Longleat Safari Park

LONGLEAT SAFARI PARK Every year around my youngest birthday in July it has been a family tradition for her dad to take her and her sister out for the day, last year I joined them as it was my daughters 21st birthday; this year I went along again and this time we visited Longleat Safari Park. It is not a problem going along with my ex husband as we have always remained friends since our divorce. Before our visit we checked on their website for the ...
...park is right next to Longleat House and all the other attractions. There is a lovely grassed area for you to have a picnic on before you start the next phrase of your visit. My daughters go ahead of us here and head towards the Victorian kitchen to get the wheelchair I had requested. For some reason the lady who took my order over the phone did not pass my details onto the shop; we were lucky as they had some chairs left, my daughter left her debit ...

arnoldhenryrufus 05.08.2008 (27.08.2008) · Read full review
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...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 ...

mrsmopples 29.03.2006 · Read full review
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...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 ...

nursie_nursie 01.04.2007 (02.04.2007) · Read full review
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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 ...

elfbwillow 21.09.2007 (07.11.2009) · Read full review
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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 ...

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...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 ...

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...watching all the animals of Longleat safari park. So when Granny offered to take us for the day over half term, no one was about to say no! Longleat is dead easy to find, provided you look at a map first but take the A36 out of Bath heading towards Warminster and you soon pick up the signs. The first time I tried to go with my husband I tried to remember the way from when I was a kid, it’s a long story but suffice it to say we ended up in Stonehenge ...
...One additional service that Longleat now offers to Safari park customers is a free CD or tape giving a commentary on the way around which you can either keep, or give them back so they can be reused. The first stop is the Wallaby walk, gorgeous little things that the kids adored which is then followed up by the East African Reserve, this was wonderful, they have quite a few young giraffes in here at the moment and they are truly beautiful. They also ...

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Longleat I have just returned from a 4 day break with my parents and sister at Centre Parc’s Longleat, the purpose of our break was to view Longleat Safari park and it was well worth the trip. What’s it all about: Longleat is more than just a safari and has plenty of things to see and do for the whole family. I will go through each attraction separately and give you my experience. Safari Park The safari section, this was the main event for us, you ...
...car bonnet fitted. Longleat House Once you have been through the Safari Park you enter Lord Bath’s grounds and Longleat House. This is quite a sight indeed although sadly they are having lots of work done on the house at the moment so it is covered in scaffolding. The House Lord Bath’s House is split into two sections, you have got the historic side of the house which is beautifully decorated and full of amazing portraits and ornaments, in this ...

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...have a day out to Longleat Safari Park on the Bank holiday Monday, I had been to Longleat before but when I was a child, it was a great day out back then and I was hoping it would be even better all these years later. As it was a bank holiday that we where planning on going on we knew it would be busy so we set of at 8.30am to get there for when it opened which was 10am and I'm so glad we did that because as we predicted it got incredibly busy later ...
...Gardens and other attractions: Longleat house is a beautiful Elizabethan stately home which most of is open to the public, it was completed in 1580 and is now the home of the 7th Marquess of Bath, the house is set in 900 acres of landscaped grounds and 8000 acres of woodlands, lakes and farmland. The house is accessible for wheelchair users, pushchairs are not permitted but they do provide hip carriers for small babies free of charge. It take about ...

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Longleat House and Safari Park is one of the best known stately homes open to the public, it has been hugely popular for years and last month I visited with my girlfriend for the very first time. I had visited Windsor Safari park as a kid but couldn't remember much about it hence I was not knowing what to expect ! ~How to get there~ Longleat is situated a few miles from Warminster, Wiltshire, just off the A303 and A36. Bath, Bristol and Salisbury ...
...weekends and Bank Holidays). Longleat House is open all year round except Christmas Day (10 am - 5.30 pm between Easter and September and 11 am - 3 pm at other times by way of guided tour). Adult Ticket; 16.00 Child Ticket; 13.00 Concessions; 13.00 Tickets will enable you to sample all of the attractions that Longleat has to offer without having to fork out anything extra at a later stage (unlike some other attractions). Group bookings should ...

WormThatTurned 22.06.2004 · Read full review
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...trust me, a visit to Longleat will not disappoint! As I didn't manage to be able to go on our family holiday this year due to work commitments, my mum decided we'd go on a mini-break. I've always wanted to go to one of the drive-through safari places and Longleat seemed like the obvious choice given that it's probably one of the best well-known thanks to Animal Park. What I didn't realise about Longleat was that there would be quite so much to do ...
...around the room. Brilliant. Longleat house: Very interesting, but for me, this was just standard stately home stuff, it was the animals I went for! Lord Bath's murals are supposed to be interesting but you have to request a viewing, these aren't a standard part of the tour. Safari: This is the bit we left until last so then we'd just drive straight out of the park. We were a little unsure as to how it was going to work but we were given a CD at the ...

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Intro>>> I've visited Longleat a few times and keep wanting to go back even though I've gone round all of the attractions more then once. There is definately a draw to the place that keeps me coming back, or maybe it's just because I love watching animals in their habitats. The last time I went to Longleat was a few months ago, so it was rather busy with the children on summer holiday, but thankfully this didn't spoil the day. There is quite a lot ...
...The Park>>> Longleat is located just off the A36 between Bath and Salisbury, and is quite a big park, most of it taken up by the Safari Park. Opening times for the park vary, but when I went there the Safari Park and Longleat House opened at 10 am with the other attractions opening an hour later. There is an obvious incentive to go to the Safari Park or Longleat House first; I decided to go to the Safari Park first because I heard from a friend ...

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...is 'supposed' to be about Longleat Safari Park, but there is so much more to Longleat than just this, so if you will excuse me, I will expand. ##Longleat Safari Park## At the start of this journey, you are presented with a CD or Cassette Tape (your choice). Listening to this on the way round gives you a great opportunity to learn about the various animals that you are about to see. The park is split into various sections *East Africa Reserve ...
...Llamas, Camels, Wallabies, Brazilian Tapir, Ostriches, Pygmy Goats and Shetland Ponies. There is an observation post where you are able to get out of you car to get a better view (unfortunately on the day that we went it was raining so hard that we refused to leave the car!) *Monkey Jungle From the name, it is obvious what lurks here. In my opinion, this is the most entertaining part of the safari. Fortunately when we were going around, due to ...

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We decided to go to Longleat mainly for the animals and the safari park however as we found out there was so much more to do there than just that! You can either purchase a Passport ticket for £18.00 which entitles you to one visit to each of the attractions. There are loads more than you think- safari park, pets corner, the house, the hedge maze, butterfly house, train. If you buy entry into all the attractions individually then it ends up costing ...
...a farm not far from Longleat and tastes delicious, again not too expensive compared to other places for what it is. £2.50 approxiamtely for a tub with 2 scoops. It is definitely worth it. There is a dolls house museuem and shop. We went through there and saw the odl houses and some newer ones. I love them and think they are great. They have one there which is Beckinham palace which is great for a laugh. There is a shop there too selling all kinds ...

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Longleat house and safari park is situated in Wiltshire, with a house of outstanding beauty and many acres of manicured lawns and gardens to explore this is the ideal family day out not only for the young, but for all ages. Longleat house has opened its doors for the safari since 1966, by becoming the first drive through park outside of Africa, the safari park allows the animals to roam free across hundreds of acres of land and to interact with ...
...pay a separate fee. Longleat Safari opens daily from 16th March to 3rd November 2002, 10am to 4pm (10am to 5pm weekends, bank holidays and during school holidays) the house is open until the 31st December not Christmas day of course! What’s to do I here you say? More than you actually think. With the safari park taken care of and you have driven past the house to the car park. All been to the loo, what’s next? Well the house has some fantastic ...

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