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Chartwell
Chartwell, near Westerham in Kent, was Winston Churchill's home for 40 years. When Churchill acquired the house in 1922 it was in poor condition. He transformed the
unattractive property to his plans. Its rural setting satisfied his love of the countryside, its gardens stimulated his desire to plant and build his environment. Its rooms were arranged
for domestic living, its grounds were shaped for contemplation and for reflection in tranquility.  After his retirement from politics he spent much of his time writing and painting at Chartwell. The walled Rose Garden was laid out by
Churchill's wife Clementine. The path leads to a vine-covered pergola.
Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire is the home of the Dukes of Marlborough and the birthplace, in 1874, of Winston Churchill.
Lord Randolph Churchill, his father, was the 2nd son of the 7th Duke of Marlborough.  In 1988 Blenheim Palace was included in the World Heritage List.
Winston Churchill was Prime Minister and led Britain through World War II. He
achieved a world reputation not only as a great politician, but also as a classic orator with a supreme command of English, as a talented painter and writer. He
was knighted in 1953 and won the Nobel Prize for Literature the same year. He died in London in 1965.
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