Already planning my next visit (Longleat Safari Park)

Member Name: chloelouise09

Product:	Longleat Safari Park
Date:	15/09/09 (46 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Lots and lots to do

Disadvantages: Not enough hours in the day to fit it all in

Longleat is such a fun and exciting place to visit, with lots to offer. You can access Longleat via car or public transport so it really doesn't matter if you can't drive. I went for a day to Longleat, however I can't help but feel that I missed out on some of it's glory by not having enough time there.

We arrived early and it was rather quiet, we decided what we wanted to do for the day and booked our safari ride etc. Our first stop was looking around the house, been the osrt of person that likes to see how other people live I really enjoyed this. The first part of the house you can walk arround at you own leisure, enjoying the artwork and decor as this house really has on show some amazing items. There is also a dress corridor to look at clothes from the past, this can be very educational. The second part of our tour was when we went into the private apartments of the house to view Lord Bath's Murals. These murals have amazing detail and spread all over the walls and the ceiling. On this tour you are in small groups, your tour guide takes you round and gives you the history behind the murals which really gives you an insight of Lord Bath himself and his family as a whole.

Our second stop of the day was the Safari, to save our car from the monkeys we decided to book a private VIP tour in one of their jeeps. This was nice and the guide was very nice as an individual. He gave us lots of information about the animals and was more than happy to answer any questions we had. Whenever I have spoken to anyone regarding Longleat they have always had a great time, alot of people tend to use their own cars on the safari's... I advice if you want to keep your windowscreen wipers you pay a little extra for someone to do it for you.

Amongst all of the above they also have so much more for you to do including.....
Safari boats - These take you for a ride in the Lake so you get a closer view of Gorilla Island.
Pets Corner - This area allows you to get up close and personal with animals such as rabbits and parrots etc.
And without going into too much information you can also visit the Grounds and Gardens, Longleat railway, Adventure Castle, The Hedge Maze, just to name a few!

There are lots of places to eat and buy snacking items, or if you plan ahead like we did take a picnic and enjoy it in the Picnic area. The whole park including toilet facilities were very clean even though the park was very busy at the time we visited. Prices overall were very resonable and if you check their website they have special offers on all of the time, you do just need to time it right. Definately a place to take the kids, or even go without them there is so much to do for adults aswell it would be a shame to miss out on a great day. Recommended over and over to everyone. I'm just waiting to go again!

Summary: Great value, you will definately want to go back again