Longleat Festival of Light 2024
Ceawlin and Emma Thynn, Marquess and Marchioness of Bath, led thousands of people through a countdown at the Wiltshire estate to officially open Longleat Festival of Light 2024. as around 1000 lanterns lit up. Lord Bath said: “This year is a celebration of our 10th anniversary of this incredible event which takes our guests on […]
The Festival of Light 2024 invites visitors to turn back the clock and travel the world creating magical memories by stepping into the past with the interactive and immersive lantern trail. There will be the opportunity to walk through a great pyramid of Egypt, dodge a dinosaur’s roar, or marvel at a 10-metre-high Roman Colosseum […]
Hot air balloons will be swaying to the music from across eight decades as Longleat celebrates 75 years of the Wiltshire stately home being open to the public with a series of spectacular musical night glows. Guests will be invited to rock through time from 1940s icon Glenn Miller through to Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, […]
Longleat keepers have shared an update on the four rare Amur tiger cubs born a month ago at the Wiltshire Safari Park. The birth attracted world-wide attention as the cubs accounted for half of all successful Amur tigers born in Europe so far this year. The Amur tiger is one of the most endangered animals […]
Steve Backshall, one of Britain’s best-loved and most intrepid naturalists and television presenters, is returning to Longleat for the first time in over a decade this May half term. He’ll present an all-new wildlife show, created exclusively for Longleat from Saturday 25 May until Sunday 2 June. Tickets are on sale now. During the show, […]
In pictures: ‘The Festival of Light, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis and other Treasured Tales’ With three lantern trails to explore, visitors of all ages can step inside the pages of some of the nation’s best-loved children’s stories, experiencing classic tales like The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by […]
The Festival of Light returns to Longleat this winter and promises is bigger and better than ever with a magical new theme. In pictures – The Festival of Light 2023 The UK’s original and best lantern festival is back from 11 November 2023 to 7 January 2024, inviting visitors to step straight into the pages […]
Marking World Elephant Day (12 August), Longleat is sharing, for the first time, details of an important conservation project to help conserve and protect Asian elephants. Earlier this year keepers from the Wiltshire Safari Park travelled to Thailand to support renowned osteopath, Tony Nevin, in giving practical workshops to people who care for elephants internationally. […]
Longleat is celebrating the Coronation of King Charles III with a display of the historic robes and coronet worn by Marquesses of Bath at past coronations. The new exhibition is on display in the East Corridor of Longleat House until 4 June and also features the magnificent 19th Longleat State Chariot used by successive Marquesses […]
Koala keepers from Longleat have returned to Australia to see how wildlife is recovering following the devastating bushfires. In 2020 two keepers travelled to Cleland Wildlife Park to help with the aftermath of their fires. Three years later, keepers Jon Ovens and James Dennis made the trip back to South Australia to see how the […]
