Longleat Safari Park - Worth a visit (Longleat Safari Park)

Member Name: dad-of-three

Product:	Longleat Safari Park
Date:	01/10/09 (96 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Lots and Lots its simply a full day of entertainment

Disadvantages: Couldn't find any - oh to far from my home

During the summer my family and I spent a week driving round the country visiting different attractions. One of these was longleat safari park, and I must say it was my favourite day by far, this was also the opinion of the rest of my family. We arrived early about 9.40am as the park was to open at 10.00am and we had heard that there is a lot to do so we wanted to fit in a full day. When we arrived there was a small queue already and we were approx. 20th or so in line but at 10.00 when the gates opened the queue went down very quickly. Upon entry you are given a audio CD which you can listen to as you drive around the safari park which I would recomend as it really adds to the overall enjoyment of the experience when someone is giving you information that is relevant to the animals your currently looking at. (this is at no extra cost).

After passing through the gates you enter a woodland area which opens up to a large open area where the giraffes and large game are, at this point you can get out of you car and have a walk to the visitors centre or have a look at some smaller animal pens such as a tortoise. When you've seen enough of the animals at this stop off you can get back into your car and drive through the large game area, which to be honest brought us closer to the animals than the standing area.

There are several enclosures with large animals in ranging from wolves, tigers, lions, other large game animlas and monkeys (this area was closed when we went but we didn't feel like we missed out as there is so much to do!) but despite all this which is very impressive my favourite bit was the deer, which you can actually feed as they come up to your car and take pre-purchased deer food from your hand, it is a wonderful experience for the whole family and the kids really enjoyed it!. The whole drive through lasted for hours as you can park up to watch or drive as slow as you want and we were really lucky as the large male lion walked across the road in front of our car and he was an impressive beast.

After the safari park we parked up and visited the house grounds, there is so much to do that you can't fit it into one day, you are supplied with a ticket which is stamped upon entry to each of the attractions and if you are on an extended stay you can visit the day after as the ticket is still valid. The house looked really impressive but we did not enter, instead we visited the bats, took the train ride which takes you past gorrilla island, visited petting corner and walked through the gardens.

Overall this was a fantastic day that I would have no problem recomending to anyone and i'm sure I will visit again, I just wish it was closer to where I live!

At the moment a adult ticket will cost you £23, a child ticket costs £15 and a senior citizen £17.

Summary: Simply put a brilliant day.