Photos of 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 a Journey through time as they wander through 16 different eras of the earth’s evolution for this festive showcase.

“When we first held The Festival of Light in 2014, nothing like it had been attempted on this scale before in the UK or indeed Europe.

“We are also celebrating other firsts at Longleat with this event as we mark the 75th anniversary of the House opening too. Longleat House was one of the first to open its doors thanks to the vision of my grandfather, the 6th Marquess.”