Longleat Sky Safari 2022
Guests will be invited to rock through time from 1940s icon Glenn Miller through to Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Sophie Ellis Bextor and Benson Boone’s 21st century classics at Icons of the Sky which runs from 13-15 September.
The night glows have been choreographed to a specially selected soundtrack which also include Satisfaction from the Rolling Stones who rocked the estate in 1964 and I’m Still Standing from Sir Elton John who appeared in 2016 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Safari Park opening.
Icons of the Sky is bringing together an aviation spectacular with the Spitfire a key highlight as well as a host of hot air balloons of different shapes and sizes.
A dedicated page highlighting all that will be seen in the skies has been created.
Scott Ashman, head of Operations at Longleat, said: “Our 2024 event will be a 21st century celebration of our heritage and pay homage to the history of flight.
“Part of this will be a fantastic show with music from across the decades. Tickets are flying out fast, so we’d urge people to pre-book online.
“We will be opening from 7am each day of the event so people can marvel at a sunrise mass balloon launch, and we will be closing at 8.30pm after the air display, pyrotechnic air display, night glow and more.
“There’s more than 12 hours of action-packed fun in one day ticket as all our attractions will be open throughout,” he added.
The 6th Marquess of Bath opened Longleat House as a tourist attraction on 1 April 1949 and Longleat is now the home of the 8th Marquess and his family.
Icons of the Sky takes place two centuries after an early hot air balloon flight ended at Longleat.
In 1824 pioneering balloonist George Graham – who was married to Margaret, the country’s first female balloonist – landed a balloon in Longleat after taking off from Sydney Gardens in Bath.
Flights are weather dependent and Longleat’s website and social media will keep visitors up-to-date as well as smoke signals on the ground and regular announcements.
