Really nice shot just a damn shame that they are in a collection which a) is a bugger to reach b) is bloody expensive to visit and c) is unfeasible to visit if you don't have a car!
@TeaLovingDave While £30 certainly isn’t cheap, I do think Longleat represents relative value for money. It really is a full day out: the drive-through bit, obviously; the more typical zoo area (including Australian animals); the house and its attachments; more “amusement“ areas than you could shake a stick at. There are plenty of opportunities to be parted with more cash – buying fish to feed to the sea lions, or nectar to feed to the lorikeets – but I think I’m right in saying that pretty much everything is included in the entrance price. I’m not really so bothered by playgrounds and suchlike, but, for the average punter, Longleat well happily fill a full day.
Take somewhere like Hemsley Conservation Centre in comparison. It’s only £8 to get in, but I think you would be doing really well to squeeze more than an hour and a half out of the visitors. At pounds per minute, Longleat is good value in comparison.
Of course, if you haven’t got a car, this discussion is academic anyway!
I agree re the price - safari parks are not my favourite but there is a lot to do at Longleat with the boat ride / safari / walk through / classic 'zoo' area / train ride / play areas / house and so on. I can happily spend 2 hours waiting for an unusual animal to make an appearance at a tiny park (such as waiting for Klaus the Brazilian porcupine to wake up at Hemsley) but your average visitor is going to find Longleat a more 'value for money' day out than that.
