Longleat Safari Park

Advantages: Youy get a chanced to see wild animals in all their glory and in great surroundings
Disadvantages: CaN work out expensive and busy at peak season

...might be helpful to nominate Longleat as one of the nicest attractions to take your family. I have been fortunate to visit Longleat twice, springtime last year and then prior to that in August 2002. Longleat House and the safari park are set in 900 acres of stunning grounds and owned by Lord Bath, this has been in his family for generations, since 1580 to be exact. Giant Redwoods surround the area, giving the park its grand entrance as you drive ...
...live quite a distance from Longleat so this isn't just a day trip for my family and I. We have always made it a long weekend, which if you live more than an hours drive away, I would recommend you do the same. Burnham on Sea isn't far from Longleat and we stayed at the Haven caravan site in August 2002. On our last visit, we had a chance of staying at Centre Parcs which is next door the safari park. That worked out very expensive so in future we ... Read review

Advantages: Educational as well as great fun, with something to interest all ages.
Disadvantages: The long queues at peak times but they are worth it!

...A LOT CHEAPER!). Longleat has been a huge attraction in the southwest of England since the house was opened to the public in 1949, a lot has changed there since, with the addition of a safari park and other attractions. The park still gets added to all the time and really does have something to interest everyone, young and old alike. I am sure that you will have seen the programme on BBC1 Animal Park with Kate Humble and Ben Fogle following the ...
...thirty minutes drive distance of Longleat so I have visited on rather a lot of occasions and in the last three years I have been there four times, going round the safari park twice in that time. So I should know the place rather well by now! Before getting to the gate you need to know what you would like to visit within the grounds, as this is where you pay. That said on our last visit they did not do this it was that you parked and went to pets ... Read review

Advantages: Everything!
Disadvantages: Limited disabled access to certain attractions

Longleat Safari Park If you are under the impression that Longleat Safari Park is for the enjoyment of children only, then let me start by saying that this is one huge misconception. Even those who have closed hearts and minds will be softened and astounded by the vast and immense grounds and gratifying atmosphere this park holds. I had been to many zoo's and safari parks in the past, though when I began to watch 'Animal Park' on the television, ...
...safari park, a review on Longleat would not be the same without a brief background as the park itself holds so much history which is one huge aspect which makes the park so successful. I wish that I could cover everything, though half the fun of visiting this wonderful place is learning about the history for yourself, so allow me to give you a very brief background to Longleat. Longleat Safari Part is set within a huge 900 acres of beautiful landscaped ... Read review

Advantages: It's fantastic.
Disadvantages: Too much for one day

Longleat House and Safari Park Recently spending a week at the Longleat Forest Center Parcs it would have been a real missed opportunity not to visit the famous safari park that is on the doorstep. So it was that we took a day out of our stay to call in, have a picnic and see the sights. Longleat is much more than just a safari park and includes a magnificent house, extensive grounds, attractions and also a time warped little village. There is ...
...For old skool map readers Longleat is just off the A36, between Bath and Salisbury, on the A362. It is within easy reach of the M4 and A303 and is well sign posted from around five miles away. Opening times and prices (2008) ~ Longleat House is open all year round (excepting Christmas Day) Safari Park and attractions: Weekends only: 1 - 9 March Daily: 15 March - 2 November Pricing: This is where it all gets a bit complicated. Each attraction ... Read review

Advantages: A good day out
Disadvantages: Lazy animals!

...take a day out at Longleat Safari Park. It's not just as simple in jumping in the car as we live on the Isle of Wight. We had to book a ferry and try to get it at a cheap price. The cheapest we could get was £30 for a day return from Yarmouth to Limington. The Ferry takes half and hour to cross the Solent and from Limington it is a fairly straight forward drive getting up to Longleat. We headed towards Salisbury as we have been there several times ...
...the TV show all about Longleat House, the animal keepers and Lord Bath himself. Longleat house was built in 1580 and is considered one of the best examples of Elizabethan architecture. The house, gardens and safari park have been open to the public since 1966. Longleat was the first Safari park to be opened outside of Africa. With 8,000 acres of lakes and woodland no wonder it was voted "Family attraction of the year 2002". On arriving at Longleat ... Read review