | 1 hour 20 to 1 hour 45 | M40 southbound, generally kind in the morning |
Planning guidance, not promises. We set your departure time against the day's conditions.
What clients usually book
A car for the day, not two transfers
- An S-Class or V-Class with the same chauffeur from your door in the morning until you are home at night
- Several cars for corporate guests, briefed to arrive together at the same entrance
- Collection at London Oxford Airport for guests flying in, with the flight tracked
- A picnic or a hamper carried in the car, and space kept for what you buy on the day
- Dinner afterwards in Woodstock, Oxford or the Cotswolds, with the car waiting
- A late finish on Sunday and a straight run to Heathrow or Luton for an evening flight
The practical bits
Grass, gravel and the walk from the car
Guests park inside the estate, within about a ten minute walk of the entrance, and the ground is grass. If anyone in your party would rather not walk that in September weather, tell us when you book and we will plan the drop at the closest point the traffic plan allows on the day, then take the car away to wait.
Woodstock itself is worth an hour. The village sits at the palace gates with good pubs and a handful of hotels, and the Cotswolds proper start a few miles further west. Several of our clients make a two day trip of it, with the car staying with them for both days rather than going back to London empty.
Book early
Early September is busy
Salon Prive shares its week with the start of the autumn season, and Saturday is always the first day to fill. Tell us your day as soon as you have your tickets.
Around the week
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Questions people ask
About Salon Prive travel
Can the car wait all day?
Yes, and that is how most clients book it. Your chauffeur stays for the day and is ready whenever you decide to leave.
Where will you drop us?
As close to the entrance as the estate's traffic plan allows on the day. Tell us if anyone in the party would rather not walk far on grass.
Is a car worth it when parking is included?
Most of our clients think so, because the day involves champagne and a long lunch and the drive home is through country lanes in the dark.
Can you take a group?
Yes. A V-Class carries a party of up to six or seven with luggage, and for larger groups we run several cars briefed to arrive together.
Can you supply tickets?
No. Tickets come from the organisers. We arrange the travel around them.
Are you an official partner of Salon Prive?
No. We are an independent chauffeur company providing transport to and from the event.
