Longleat (Wiltshire) - © Gardens-Guide.com - OPEN GARDENS UK & Ireland - Features, Admission, Maps, History, and Local Amenities

Longleat

Longleat
Warminster

BA12 7NW

tel: 01985-844400
fax: 01985 844885

Area: Wiltshire
Show Map Location:
Overview Map (30 Km)
Detailed Map (1.5 Km)

Visitor Information

www.longleat.co.uk

Cheap city break>> Book your cheap City Break here. They'll beat the price on most City Break holidays.	Travel Agent Aberdeenshire Travel Counsellors was voted the Best Travel Agent in the Guardian travel awards. Find a local Travel Counsellors travel agent in Aberdeenshire here.	Cheap Holiday Deals Find cheap holiday deals at the Holiday Hypermarket. Literally millions of cheap holiday deals to choose from.	cheap package deals Book cheap holidays to a massive selection of resorts in destinations worldwide, with package deals from the UKâ€™s top tour operators.	Cheap Flowers Great Cheap Flowers For Sale. Lots of Flowers for great prices from One Stop Flowers.	Christmas Wreath Looking for a Christmas Wreath? Your search is over. Balsam Hill stock a great range of beautiful Christmas Wreaths, garlands and trees.
Cheap Taba Heights Holidays Find cheap Taba Heights holidays on UlookUbook and save!	Plant pots Contemporary zinc plant pots are finished in black or stainless steel to look good with any plant.	Outdoor Furniture On the lookout for outdoor furniture? Alfresco Living has a great variety for you to choose from. Order online and have your furniture delivered to your door!	Flight to Toronto When you need to go to Toronto, Dealchecker will compare flights and prices for you, to make sure your flight is right for you.

Longleat
Wiltshire
All details updated* as of: 20/02/2008

Disabled information plus mobility and walking aids

Opening Days and Hours

Open daily 17th Feb - 24th Feb; Open weekends only 1st Mar - 9th Mar; 10am - 3pm Safari Park and 4.30pm all else.
15th Mar - 2nd Nov; Daily; 10am to 4pm, or 5pm at weekends, BHs & state school hols.
Safari Park: see own website.
All other attractions: see own website
All attractions may close earlier in Feb, March, Sept, Oct and Nov due to shorter daylight hours

Parties / Coaches: Yes

Groups / Coaches need Appointment: Yes
All groups must have an appointment to tour the House

House Open for Viewing: Yes
From 1st Jan, open daily (excluding Christmas Day) 10am - 5pm (5.30pm on weekends, BHs & state school hols.) Guided tours available hourly on the hour, and on the half hour at weekends. Guided tours only
View this house at StatelyHomes.com

National Garden Scheme days: No

Best Times of Year to Visit:
May/June

To see:
Azalea Drive

Admission Prices

Grounds & Gardens only: Adult: £3; Child (3-14yrs): £2; Over 60's: £2
Passport Ticket (all 11 attractions): Adult: £22; Child (3-14yrs): £16; Over 60's: £16
Other prices - see website

Onsite Facilities

Parking: Yes
Lavatories: Yes
Disabled Access: Yes

Shop: Yes
Plants for Sale: No
Lunches: Yes

Teas: Yes
Light Refreshment: Yes
Picnics: Yes

Dogs Allowed: Yes
On Lead only: Yes
Special Events: Yes

Other Facilities:

Garden Features

Azaleas and Mazes

English Heritage Garden Grade: I

National Collection:

Description of Garden

Designer:

The splendour of Longleat House nestling alongside a lake and within rolling 'Capability' Brown landscaped grounds is a view that cannot be missed. Fringed by thousands of trees, the grounds include formal gardens, a Secret Garden, the Pleasure Walk, a 19 century planting of rhododendrons and azaleas, topiary and fine examples of mazes including the Love Labyrinth, the Sun Maze and the Lunar Labyrinth.

A recent addition to Longleat are the standing stones at Heaven's Gate - the massive stones and a ring-shaped gateway - made up of 13 smaller stones - form part of a gigantic sculpture which was commissioned by the Seventh Marquess of Bath.

History of Garden

The park underwent a major 're-fashioning' by 'Capability' Brown under the instruction of the 1st Marquess during the latter half off the 18th century. This work was continued by the 2nd Marquess who employed Humphry Repton to re-design Half Mile Lake which had originally been constructed as a canal by the 1st Viscount Weymouth. It is Humphry Repton who built the island where Longleat's Lowland Gorillas, Nico and Samba, now live. One of the most recognisable features within the park has to be Heaven's Gate. Designed by 'Capability' Brown, this gap in the beech trees offers magnificent views across Somerset.

Nearby Wiltshire Hotels, Facilities & Amenities

Hotels & Accommodation:

Restaurants:

Inns & Pubs:
Angel, Heytesbury
Bath Arms, Horningsham
Horse & Groom, East Woodlands
White Hart, Corsley

Villages / Towns / Sightseeing:
Warminster

- Wiltshire

TOP

*Information Updates
We directly contact each garden for update information every year.
(Most recently requested in Jan - Feb 2008)

The garden information above was last updated on 20/02/2008

If this is your garden page, and you see any errors,
please contact us and we will correct them immediately.

Armchair Travel Co Ltd also operates these
Award-Winning virtual tour websites -

Explore Kew Gardens
Explore the Taj Mahal
Explore St Paul's Cathedral
Explore Parliament (preview)
Explore Oman (preview)

Click HERE for more details

0020_Longleat.jpg - Longleat (Wiltshire)