Explore the UK's first safari park at Longleat
Longleat, wiltshire.
Feed giraffes by hand and walk on the wildside with lemurs at this popular safari park, found in the picturesque grounds of historic Longleat House.
First opened in 1966, Longleat Safari Park was the first drive-through attraction of its kind outside Africa, and it's still running strong today. With countless species of animals and attractions like Penguin Island, Stingray Bay, Jungle Cruise and an adventure castle, it's a great day out for the entire family. Explore the animal habitats on a road tour through the park, before stepping onto the Main Square and venturing into koala habitats, outdoor playgrounds and hedge mazes.
Special events run throughout the year, including the ever-popular Festival of Lights over the Christmas period; this large display of illuminated Chinese lanterns adorns the entire parkland and adds a touch of festivity to everything. And, of course, visitors can also extend their stay in the area with a tour through Longleat House and its surrounding pleasure gardens.
Longleat Safari Park is due to re-open on Monday 15 June - make sure to check the website through the link below for availability and opening times.
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Top Family Attractions - Plan Your Visit To Longleat
Barmy aristocrats, a family feud, a great Elizabethan house and lions in the backyard - why would anyone not want to visit Longleat?
Not too long ago the BBC program All Change at Longleat offered viewers a revealing behind-the-scenes look at what's been going on since the endearingly loony Lord Bath (Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath) handed over the business reins of the Longleat estate to his much less colorful son and heir, Viscount Weymouth.
The show was better than a soap opera as Ceawlin (the Viscount, whose name is pronounced Syoolin ) and his new wife Emma took over the place and immediately fell out with the old man. It's available on YouTube and it's worth a look in for a giggle.
Meanwhile, life goes on as normal for visitors to the great stately home and amazing safari park. Here's what you need to know to plan a visit.
First A Bit of Background
Longleat has been welcoming visitors since the late 1940s. The house an outstanding example of High Elizabethan architecture in England , was the first stately home ever opened to the public on a commercial basis. In a way, Henry, the 6th Marquess, father of the current Marquess of Bath, pioneered the tourism genre of stately homes as multiple activity attractions.
In 1966, Longleat opened the first drive-through Safari Park outside of Africa. It has since been seen by millions, worldwide, through the BBC's Animal Park television series.
Today, Longleat, set within 900 acres of Capability Brown landscaped park and 8,000 acres of woodland, lakes and farmland, is crammed with family activities and attractions, including:
Longleat House
Completed by 1580, Longleat was already a splendid house when it was visited by Queen Elizabeth I in 1574. Today's visitors can enjoy the remarkable collections of one family who have looked after the house for 14 generations, over 400 years. Among its treasures are masterpieces of Italian Renaissance and seven libraries (some of which are included in tours) filled with 40,000 books - the largest private collection in Europe.
One of the gorier items in the family collection is the bloodstained waistcoat worn by King Charles I at his execution. You can see it displayed in the Great Hall.
The notorious murals and portraits painted by the current Lord Bath decorate the private apartments and can be seen on morning guided tours of the ground floor. One reason for the family feud, as seen in the BBC documentary, was Viscount Weymouth's removal of one of the murals - his wife said they smelled. She meant they smelled of oil paint, but some art critics have been of the same opinion.
Longleat Safari Park
When Longleat first opened its safari park in the 1960s, the locals worried about lions roaming around the Wiltshire countryside. It's not an idle worry.
One of the revealing snippets of All Change at Longleat was the fact that estate managers carefully check the three miles of fencing around the safari park every day. They don't expect the big cats to tunnel out. But if a large branch falls in the night, it could provide a ladder for a lion or tiger to climb over a fence.
Visitors don't have to worry - as long as they stay safely locked in their cars. As you drive through, you can expect close encounters with wolves, giraffes, rhinos, two prides of the famous black-maned Longleat lions and, if you are lucky, the shy Siberian tigers. Thegangs of Rhesus monkeys that commit all kinds of mayhem on cars passing through the monkey jungle are very popular with families. And, if you take a boat ride on the park's lake, you may spot members of the new colony of lowland gorillas on the island in the middle. This was once the home of Nico, the park's Silverback gorilla who was one of the world's oldest known Silverbacks and a widower. He lived in splendid isolation on his own island. Sadly, Nico died at 56 years of age in 2018. The new gorillas are now settling in.
Also settling in is the family of Koalas. The park has created an Aussie paradise for them at Koala Creek.
Besides being a park attraction, with more than 100 species to see, Longleat plays a vital role in international breeding, conservation and rescue programs. Every year there are new arrivals. In 2019 the park celebrated the birth of two Amur Tiger cubs. This endangered species is the world's largest cat. Later in the year, seven wolf cubs were born in Wolf Wood.
Longleat Essentials
- Where: Longleat, Warminster, Wiltshire BA12 7NW England
- Phone: +44 (0)1985 844 400
- Visit their website
- Open: Longleat House, the Safari Park and the Adventure Park (with a superb Maze) are open from late March to November 1, from November 13 to December 6 and from December 11 to January 3, except for Christmas Day. Last admission and closing times vary based on daylight hours. Check the website for dates and times because opening days and hours vary slightly from year to year.
- Admission: Adult, child and senior tickets (for 60+) are available for the whole park, including Longleat House, or for the house and garden only. No family tickets are offered but online tickets cost 15% less than full price.
- By car: Longleat is just off the A36 between Bath and Salisbury on the A362 Warminster – Frome road. It's about 106 miles and 2.5 hours from London.
- By train: From London, take the Paddington to Penzance service to Westbury Station, 12 miles from Longleat. Warminster Station, 5 miles away, can be reached from London Waterloo, changing at Salisbury or from London Paddington, changing at Bath Spa. Check National Rail Enquiries for times and prices. Taxi s from both stations can be booked.
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Half ancestral mansion, half wildlife park, Longleat was transformed into Britain's first safari park in 1966, turning Capability Brown's landscaped grounds into an amazing drive-through zoo populated by a menagerie of animals more at home in the African wilderness than the fields of Wiltshire. There's a throng of attractions, too: the historic house, animatronic dinosaur exhibits, narrow-gauge railway, mazes, pets' corner, butterfly garden and bat cave.
It's just off the A362, 3 miles from Frome. Save around 10% by booking tickets online.
Longleat was the first English stately home to open its doors to the public. That decision was prompted by finance: heavy taxes and mounting post-WWII bills meant the house had to earn its keep.
The house itself contains fine tapestries, furniture and decorated ceilings, as well as seven libraries containing around 40,000 tomes. The highlight, though, is an extraordinary series of paintings and psychedelic murals by the present-day marquess, who was an art student in the ̓60s and upholds the long-standing tradition of eccentricity among the English aristocracy – check out his website (www.lordbath.co.uk).
Longleat is open until 7pm on many summer weekends.
near Warminster
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01985-844400
https://www.longleat.co.uk
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Longleat Safari & Adventure Park, Warminster, United Kingdom
01985 844400
www.longleat.co.uk
In 1966, Longleat became the first location outside Africa to open a drive-through Safari. Over 50 years on, Longleat remains one of the UK’s leading tourist attractions. Boasting animals, Elizabethan architecture, 900 acres of parkland, and easy access from the A350, A36 and A361 Longleat truly is the perfect choice for a day out.
A trip to Longleat affords you the chance to immerse yourselves in the majesty of the impressive animals, moving freely across hundreds of acres of land; including zebra, giraffe, tigers, rhino, flamingo, cheetahs, and of course Longleat’s famous lions.
Stop at the African Village to walk amongst the lemurs and spot the lofty giraffes. Maybe grab a slice of cake at the Watering Hole and take a look out across the Zebra Plains. Don’t forget to visit Wallaby Walk and Warthog Ridge too!
There’s no need to book a time to come through the safari, just drive up from the main entrance with your tickets when you are ready to begin your wild adventure. The Safari Drive-Through is open at different times throughout the year so if you’re curious, do check on the website or call on 01985 844328 to discuss planning your day. Access to the Safari Drive-Through and the African Village are included in the Day Ticket; so there will be no surprise charges!
Longleat House, the beating heart of Longleat, was substantially completed by 1580 and is the current home to the 7 th Marquess of Bath and three generations of the Thynne family. As well as being packed to the rafters with priceless antiques; the abundance of artistry and flair that the House exudes will capture imaginations of those young, and young at heart.
Longleat may be best known for its Safari Park and Elizabethan stately Home, but it also represents a prime example of ‘Capability’ Brown’s exquisite style.
Lancelot Brown, who was born in 1716 and nicknamed ‘Capability’ for his apt persuasion of wealthy clients that their estates had ‘capability’ for improvement, employed his talents at Longleat between 1757 and 1762. With the assistance of the 1 st Marquess of Bath the estate was transformed. Preceding this, Longleat had embraced the former fashion for formal gardens (boasting a Baroque Garden designed by George London in the 1660’s) but developments were made for something more natural. Brown established undulating lawns, peppered with trees and lakes. He went on to undertake extensive planting throughout the estate, and created the Pleasure Walk arboretum, which can still be enjoyed by visitors today.
Naturally, Brown’s work at Longleat has not gone untouched, but the fact that the estate remains largely Brown’s is an enduring testament to his work and style.
Longleat’s eccentric history, along with its firm home in the hearts of children and adults cements it as one of Britain’s most remarkable visitor attractions.
- Groups of 12+ receive generous discounts and exclusive perks such as complimentary driver tickets and lunches, and organiser tickets.
- Contact the dedicated groups team on 01985 844328 or email [email protected] .
Longleat The Estate Office, Longleat, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 7NW Telephone: 01985 844328 Email: [email protected] Website: www.longleat.co.uk Faceboook: www.facebook.com/longleat Twitter: www.twitter.com/Longleat
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In 1966, Longleat became the first location outside Africa to open a drive-through Safari. Over 50 years on, Longleat remains one of the UK’s leading tourist attractions. Boasting animals, Elizabethan architecture, 900 acres of parkland, and easy access from the A350, A36 and A361 Longleat truly is the perfect choice for a day out. A trip to Longleat affords you the chance to … Read more
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Longleat House & Safari Park – Lions, Mazes and Wifelets
Longleat House is a place of firsts. In 1547, it was the first house in England to be built in the Classical Rennaisance style.
In 1947, it was the first privately-owned stately home opened to the public.
In 1966, it opened the first drive-through safari park outside Africa and in 1975, it became home to the longest hedge maze in the world.
Here then is our guide to this most singular of stately homes.
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Longleat House
The story of Longleat begins in the 16 th century – long before the safari, the hedge maze and the 7 th Marquis with his seventy ‘wifelets’ (we’ll get to that) – with the son of a farmer named John Thynne. Thynne rose rapidly through the social ranks during the reign of Henry VIII to become a trusted steward of Edward Seymour, Lord Protector of England and the Duke of Somerset.
Somerset rewarded Thynne with a knighthood for his service and loyalty on the battlefield of Pinkie in 1547.
The design of Longleat is Thynne’s very own. Perhaps it was the freedom of designing a house without the advice of an architect that allowed Thynne to create an English country house like no other. Longleat was created in the Italianate or Classical Renaissance style and was ground-breaking in its time.
Instead of creating a central courtyard with rooms looking inward, Thynne designed a giant cube of a house with all the major rooms facing outward to give views of the surrounding park.
Queen Elizabeth I
Thynne must have known that he had reached the uppermost echelons of English society and that his home was something of a masterpiece when Queen Elizabeth I chose it as one of the stops on her great summer progress of 1575.
At that time, the house was only two storeys high but soon grew to three. Three is the magic number and the façade at Longleat incorporated all three classical ‘orders’ or styles of column in its design: Doric, Ionic and Corinthian. Today, the exterior of Longleat House is almost exactly as it was in the 16 th century.
Historic Treasures
In contrast, the interiors were massively altered in the 19 th century and only the great hall survives as testament to the first John Thynne’s elegant taste. In the early 1800s Sir Jeffrey Wyatville was hired to give the interiors of Longleat a new lease of life, a task that was later continued by J.D. Crace in the 1870s.
The collection at Longleat, amassed by 15 generations of the Thynne family, features several stunning paintings. A series of hunting scenes painted in the 1730s by John Wooten dominate the cavernous great hall, while paintings by the likes of Titian can be seen hanging elsewhere in the house’s 130 rooms.
Longleat is also home to exquisite tapestries, beautiful examples of hand-painted Chinese wallpaper and a rare collection of large Meissen porcelain.
Longleat is famous too for its libraries.
The first John Thynne began the family tradition of collecting books and manuscripts and created the first library at Longleat in 1577.
Today, Longleat is home to eight libraries in total, including the unique Bishop Ken’s library which runs along the third floor of the entire east front of the house. Bishop Ken of Bath was a friend of the then Lord Weymouth and lived in exile at Longleat from 1691 until his death. The Bishop had been expelled from the church for refusing to swear an oath of allegiance to King William and Queen Mary.
Other Royal Connections
Elizabeth I was not the only reigning monarch to spend the night under the roof of Longleat House.
In 1663 King Charles and Queen Catherine felt secure enough on their throne to leave their home and visit the second John Thynne at Longleat in 1663, just two years after the Restoration.
In thanks, Charles II granted the Thynne family the title Lord Weymouth, a title descendents of the first John Thynne hold to this day.
After the Great War
Which brings us nicely to Longleat in the 20 th and 21 st centuries. In the years following the First World War traditional English country houses, especially those of the Ducal variety, became something of an elephant in the room. Times had changed and the country house, as a symbol of privilege, wealth and power, seemed to have no place in the brave new world.
By the time the Second World War had come to an end most of the country houses in England were either badly damaged by bombings or dilapidated, having been used as hospitals and barracks for the last five years.
The post-war years were hard on everyone, the wealthy included, and few could afford the mounting tax bills and costly repairs needed to keep their ancestral piles inhabitable.
Open To The Public
It was in this context that Henry Thynne, 6 th Marquess of Bath took the unheard of step of opening up his stately home to the public. Amidst a blaze of publicity, Longleat became the first country house to transform itself into a lucrative tourist destination. Soon, a wave of other struggling aristocrats followed suit.
By the mid 1960s, however, the lure of touring Longleat House to catch a glimpse of how the other half lived had begun to wear off. Financial difficulties again threatened the Marquess of Bath’s estate and in an attempt to secure Longleat’s future for the long term he took a bold step.
In 1966, the 6 th Marquess opened a safari park on the grounds of Longleat, the only such park outside Africa. Longleat soon became synonymous with the lions that roam its grounds and today there are over 500 animals living in the park.
A Colourful Marquess
Longleat is almost as famous for the private life of the 7th Marquess of Bath, Alexander Thynn, as it is for its roaming lions. Alexander took over the marquessate from his father in 1992, by which time he was already notorious for his eccentric and polygamous lifestyle.
As soon as he had the keys to the castle, Alexander set about redecorating the residential parts of Longleat House with his own painted murals. One such mural depicts portions of the karma sutra while others include portraits of Alexander’s seventy ‘wifelets’, many of whom live in cottages on the Longleat Estate.
Alexander is also a great lover of mazes and was responsible for installing the incredible Longleat Hedge Maze in 1975. The longest maze in the world, the hedge maze was later accompanied by the smaller Lunar Labyrinth, Sun Maze, Love Labyrinth and King Arthur’s Maze.
By Rurik (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
In 2010, Alexander passed the marquessate and the management of the Longleat business to his son Caewlin.
Less than approving of his father’s lifestyle and taste in art, the 8 th Marquess caused a well-publicised family rift when he removed some of his father’s murals from Longleat’s living quarters.
His father retaliated by refusing to attend his wedding.
Longleat Today
Today, the current Lord and Lady Weymouth and their two children continue to open their home to visitors every day of the week. The safari park at Longleat is a major family attraction that draws in visitors from all over the world, but it is Longleat House itself, an Italianate mansion built by the son of a farmer and visited by Queen Elizabeth I, that is truly extraordinary.
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Longleat is a landscape park covering around 505 hectares, with 19th and 20th century formal gardens of 2.5 hectares. The site is now primarily known as the safari park introduced by the Marquess of Bath in 1964.
The ground slopes generally from south to north.
The following is from the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest. For the most up-to-date Register entry, please visit The National Heritage List for England (NHLE):
A grand C16 mansion surrounded by formal gardens and pleasure grounds with elements of the early C19 layout, added to in the mid C19 by William Taylor, in the mid C20 by Russell Page, and in the late C20 by the seventh Marquess of Bath. These sit in extensive parkland, largely of mid C18 origin by Lancelot Brown, with additions by Humphry Repton who produced a Red Book in 1804, by Jeffry Wyatville, and by Russell Page in the 1930s.
This entry is a summary. Because of the complexity of this site, the standard Register entry format would convey neither an adequate description nor a satisfactory account of the development of the landscape. The user is advised to consult the references given below for more detailed accounts. Many Listed Buildings exist within the site, not all of which have been here referred to. Descriptions of these are to be found in the List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest produced by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport.SUMMARY DESCRIPTION Longleat lies in a rural location on the western border of Wiltshire, c 8km south-west of Warminster. The park covers an area of c 505ha bounded to the north by country lanes and farmland, to the south by Horningsham estate village, and to the east and west by extensive woodlands. Shear Water is included as a detached area within the registered site. The ground slopes generally from south to north, with the house at the level of the lakes and the park laid out on slopes rising to the surrounding woodland on higher ground. The setting is largely agricultural land with substantial areas of estate forestry.
There are two main approaches to Longleat. One enters from Horningsham estate village in the south, through Wyatville's arched lodge (listed grade I) and along the straight south drive to the south front. Although the lodges are early C19, the drive itself is early C18 and was lined with a double avenue of elms; these were replaced with groups of Tulip trees by Russell Page in the mid C20. A second row of horse chestnuts has recently (2000) been planted. The second approach enters the estate woodlands c 3.5km to the east-north-east of the house and runs along the Longcombe Drive, planted with mixed exotics in the mid C19, to emerge on the top of Park Hill where extensive views look west across the park towards the house. The drive drops gently through the park, crosses the string of lakes, and arrives at the south front. Two further minor drives enter the park, one through High Woods to the west, past Wyatville's County Cottage lodge (listed grade II), and the second from the northern boundary beside Stalls Farm.
The gardens lie to the north and east of the house which sits to the west of centre of the park, c 100m to the west of the largest of the string of lakes, known as Half Mile Pond. The east front lawn is planted with two low mazes of box (late C20), the terrace below the east front running north parallel to the lake bank, through an avenue of pleached limes planted by Russell Page in the early C20, to a covered Palladian bridge (Wyatville, listed grade I) over an inlet from Half Mile Pond. Early C19 walled enclosures below the north front contain a rose garden (seventh Marquess of Bath, late C20) and the early C19 Orangery by Wyatville (listed grade I). A small garden, enclosed by a hedge, has been laid out by the seventh Marquess on the west front during the late C20. To the south-west of the house, c 250m from the south front, an ornamental iron gateway leads to a path through a wooded pleasure ground (Brown, mid C18) to the mid C18 walled kitchen garden which lies c 900m south of the house, on the southern boundary of the park.
The extensive parkland is almost entirely retained under grass and is scattered with parkland trees of various ages, the mature specimens being predominantly oak. A string of six ponds or lakes runs from Upper Pond in the south to Half Mile Pond in the north through the centre of the park. These were created by Brown in the mid C18 and altered by Repton in 1804. The ground rises sharply to the east as far as Park Hill and Prospect Hill, on the top of which a viewpoint known as Heaven's Gate (mentioned in Repton's Red Book) looks out over the park. The slopes are planted with hanging beech woods, proposed by Brown but planted towards the end of the C18. Beyond Park Hill dense woodlands of mixed conifer, hardwood, and ornamental species are cut through with rides and drives, the most formal of which is known as The Red Way, extending eastwards from the Longcombe Drive and into the estate woodlands (beyond the boundary of the registered site). The planting of the Longcombe Woods was started in the late C18/early C19 although much of its ornamental character dates from the mid C19 and parts of it were replanted after the Second World War. During the C19 carriage drives led from Longcombe Woods south-east into Aucombe Woods, in the south-east corner of which lies Shear Water, a boating lake created in the 1790s by the first Marquess. Repton's boathouse on its shore no longer survives.
The Longleat Safari Park, created by the sixth Marquess in collaboration with the Chipperfield family in 1964, is located in the north-east quarter of the open park and contains a heavily wooded area, developed since the late C18, which includes The Grove. Further late C18 hanging beech woods lie beyond the Safari Park along the northern boundary.
Note. There is a wealth of published material about this site. The key references are listed below.
J Kip and L Knyff, Britannia Illustrata, (1724-9)
C Campbell, Vitruvius Britannicus 3, (1725)
Country Life, 2 (14 August 1897), pp 154-6; 12 (18 October 1902), pp 496-503; 105 (22 April 1949), p 926; (29 April 1949), pp 990-3
J Sales, West Country Gardens (1908), pp 227-32
C Grosvenor and C Beilby, The First Lady Wharncliffe and her Family I, (1927), p 214
P J Toynbee (ed), Horace Walpole's Journals of Visits to Country Seats etc (Walpole Society XVI, 1927-8), p 45
D Stroud, Humphry Repton (1962), pp 131-2
D Lindstrum, Sir Jeffry Wyatville (1972)
D Stroud, Capability Brown (1975), pp 85-6
B Cherry and N Pevsner, The Buildings of England: Wiltshire (2nd edn 1975), pp 308-13
D Burnett, Longleat: the Story of an English Country House (1978)
J Harris, The Artist and the Country House (1979), p 69
G Carter et al, Humphry Repton (1982), p 163
Garden History XI, i (1983), pp 6-36
The Longleat Estate: a brief history, (Historic Landscape Management 1998) [contains a comprehensive list of references]
Maps [All reproduced in HLM 1998]
C Campbell, Plan of the gardens, plantations etc of Longleate..., c 1725 (in Vitruvius Britannicus 3, 1725)
J Ladd, Map of the manore of Horningsham in Wiltshire..., 1747 (private collection)
Enclosure maps for Horningsham and Corsley parishes, 1783 (Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office)
T Davis, Estate map, 1804 (private collection)
C Greenwood, Map of the County of Wiltshire, 1820 (Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office)
Tithe maps for Horningsham and Longbridge Deverill, 1844 (Wiltshire and Swindon Record Office)
OS 6" to 1 mile: 1st edition published 1884
OS 25" to 1 mile: 1st edition published 1884
Illustrations
Jan Sieberechts, paintings, 1675-8 (private collection) [reproduced in Burnett 1978]
J Kip and L Knyff, engravings of gardens, 1702-07, (in Britannia Illustrata 1724-9)
Archival items
The extensive Longleat archive is held in a private collection.
Description written: November 2000
Register Inspector: FDM
Edited: May 2005
Access contact details
The gardens are usually open daily, with some exceptions.
http://www.longleat.co.uk/plan...
The site is on the A362 Frome-Warminster road.
Marquess of Bath
Other Websites
- http://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000439
- https://www.historichouses.org/house/longleat-house/visit/
The following is from the Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest. For the most up-to-date Register entry, please visit the The National Heritage List for England (NHLE):
www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list
This entry is a summary. Because of the complexity of this site, the standard Register entry format would convey neither an adequate description nor a satisfactory account of the development of the landscape. The user is advised to consult the references given below for more detailed accounts. Many Listed Buildings exist within the site, not all of which have been here referred to. Descriptions of these are to be found in the List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest produced by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport.
HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT
In 1529 the priory which formerly stood on the site of the present Longleat House was dissolved and in 1546 the site, together with its mill, was purchased by Sir John Thynn who began to accumulate land and property. Following a fire which destroyed the priory in 1567, Thynn began the construction of a grand new mansion, designed by Robert Symthson (c 1536-1614), beside the brook which had powered the mill. The result, together with its enclosed formal gardens, is recorded in paintings by Jan Sieberechts, dated 1675-8, which show the house and grounds surrounded by an enclosed park grazed by deer. During the C17 the estate's land holdings in other counties increased, funding the grand expansion and development of Longleat. In 1683, Thomas Thynn, newly created first Viscount Weymouth, commissioned George London (d 1714) and the Brompton Park Nurseries to create a great formal garden in the Franco-Dutch style which covered c 28ha and included a canalised section of the brook, fountains, mazes, plats, and a large wilderness plantation known as The Grove. These gardens were recorded in engravings by Kip and Knyff between 1702 and 1707. The first Viscount died in 1714 and during the early part of the C18 the formality of the landscape began to soften. The second Viscount turned the Great Canal into a 'serpentine river' and created the South Drive, flanked by a double avenue, between Horningsham village and the south front of the house. In 1757, following his succession in 1751, the third Viscount Weymouth commissioned Lancelot Brown (1716-83) to lay out a park and remove the remaining formal elements of the gardens. Brown retained The Grove but altered the character of its planting to blend into the new park, and relocated the walled kitchen garden to a site reached from the house through a new wooded pleasure ground. He also created a string of informal lakes along the course of the brook. During the same period an area of rough pasture, moorland, and common was purchased to the east of the park which was enclosed and thrown into the park and farm (estate accounts). The third Viscount became the first Marquess of Bath in 1789, by which time his passion for forestry had seen an average of 50,000 trees planted annually on the moorland and common. In 1790 he began to create a large new boating lake, known as Shear Water, beyond the new plantations. The first Marquess died in 1796, to be succeeded by his son, the second Marquess who carried on his father's work on the landscape, commissioning Humphry Repton (1752-1818) to prepare a Red Book in 1803-04. He made alterations to the water beside the house, designed a gothic boathouse for Shear Water, and collaborated with Jeffry Wyatville (1766-1840) who designed the new stables and the Orangery in the gardens. Wyatville also added a north wing to the house and built the Horningsham Lodge and County Cottage. In 1852, Alexander Thynn, the fouth Marquess, laid out, with his Head Gardener William Taylor, complex formal gardens to the east and north of the house. At the end of the century he added ornamental plantings along the Longcombe Drive. Following the First World War the fifth Marquess simplified the gardens and in 1929 commissioned Russell Page (1906-85) to redesign both them and the approach to the South Front. The fifth Marquess was succeeded in 1946 by his son Henry who, in 1964, created a Safari Park in part of the park. The seventh Marquess inherited in the estate in 1992, since when he has added several new features to the gardens and has developed further visitor attractions on the north-west side of the house. The site remains (2000) in single private ownership.
- Lancelot 'Capability' Brown
- Mr Humphry Repton
- George London
- Mr Henry Wise
- Jeffry Wyatville
- Mr Russell Page
- Robert Smythson
Designations
The national heritage list for england: register of parks and gardens.
- Reference: GD1407
- Boating Lake
- Description: In 1790 a large new boating lake, known as Shear Water, was created.
- Earliest Date: 31 Dec 1789
- Latest Date: 31 Dec 1789
- Description: Nine granite standing stones to mark the millennium.
- Water Feature
- Description: Serpentine river, developed from the Great Canal.
- Description: Gothic boathouse for the Shear Water.
- Kitchen Garden
- Description: Lancelot Brown relocated the walled kitchen garden to a site reached from the house through a new wooded pleasure ground.
- Stable Block
- Description: A string of informal lakes along the course of the brook.
- Earliest Date: 31 Dec 1750
- Description: Longcombe Drive.
- Great House (featured building)
- Description: Elizabethan mansion house in Italian renaissance style.
- Earliest Date: 11 Dec 1566
- Latest Date: 11 Dec 1579
Educational
Principal Building
Recreational
Open to the public
Civil parish.
Horningsham
- Carter, G. et al, {Humphry Repton Landscape Gardener 1752-1818} (Norwich: Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, 1982), p. 163 Humphry Repton landscape gardener 1752-1818
- Sales, J., {West Country Gardens} (Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1980), pp. 227-32 West Country gardens : the gardens of Gloucestershire, Avon, Somerset and Wiltshire
- {English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest}, (Swindon: English Heritage, 2008) [on CD-ROM] Historic England Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest
- Stroud, D., {Capability Brown} (London: Faber, 1975), pp. 85-6 Capability Brown
- Pevsner, N. and B. Cherry, {The Buildings of England: Wiltshire} (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1975), pp. 308-13 The Buildings of England: Wiltshire
- Harris, J., {The Artist and the Country House} {London: Russell Chambers, 1979), p. 69 The Artist and the Country House
- Stroud, D., {Humphry Repton} (London: Country Life, 1962), pp.131-2 Humphry Repton
- Historic Land Management {Longleat Heritage Management Plan Revision of Heritage Management Plan} (2003) Longleat Heritage Management Plan Revision of Heritage Management Plan
- Historic Land Management {Longleat Historic Landscape Management Plan} (1998) Longleat Historic Landscape Management Plan
- Historic Land Management {Longleat Conservation Plan} (2012) Longleat Conservation Plan
Parkland Conservation Plan - Consultation Draft, Vols 1 &2 - Hard copy
Historic Landscape Management, Lyng, Norfolk - 2012
Report on the History of Landscape - Digital copy
Elizabeth Banks Associates - 1991
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Longleat house and gardens and safari park, warminster, wilshire, ba12 7nw.
Accessibility:
Please check the venue website for more in-depth accessibility details.
There are designated parking facilities in the car parks.
Queue Assist Scheme is available.
Toilet facilities : Accessible toilets are located at/or near the following areas
Entrance to Safari Drive-Through, Bat Cave(A changing bench and hoist is located here), Jungle Cruise, Cellars Cafe; Chameleon Tree and Coffee House.
Baby changing facilities are available as above. A Baby Centre is located near the Nature's Kingdom which has baby warming facilities and high chairs.
Wheelchair hire must be booked prior to your visit.
Please note: Assistance dogs/dogs are NOT allowed in a number of areas, please check the venue website.
Longleat House
Access to the house for limited mobility/wheelchair users is located at the rear. A lift is available which allows access to all floors.
Due to conservation reasons - Low levels of light are in in operation.
Only TWO wheelchairs are permitted in the house at any one time, due to fire restrictions.
Pushchairs are NOT permitted into Longleat House. There is a pushchair park at the rear of the house.
Jungle Cruise
Pushchairs are not permitted.
Limited mobility and wheelchair users can access the area, a ramp to and from the boat is available. A restriction of 4 wheelchair users per boat is in operation.
Longleat Railway(Santa Train)
It is advisable to pre-book tickets for the railway as it is a popular experience.
A specially adapted carriage is available for wheelchair users. Limited to one place.
Pushchairs can be left at the pushchair park.
Longleat Hedge Maze
This area is unsuitable for wheelchair users and pushchairs.
Adventure Castle
Wheelchair and pushchair friendly.
Other attractions and areas.
Narrow pathways, cobbled pathways, steps and steep ramps exist in a number of areas.
Chameleon Tree Restaurant and Coffee House
Pushchair and wheelchair - fully accessible by ramp access
Cellar Cafe
Accessible via the rear of Longleat House for pushchair and wheelchair users.
Brief description:
Longleat House is a fine example of an Elizabethan Stately House completed in 1586, with gardens and grounds landscaped by Capability Brown. The estate has been owned by the Thynne Family for 15 generations and is now occupied by the 7th Marquess of Bath. There are guided tours of the house interior available every day.
The Drive-Through-Safari Park opened in 1966 was the first of its kind in Britain. There are a number of wild animals to be observed on the tour and within other areas of the park.
Longleat House, Warminster, Wilshire, BA12 7NW
01985 844400
https://www.longleat.co.uk/
Directions:
Longleat House and Safari Park is located between Bath and Salisbury off the A36.
The M3 (Junction 8); the M4 (Junction 17); the A303; A36; all serve and are easily accessible routes for reaching Longleat House and Safari Park.
Opening Times:
Open daily 10.00 - 5.00
Please check the venue website for up-to-date and extra opening hours and additional events.
Adult : £34.95; Concession : £31.45; Child : £26.20; Carer's : Free admission
15% Discounted tickets available if purchased online.
Tickets allow entrance to: Safari Park, Cheetah Kingdom, Monkey Drive Through, Lions of Longleat, Jungle Kingdom, Monkey Temple, Hedge Maze, Longleat House and Gardens.
There is a regular bus service around Wiltshire.
For more travel information go to- http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/parkingtransportandstreets/publictransport/transporttimetableinformation.htm .
Longleat House and grounds have a number of restaurants and cafes on site, there is also a gift/souvenier shop located in the Stables Courtyard.
The town of Bath is approximately 18 miles away
The City of Salisbury is approximately 25 miles away
Both places have supermarkets, shops, cafes, pubs and restaurants. There are railway/bus stations available in both areas.
Nearest Venues
The Bath Arms, Horningsham, Wiltshire
1.14 miles*
Horningsham, Wiltshire
1.24 miles*
St John's Church, Horningsham, Wiltshire
1.30 miles*
Congregational Chapel, Horningsham, Wiltshire
1.43 miles*
Centre Parcs (holiday resort), Longleat Forest, Wiltshire BA12 7PU
1.71 miles*
West Woodlands, Somerset
2.27 miles*
*Distances are calculated in a straight line from the current venue, please allow extra time/distance based on available paths or roads.
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18 feb 2021, @sarahroller8, about longleat.
Longleat House & Safari Park is the seat of the Marquesses of Bath, as well as being notable for having the first safari park constructed outside of Africa. It is located in West Wiltshire, UK.
History of Longleat
Longleat was originally an Augustinian priory: the house was bought for Sir John Thynn in 1541, but burnt down shortly afterwards in 1567. By 1580 the house was rebuilt, mainly to a design by Sir John. The house has remained with the family ever since: Sir James Thynne employed Sir Christopher Wren to work on the house in the 17th century, and his son, Thomas Thynne, commissioned formal gardens and landscaping by George London.
Various other alterations happened in the 19th century under John Crace, adding some Italian Renaissance style interiors. The house was used as a temporary hospital during World War One and was used as a the base for an evacuated school in World War Two.
Longleat was opened to the public at the end of the 1940s in order to generate revenue, and the safari park was opened in 1966, becoming the first drive-through safari park outside of Africa. Part of the 900 acre estate was also leased to Centre Parcs in more recent years.
The house still has an impressive art and book collection today, and the formal gardens are exceptionally pleasant. The present Marquess’ father loved mazes, and planted several across the grounds which are worth getting lost in if you have the time.
Longleat today
The house is accessible via free flow, self-guided visit or via tour: there are multiple themes to choose from, including ‘Scandalous History Tours’ which dish the more salacious gossip on the Thynne family, including the current Marquess’ father, who kept his mistresses in grace and favour cottages across the estate and painted explicit murals in his house – be warned if you plan on taking children!
The safari park remains the star attraction for most visitors: the majority of it is drive through: the monkeys are particularly mischievous and have known to steal car aerials if you’re not careful. The park has a wide variety of animals, including lions, cheetahs, giraffe and zebras amongst many more – the novelty of seeing lions amongst the bluebells in spring is somewhere you won’t find elsewhere.
Getting to Longleat
Longleat is located just off the A36, roughly halfway between Bath and Salisbury, on the A362 between Warminster and Frome. Public transport options are somewhat limited: the nearest stations are Frome and Warminster respectively, although are both approximately 5 miles away and there is no bus service to speak of.
The drive through the grounds can be particularly lovely and atmospheric so be sure to enjoy it!
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Immerse yourself in the animal kingdom with a visit to the UK’s original safari park. Are you ready for six and a half miles of incomparable drive-through experience with over 40 different species to see? Enter a land of adventure where lions roam, tigers stalk and monkeys swing.
In the main square there is plenty to see, including koala creek, giant otters and crocodiles, a jungle cruise on the lake, the gorilla colony, jungle kingdom, monkey temple, the bat cave and more. There are family-friendly activities including the hedge maze, the family farmyard, adventure castle and the longleat railway.
Make your visit even more memorable with a VIP experience. Feed the gorillas, get up close and personal with penguins or go behind the scenes with red pandas. Explore the Longleat House with its sweeping corridors and grand rooms that transport you back in time. Exploring this stunning example of high Elizabethan architecture is a day out in itself. Discover 15 rooms of the stately home, see the art collection, explore the formal gardens and view the exhibitions.
Events throughout the year include a food & drink festival, the sky safari with hot air balloons, firework displays and the festival of light, which is not to be missed. Longleat is open throughout most of the year and tickets can be booked online in advance or on the day upon arrival.
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Explore the UK's first safari park and enjoy a range of exciting attractions at Longleat. Download the park maps to plan your visit and discover the amazing animals, the historic house, the hedge maze and more. Don't miss the chance to experience the thrill of the Longleat drive-through and get close to lions, tigers, giraffes and other wildlife.
Explore a world of adventure at Longleat. From a Drive Through Safari expedition, to discovering inside our iconic Elizabethan mansion, there's plenty to entertain you. Travel the globe within this Wiltshire estate - stop off at African Village for a chance to see our new pack of African painted dogs, herd of Grants zebras and leap with lemurs.
History. The park is in the grounds of Longleat House, a stately home which is open to the public and is the home of the 8th Marquess of Bath. Longleat Safari Park and the concept of safari parks were the brainchild of Jimmy Chipperfield (1912-1990), former co-director of Chipperfield's Circus.. In 2022, Longleat welcomed the birth of a southern koala joey.
First opened in 1966, Longleat Safari Park was the first drive-through attraction of its kind outside Africa, and it's still running strong today. With countless species of animals and attractions like Penguin Island, Stingray Bay, Jungle Cruise and an adventure castle, it's a great day out for the entire family. Explore the animal habitats on ...
Longleat Safari and Adventure Park. Longleat Safari and Adventure Park in Wiltshire, England, was opened in 1966 as the world's first drive-through safari park outside Africa. Photo: Andy Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0. Ukraine is facing shortages in its brave fight to survive. Please support Ukraine, because Ukraine defends a peaceful, free and ...
Where: Longleat, Warminster, Wiltshire BA12 7NW England. Phone: +44 (0)1985 844 400. Visit their website. Open: Longleat House, the Safari Park and the Adventure Park (with a superb Maze) are open from late March to November 1, from November 13 to December 6 and from December 11 to January 3, except for Christmas Day.
The Cheep Safari Tour takes to up and close to the animals - an experience to cannot compare to the self drive through we have done in other Safari Parks and in fact also done at Longleat after the organized tour. Mike, our guide was charming, witty and knowledgeable, its clear that he loves the animals and his job.
08:45 meet near Hotel Novotel London West, 1 Shortlands, W6 8DR (ten minutes walk from Hammersmith Station); 09:00 sharp departure; 11:45-16:00 Longleat Safari; 16:00 departure; 18:45 London ...
Longleat. Half ancestral mansion, half wildlife park, Longleat was transformed into Britain's first safari park in 1966, turning Capability Brown's landscaped grounds into an amazing drive-through zoo populated by a menagerie of animals more at home in the African wilderness than the fields of Wiltshire. There's a throng of attractions, too ...
In 1966, Longleat became the first location outside Africa to open a drive-through Safari. Over 50 years on, Longleat remains one of the UK's leading tourist attractions. Boasting animals, Elizabethan architecture, 900 acres of parkland, and easy access from the A350, A36 and A361 Longleat truly is the perfect choice for a day out. A trip to Longleat affords you the chance to immerse ...
AG540218. Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom10 contributions. Great safari bus tour. Booked to go to the park as part of our Golden Wedding anniversary with our family. Unfortunately the day we had booked for, the weather was atrocious but this did not dampen our enjoyment of the park and house.
Longleat is a stately home about 4 miles (7 km) west of Warminster in Wiltshire, England. A leading and early example of the Elizabethan prodigy house, it is a Grade I listed building and the seat of the Marquesses of Bath.. Longleat is set in 1,000 acres (400 ha) of parkland landscaped by Capability Brown, along with 4,000 acres (1,600 ha) of let farmland and 4,000 acres (1,600 ha) of ...
Here are a few things we enjoyed/did: 1) The £8 p/person for the Safari bus tour is well worth it. First of all, parts of your car will not end up at the so called 'Longleat scrap yard'. We saw monkeys taking off numbers and letters off numberplates, as well as alloys and windscreen wipers.
Longleat House is a place of firsts. In 1547, it was the first house in England to be built in the Classical Rennaisance style. In 1947, it was the first privately-owned stately home opened to the public. In 1966, it opened the first drive-through safari park outside Africa and in 1975, it became home to the longest hedge maze in the world.
The Longleat Safari Park, created by the sixth Marquess in collaboration with the Chipperfield family in 1964, is located in the north-east quarter of the open park and contains a heavily wooded area, developed since the late C18, which includes The Grove. ... Tithe maps for Horningsham and Longbridge Deverill, 1844 (Wiltshire and Swindon ...
At the top right of the map there is a layers button which allows you to choose different map styles Close. Longleat House and Gardens and Safari Park, Warminster, Wilshire, BA12 7NW ... Longleat House and Safari Park is located between Bath and Salisbury off the A36. The M3 (Junction 8); the M4 (Junction 17); the A303; A36; all serve and are ...
Longleat House & Safari Park is the seat of the Marquesses of Bath, as well as being notable for having the first safari park constructed outside of Africa. It is located in West Wiltshire, UK. History of Longleat. Longleat was originally an Augustinian priory: the house was bought for Sir John Thynn in 1541, but burnt down shortly afterwards ...
There are family-friendly activities including the hedge maze, the family farmyard, adventure castle and the longleat railway. Make your visit even more memorable with a VIP experience. Feed the gorillas, get up close and personal with penguins or go behind the scenes with red pandas. Explore the Longleat House with its sweeping corridors and ...
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