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Rookley Country Park

3.0 (1 review)
Closed • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Longleat Safari Park - The castle at Longleat - 4/17/2026

Longleat Safari Park

4.4(36 reviews)
57.0 mi

The fantastic Longleat Safari and Adventure Park in Wiltshire, England is the world's first…read moredrive-thru safari park outside of Africa. Longleat opened in 1966 on the grounds of the historic Longleat castle, a first of its kind in the UK. On the grounds one can enjoy riding in the safari tour bus to see the many exotic animals the estate has collected and bred over the years. There is quite an impressive array of lions, tigers, zebras, monkeys, parrots, grey wolves, ostriches, giraffes and rhinos, etc. In addition to the tour bus, there are walking areas, a boat safari, a railway, and the Elizabethan Longleat House castle to explore with its lush gardens and gorgeous manicured grounds. The tour takes approximately 2-3 hours and costs £40 for adults and £30 for children, from 3 years up to 16 years old. Children under 3 years old are free. There are also various kiosks and cafes around the grounds for dining or quick-bite options. Longleat is approximately 1.5 hours by train traveling from London proper, or roughly a 2 hour drive by car based on traffic. Hopefully you will have good weather when you visit. Enjoy!

I took my daughter here August '15 and it cost £60 to get in. I did not want Monkeys pulling bits…read morefrom my car so I paid the extra tenner for the bus ride around the safari park. We had something to eat ( it wasn't brilliant) so the whole day cost about £100. The place is clean and well kept, it has a butterfly house, some reptile places and a boat ride where you can feed the seals. There is also a big kids play area and maze ( reminds me of the shining!) Unfortunately the weather was not good so the play area was all wet, some of the rides were closed and it was cold and all muddy. We could not go on the boat ride it was too wet. The only draw back is that if it's cold and wet don't bother to go. We love in England so unfortunately that is most of the year. If you are an anal lover though you will like it, the annals are not just caged up and run freeley, so although it's not cheap I don't mind paying the money.

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Longleat Safari Park - Emma Thynn, Marchioness of Bath oversees Longleat safari and castle - 4/17/2026

Emma Thynn, Marchioness of Bath oversees Longleat safari and castle - 4/17/2026

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Longleat Zebra - 4/17/2026

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Safari tour bus - 4/17/2026

British Wildlife Centre

British Wildlife Centre

5.0(2 reviews)
64.4 mi

I got my day here as a birthday present, and it ranks as one of the best I've ever had…read more The Wildlife Centre is open for visitors on a timetable, and I'm sure it is worth a visit then, too, when you get to wander round and see the animals of the UK in their enclosures: Red squirrels, wildcats, foxes, otters, polecats,badgers, stoats - names that echo in your head. But the real fun is to be had when they are closed to the public. During the year, they organise photography days when the Centre is closed to the public. Then, in a small group with a keeper, you get to go inside the enclosures with the animals, the keepers work with the animals and you get the most amazing photos. I'm not a wildlife specialist, but I enjoyed this day more than I can describe in a short review.

I went along many years ago to this nature reserve and back then I really like it but now I love…read moreit. It seems to off got bigger with more enclosures and wildlife areas to watch birds at. So many sitting points around the park so you can relax and listen/watch the many animals. I especially love the red squirrel enclosure. Apparently there is only 2 Red Squirrel enclosures in England this one and the one in Escot both designed by the British Wildlife Centre. I have been to both and I would say that this original one is the best. The red squirrels run around you and sometimes on you so funny and amusing. There is several benches in the enclosure you can sit and watch the playful squirrels running around and eating at their feeding stations. This time around I went on a photography course. This course only takes place when the nature reserve is not open to public so you and approx 10 others that are on the photography course will have the park all to yourselfs. The course needs to be boked in advance and there is only a number of dates throughout the year. You are not taught in how to use your camera but I am sure if you asked questions the photographer might be able to assist you but what the photography day does do is allow you to get up closer to the animals by entering their enclosures ie otters, foxes, wild cats, etc. You get to photograph many animals during the day I especially loved it when he brought out the field mouse to photograph. I will deff visit the British Wildlife Centre again to chill and watch birds from the nature reserve area around the pond and to visit the red squirrrel enclosure again as that was amazing!.

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