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Longleat House
VIP Winter Tours for Groups

Following the overwhelming success of last year’s new winter VIP tours, Longleat House is delighted to offer a variety of ‘behind the scenes’ tours for the out of season months of November/December 2009 and January, February and March 2010.

Head Guide, Ruth Charles says “We had such good fun going in and out of rooms that say ‘private’ that we thought we’d extend the tours to include corridors and cupboards that aren’t normally open to the public”!

The following tours have been devised for groups of all sizes. Menus and timings can be adapted to suit your needs.

Longleat House VIP Winter Tours
Available Monday 9 November to Thursday 17 December 2009 only (Mondays to Fridays only, excludes weekends)

An exclusive VIP tour of Longleat House as featured in the BBC series ‘Animal Park’.
Discover rooms not normally open to the public, including some of Lord Bath’s famous and fabulous murals!
A delicious 2-course lunch in the Cellar Café followed by tea or coffee
10% Discount in Lady Bath’s shop

New for January, February and March 2010… Mystery Tours of Longleat House

You may well have paid a visit to Longleat House in recent times but have you poked around in Longleat’s cupboards, peeked behind closed doors and seen parts of the House previously closed to visitors?

Head Guide, Ruth Charles says, “We ran a hugely popular VIP package for groups over the winter and people have just loved learning about the quirky side of the House.

“We are now building on this and will be offering some brand new tours for January to March 2010: Open Cupboards, Meet the Ancestors, Behind the Scenes, and Architecture Tours.”

Subject to your chosen tour you could get to see the hidden cavity behind the library books in the Green Library where the 2nd Marquess hid to avoid talking to visitors; see inside the exquisite Louis XV games table to reveal the board games hidden within; glimpse the recently discovered stone steps leading from the garden passage into the garden and more!

Find out about the silver coins from the 16th century shuffleboard table in the Great Hall of Longleat House and learn why they have the initials IT when the owner was John Thynne or see if you can spot the Servants Door in the Breakfast Room. These are just some of the questions that may be explored and answered.

“I am so excited about what we can now offer at Longleat,” confirmed Ruth. “Through these new VIP Tours for Groups, we can now show visitors previously unseen areas of the House. I’ve even had staff asking how they can book onto them!”

“The joy of the January to March tours is that you also get to lunch in Lord Bath’s private Banqueing Suite – how exciting is that?"

All January, February and March VIP Tours to Longleat House for groups include lunch in the Lord Bath’s private Banqueting Suite and subject to availability, a 10% discount in Lady Bath’s Shop.

Cost: £20 per person
Includes light lunch of homemade vegetable soup, apple crumble and custard plus tea/coffee

Pre booking is essential as tours are subject to availability. For further details please contact Ruth Charles on 01985 845420 or ruth.charles@longleat.co.uk

Suggested Itinerary*
Arrive at Longleat House 11.30

Enjoy a 1½ hour VIP tour of the House

1.00pm - Lunch in the Cellar Café

Roast turkey with stuffing
Bread Sauce and gravy
Sausage and bacon rolls
Roast potatoes
Brussel sprouts with chestnuts
Carrot batons with parsley butter
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Christmas pudding with brandy sauce
OR
Fruit compote with clotted cream meringues
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(Vegetarian and special diets can be catered for)

10% Discount in Lady Bath’s Shop

£28.00 per person

Pre-booking essential
For itinerary options please contact:
Ruth Charles – 01985 845420
headguide@longleat.co.uk
www.longleat.co.uk

Cavity where the 2nd Marquess hid!

Terms & Conditions

The November and December package is available Mondays to Friday only (excl weekends) on the dates stated above. The January to March package is available daily throughout January, February and March 2010.
All tours are subject to availability and MUST be pre-booked
Minimum group size of 12 people. For groups of 15 people or more, tours may be split and staggered.
Information for groups with special needs can be obtained at the time of booking.
Once a booking has been made an Itinerary Confirmation and payment request will be sent to the group organiser. Full payment is required one calendar month prior to the date of the visit to secure your booking. A VAT invoice with receipt will be forwarded once payment has been made
If fewer people in your group attend on the day, we apologise but no refunds can be given.
For groups of 20+ people, the group organiser will receive 1 x complimentary tour and lunch.
A free lunch voucher worth £6 plus a hot/cold drinks voucher will be provided for the coach driver

* Please Note: Tours of Lord Bath's Murals are subject to availability.

Accessibility

Accessible to an independent wheelchair user

Accessible to a wheelchair user with assistance

Accessible to someone with mobility difficulties but able to walk up a maximum of 3 steps

Accessible to pushchairs

The Longleat House Winter VIP Tours for Groups is fully accessible. It is strongly recommended, however, that any special needs and/or special requests are identified with Ruth Charles, Head Guide, at the time of booking. This will ensure that every measure can be taken to make your visit to Longleat as enjoyable as possible

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