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TOP TIPS FOR PLANNING YOUR DAY

Longleat Safari & Adventure Park is packed with adventures and attractions. Make sure you get here early so that you have plenty of time to explore!

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Check out the top tips below to help plan your day…

 

Longleat Safari Park - Home of BBC's Animal Park

• Embarking on a safari? Remember you can’t take soft top cars and motorbikes etc., into the Safari Park - you’ll need to use the Safari Bus.
• Want to steer clear of The Monkey ‘Drive-Thru’? … use the bypass lane.
• Opening 2012! The Watering Hole is the new place to enjoy mouth-watering drinks and snacks as you watch the giraffe, zebra and llama grazing in the East African Reserve.
• Pets are not allowed in the Safari Park. Free kennelling facilities are available at the entrance to the Safari Park while you go on Safari only.
• The Safari Park is a big favourite with Longleat visitors. Avoid the queues in the mornings during Bank and school holidays by enjoying the other attractions first and saving the Safari Park for the afternoon.
• Allow at least 15 minutes to drive from the main car park to the Safari Park entrance.

 

Safari Bus Service

• Arrive early to book onto our Safari Bus. Go to Tickets & Information (Main Square) where bookings are taken on a first come first served basis. Advance booking is not available and capacity is limited.
• There’s a charge of £4 per person (3yrs+).
• The Safari Bus service is not available to groups.
• The Safari Bus cannot accommodate wheelchairs.

 

Longleat House and Lord Bath's Murals

• Please note that mobile phones, cameras and video cameras cannot be used inside Longleat House.
• Pushchairs need to be left outside for conservation reasons. You’ll find a pushchair park to the rear of Longleat House. You can borrow one of a limited number of hip rests (for babies 6 months to 3 years) at the front desk for your visit to the house. A refundable deposit is required.
• During school holidays and at busy times the tour of Longleat House is restricted for conservation reasons.
• Want to take a special tour of Lord Bath’s Murals? Go to the front desk of Longleat House on the day of your visit. Tours are subject to availability and a small surcharge.

 

Jungle Cruise, Jungle Express and Motion Simulators

• Make sure you don’t miss out on these spectacular attractions! If it’s school or Bank holiday time, we recommend you visit them early in the day to avoid queuing.

 

Motion Simulators & The Tea Cup Ride

• Do you know your height? You need to be at least 1.2m (4ft) for entry into the Motion Simulator.
• When it’s busy we operate two Motion Simulators. The Day Ticket offers unlimited entry on the day of your visit… how many times do you dare?!
• You must be no taller than 1.3m (4.2ft) for the Tea Cup Ride. Adults/seniors are only admitted when accompanying a child.
• For health and safety reasons, we cannot accept babes in arms on the Tea Cup ride. Toddlers/children must be 2 years + to use this ride.
• Due to the nature of the rides both the Tea Cups and Motion Simulators are inaccessible to wheelchair users.

 

Eating and Drinking

• There are plenty of restaurants, cafés and snack bars at Longleat Safari & Adventure Park and special offers too. Find out where you can get special offers on food and drinks.
• Barbecues are strictly prohibited on the Longleat Estate.

 

Parking

• There’s plenty of parking at Longleat (on both tarmac and grass). All overflow car parks are grass and are used on busy days.
• Please park in designated areas. If parking on grass, avoid parking under trees.
• There is designated disabled parking.
• Please do not leave pets in parked cars.

 

Meeting Friends?

 

Planning to meet friends and car share around the Safari Park? Come in at the main entrance (past Center Parcs) and meet up in the main car park – parking is very limited at the Safari entrance.

 

First Aid

• Please ask a member of staff to direct you to the nearest trained first aider.
• We are only equipped to treat minor injuries.

 

Baby Changing Facilities

• You’ll find baby changing facilities at the entrance to the Safari Park, the Adventure Castle, the Cellars Café, the Bat Cave and in the Wessex Pavilion.

 

Information for Visitors with Disabilities or Special Needs

• Some attractions have limited access for visitors with disabilities or special needs. Find out more.

 

Accessible Toilets and Changing Facilities

• Accessible toilets are provided at the entrance to the Safari Park, in the Safari Park (near the Watering Hole), by the Jungle Cruise, near the Bat Cave, in the Cellars Café and in the Wessex Pavilion.
• Changing facilities for older visitors are available in the main accessible toilets near the Bat Cave

 

Pushchair Access / Pushchair Parks

• Longleat House, Jungle Cruise, Jungle Express, the Hedge Maze and the Tea Cups are not accessible for pushchairs. There are pushchair parks nearby for use for the time you visit that attraction. Pushchairs are left at your discretion and Longleat accepts no liability for loss or damage to any pushchair left unattended.
• The pushchair park for Longleat House is at the rear of the house (close to the Victorian Kitchens).
• Some pushchair parks are not under cover.

 

Cash Facilities

• Cash back facilities are available with purchases at the Watering Hole (in the Safari Park), Lady Bath's Shop, Victorian Kitchens, World of Wildlife, Clothes & Collectables and in the Wessex Pavilion.

 

Dogs

• You can bring dogs into the estate on leads but they are not allowed into any of the attractions, main square or within the formal gardens (Not applicable to Service Dogs although restrictions do apply).
• Dogs can stay in the free kennelling facilities at the entrance to the Safari Park for the duration of the day; they are not allowed in the Safari Park or attractions. No pre booking is required; this service operates on a first come first served basis.
• The kennels at the Safari Park entrance are basic - we are happy for you to bring a blanket or something that reminds them of home. Dogs are not supervised whilst in the kennels and are left at your own risk.
• Service dogs are welcome everywhere at Longleat excluding the Safari Park, Hunters of the Sky, Jungle Kingdom, Monkey Temple, the Butterfly House (within Animal Adventure), the Bat Cave or the Motion Simulators.
• Dogs should not be left in cars nor can they be tied up outside of the attractions for health and safety reasons. if you do bring a dog to Longleat then you will need to nominate a member of your party to look after it.
• Please use poop scoops.

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