Elton John live at Longleat
Music legend Elton John played a sell-out open-air concert at Longleat on 12 June as part of the Safari Park’s 50th anniversary celebrations. View photos of Elton John at Longleat 15,000 people danced the night away in the sunshine to a selection of Elton John’s greatest hits including I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues, […]
Longleat is launching a nationwide competition to find two wild amateur photographers of the year to feature in a new exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of their safari park. In April 1966 Longleat hit the headlines around the world when it became the first place outside of Africa to open a safari park. To mark […]
A team of highly-skilled artists from Zigong in China’s Sichuan province created thousands of giant illuminated lanterns as part of The Festival of Light event which opened at Longleat on November 13th. Among the extraordinary artworks was a 50-metre-long floating dragon boat, a five-metre-tall teapot set, the Chinese zodiac and a stunning recreation of the […]
A rare red panda cub has been born at Longleat after keepers launched an international lonely hearts ad to find a mate for their male. It’s the first time the famous Wiltshire safari park has successfully bred red pandas and keepers are delighted with how well the cub, which has yet to be named, is […]
A unique set of animal themed giant Chinese lanterns are set to be sold this week in a live online auction with proceeds going to The Duke of Cambridge’s African wildlife conservation charity Tusk. Longleat is to put up to 19 items for auction, all especially made by a team from China as part of […]
Longleat’s Festival of Light is set to have a starring role on CBBC’s Blue Peter Christmas special on Thursday 18th December. The popular children’s programme followed the build process for the spectacular illuminations which are spread over 30-acres of the Wiltshire attraction. During filming presenter Lindsey Russell helped out with a number of the structures […]
Europe’s largest display of giant Chinese illuminations is at Longleat this winter. A total of around 7,000 individual lanterns, 15km of silk and a dazzling 40km of LED lights are being used in a series of stunning tableaux for the Festival of Light. The highlights of the spectacular event include a 70m long dragon made up of […]
Enjoy a haunting host of thrills and chills as Longleat’s infamous Halloween Festival (Saturday, October 11th – Monday, November 3rd). Following its sell-out run last year, the frightfully popular Ghost Tours are back with a vengeance. Taking place six times a day, the tours provide a frightfully exciting experience (Oct 11th-12th, 18th-19th and Oct 25th […]
