Longleat Safari Park

Longleat Safari Park
Longleat Safari Park
	Longleat Safari Lions, with a warning sign
	Longleat Safari Park Longleat Safari Park shown within Wiltshire
Type	Safari park
Location	Wiltshire
Nearest city	Warminster
OS grid	ST818434
Coordinates	51°11′24″N2°15′40″W / 51.19°N 2.261°W Coordinates: 51°11′24″N2°15′40″W / 51.19°N 2.261°W
Area	9,000 acres (36.42 km2)
Created	1966
Visitors	904,714(in 2018) [1]
Camp sites	Yes
Website	www.longleat.co.uk

Last updated September 21, 2019

Longleat Safari and Adventure Park in Wiltshire, England, was opened in 1966 as the first drive-through safari park outside Africa.^[2]^[3]^[4] The park is situated in the grounds of Longleat House, an English stately home which is open to the public and is the home of the 7th Marquess of Bath. Longleat Safari Park and the concept of safari parks were the brainchild of Jimmy Chipperfield (1912–1990), former co-director of Chipperfield's Circus.^[5]

Wiltshire is a county in South West England with an area of 3,485 km². It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. The county town was originally Wilton, after which the county is named, but Wiltshire Council is now based in the county town of Trowbridge.

A safari park, sometimes known as a wildlife park, is a zoo-like commercial drive-in tourist attraction where visitors can drive their own vehicles or ride in vehicles provided by the facility to observe freely roaming animals. The main attractions are frequently large animals from Sub-Saharan Africa such as giraffes, lions, rhinocerotes, elephants, hippopotamus, zebras, ostriches, and antelope.

Longleat is an English stately home and the seat of the Marquesses of Bath. It is a leading and early example of the Elizabethan prodigy house. It is adjacent to the village of Horningsham and near the towns of Warminster and Westbury in Wiltshire and Frome in Somerset. It is noted for its Elizabethan country house, maze, landscaped parkland and safari park. The house is set in 1,000 acres (400 ha) of parkland landscaped by Capability Brown, with 4,000 acres (1,600 ha) of let farmland and 4,000 acres (1,600 ha) of woodland, which includes a Center Parcs holiday village. It was the first stately home to open to the public, and the Longleat estate includes the first safari park outside Africa.

The Safari Park's reserves

Sheep Paddock: This paddock is now home to Cameroon sheep. It is possible to get out of the car and view this section on foot.
Tortoise Paddock: It is home to African spurred tortoises and guineafowl, It is possible to get out of the car and view this section on foot.
Lemur Walk-through: the spacious Lemur Walk-through enclosure is home to 2 species of lemurs including Ring-tailed lemurs and Brown lemurs and features extensive rope swings and wooden walkways which provide the lemurs with the perfect opportunity to demonstrate their extraordinary agility and climbing skills and they share with the Somali sheep and African pygmy goats .
European Elk: A drive-past enclosure while going through the East-African reserve containing 2 female European Elk.
African Village (60 acres or 24 hectares^[6]): Rothschild giraffes, Grant's zebras, ostriches and Black wildebeest.
Tapir Terrain: Near the African Village are the Brazilian tapirs. It is possible to get out of the car and view this section on foot.
Bongo Pass and new area: the new area is home to common eland and eastern bongo.
Flamingo Valley: Chilean flamingos, sacred ibises, White-faced whistling ducks, spoonbills and Wood ducks.
Vulture Venue: five pairs of African White Backed vultures and one pair of grey crowned cranes.
Monkey Jungle: Rhesus monkeys and blackbucks. When it opened in 1969, it was home to over 200 Baboons. They were replaced by the Rhesus monkeys in 1977.
Anne's Haven: specially built for Anne the Asian elephant, accompanied by three Nubian goats. Anne suffered mistreatment before her arrival at Longleat and receives special care for her physical and psychological needs. The new elephant house has deep sand floors, heating, feeding areas and outdoor space with a large grassy paddock, rocks, log piles, a giant browse frame, sandpit, plunge pool and scratching post. As well as her own team of keepers dedicated to her wellbeing, Anne has the freedom of her own paddock. The new house has facilities and space for additional elephants and Longleat would consider accommodating other elephants that need a home.
Big Game Park: scimitar-horned oryx, Ankole cattle, Bactrian camels and roan antelope.
Deer Park: red deer and Père David's deer.
Rhino Paddock: it is home to 4 southern white rhinos
Pelican Pond: pink-backed pelicans
Tiger Territory: 4 Amur tigers
Lion Country: two prides of African lions.
Cheetah Kingdom: five cheetahs.
Spotted Hyena: Bachelor group containing four male Spotted hyena
Wolf Wood: As of March 2019 Wolf Wood is home to a pack of European wolves. The two remaining Canadian timber wolves have now moved to an off show 'retirement home'.

Cameroon sheep domesticated breed of sheep

The Cameroon is a domesticated breed of sheep from west Africa but has been also exported to Europe. During the colonial era, German and French rulers exported West African Dwarf sheep (Djallonké) to France and Germany. These usually ended up in private collections and zoos. The animals selected for export to Europe were almost all of the black belly color type. The chestnut-colored drawing is not prevalent in the Djallonké, but only one of many. Today these sheeps are called Cameroon sheep or Cameroon Dwarf sheep in Europe. And incorrectly regarded as a separate breed. The International West African Dwarf Specialist Group of the African Ornamental Breeders Association (AOBA) considers what Europeans call the Cameroon sheep just a color type and not a separate breed.

The African spurred tortoise, also called the sulcata tortoise, is a species of tortoise, which inhabits the southern edge of the Sahara desert, in Africa. It is the third-largest species of tortoise in the world, the largest species of mainland tortoise, and the only extant species in the genus Centrochelys.

Guineafowl are birds of the family Numididae in the order Galliformes. They are endemic to Africa and rank among the oldest of the gallinaceous birds. Phylogenetically, they branch off from the core Galliformes after the Cracidae and before the Odontophoridae. An Eocene fossil lineage, Telecrex, has been associated with guineafowl. Telecrex inhabited Mongolia, and may have given rise to the oldest of the true Phasianids such as Ithaginis and Crossoptilon, which evolved into high-altitude montane-adapted species with the rise of the Tibetan Plateau. While modern guineafowl species are endemic to Africa, the helmeted guineafowl has been introduced as a domesticated bird widely elsewhere.

Attractions

Longleat house and grounds

Opened to the public in 1949, the ancestral home of the Marquess of Bath remains a popular attraction with visitors. Visitors can join one of the many regular house tours or simply walk about at their leisure. They may also explore the gardens surrounding the house and visit a number of cafés within the grounds. A separate ticket is sold for visitors who only wish to visit the house and gardens.

Marquess of Bath is a title in the Peerage of Great Britain. It was created in 1789 for Thomas Thynne, Viscount Weymouth. The Marquess holds the subsidiary titles Baron Thynne, of Warminster in the County of Wiltshire , and Viscount Weymouth, both created in 1682 in the Peerage of England. He is also a baronet in the Baronetage of England.

Longleat railway

Established in 1965 and expanded in 1976, this 15 in (381 mm) gauge ridable miniature railway is among the busiest in the country. It has a length of one and a quarter miles (2 km) through scenic woodland and along the edge of Half Mile Lake. The line has taken several different courses across the years, but the route along the lake has remained consistent. After opening the railway was originally run by outside company Minirail on a ten-year contract, which was not renewed due to disagreements between the two companies. Following this, Longleat took over running the railway in 1976. Many engines have run on the railway over the years, both steam and diesel; as of 2018 the railway owns three diesel locomotives. The railway also has 15 carriages, all built at Longleat between 1976 and 2013 and wearing mock British Railways crimson and cream livery, along with several permanent way wagons. Between 2011 and 2017 the railway was known as the Jungle Express, with the station and carriages given additional theming.^[7]^[8]^[9]

Fifteen-inch gauge railways were pioneered by Sir Arthur Percival Heywood who was interested in what he termed a minimum gauge railway for use as estate railways or to be easy to lay on, for instance, a battlefield. In 1874, he described the principle behind it as used for his Duffield Bank Railway, distinguishing it from a "Narrow Gauge" railway. Having previously built a small railway of 9 in gauge, he settled on 15 in gauge as the minimum that he felt was practical.

In rail transport, track gauge or track gage is the spacing of the rails on a railway track and is measured between the inner faces of the load-bearing rails.

A ridable miniature railway is a large scale, usually ground-level model railway that hauls passengers using locomotives that are models of full-sized railway locomotives.

Current locomotives

Number	Name	Wheel arrangement	Builders	Year built	Livery	Notes
5	Ceawlin	0-8-2 DH	Severn Lamb	1975	GWR Green	Named after Lord Bath's son. Steam outline locomotive, rebuilt in 1989. Formerly LR no. 2
7	Flynn	0-6-0 DM	Alan Keef	2007	Crimson	Named after Lord Bath's eldest grandson Used on secondary duties
8	John Thynn	Bo-Bo	Alan Keef	2018	Crimson	Named after the eldest son of Lord and Lady Weymouth Used on primary passenger duties

Former locomotives

Number	Name	Wheel arrangement	Builders	Year built	Livery	Notes
1	Lenka	4+4wDH	Severn Lamb	1973	Maroon	Sold to Oakwood Theme Park in 1985 Name transferred to Longleat Railway no. 4
3	Dougal	0-6-2 T	Severn Lamb	1970	Crimson	Sold to Evesham Vale Light Railway in 2005
4	Lenka	4+4wDH	Longleat Railway	1984	BR Crimson & Cream	Only engine built by Longleat. Railcar capable of carrying 12 passengers Sold to private owner in 2017
6	John Hayton	0-6-2 T	Exmoor Steam Railway	2004	Crimson	Named after the railway's former manager Sold to the Perrygrove Railway in 2015

Animal areas

As well as the Safari Park, the estate has a number of areas for smaller animal enclosures. Beginning with Pets Corner in the 1970s and the butterfly house in the 1980s, the number of animal exhibits expanded greatly during the 2010s.

Jungle Kingdom

Originally known as Pets Corner, the revamped Jungle Kingdom opened in 2011. The centrepiece of this area is a large walk-through meerkat enclosure, the first of its kind in the UK. Two crested porcupines share part of this enclosure with the meerkats, which have free rein of the area. Across from this is an enclosure containing two Oriental small-clawed otters and two binturong. In the centre of Jungle Kingdom is a small enclosure for coati, which access their shelters via an overhead walkway. At the far end of the area is another shared enclosure containing Red-legged seriema, giant anteaters and Patagonian mara, and an enclosure containing aardvarks.

The meerkat or suricate is a small carnivoran in the mongoose family. It is the only member of the genus Suricata. Meerkats live in all parts of the Kalahari Desert in Botswana, in much of the Namib Desert in Namibia and southwestern Angola, and in South Africa. A group of meerkats is called a "mob", "gang" or "clan". A meerkat clan often contains about 20 meerkats, but some super-families have 50 or more members. In captivity, meerkats have an average life span of 12–14 years, and about 6-7 years in the wild.

The crested porcupine also known as the African crested porcupine, is a species of rodent in the family Hystricidae found in Italy, North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa.

Reins are items of horse tack, used to direct a horse or other animal used for riding. They are long straps that can be made of leather, nylon, metal, or other materials, and attach to a bridle via either its bit or its noseband.

Monkey Temple

Opened in 2012,^[10]the centrepiece of this attraction is a large themed ruin with long rope walkways running across the paths, which allows visitors to safely interact with a variety of marmosets and tamarins. These include:

The marmosets, also known as zaris, are twenty-two New World monkey species of the genera Callithrix, Cebuella, Callibella and Mico. All four genera are part of the biological family Callitrichidae. The term marmoset is also used in reference to the Goeldi's marmoset, Callimico goeldii, which is closely related.

The tamarins are squirrel-sized New World monkeys from the family Callitrichidae in the genus Saguinus. They are the first offshoot in the Callitrichidae tree, and therefore are sister group of a clade formed by the lion tamarins, Goeldi's monkeys and marmosets.

Elsewhere in this area is an enclosure containing a family of red pandas. The breeding pair, named Ajendra and Rufina, have given birth to three cubs since 2015.^[11]^[12]^[13] The area also contains a walk-through aviary of rainbow lorikeet where visitors can purchase pots of nectar to feed the birds.

Giant Otters and Crocodiles

Branching off from Monkey Temple, this attraction opened in 2019. Previously the enclosure was home to a colony of captive-bred Humboldt penguins which were first displayed in 2013, however following several outbreaks of avian malaria in September 2016 ^[14] and December 2018 ^[15] that resulted in the deaths of most of the colony, the decision was made to permanently close the attraction and relocate the surviving penguins. The enclosure currently houses Giant Otters and Cuban Crocodiles.

Animal Adventure

Containing many animals previously kept in Pets' Corner, this area opened in 2009^[16] and contains many exotic and familiar mammals, birds, reptiles and insects. There are small areas for striped skunk, North American porcupine, ferret, guinea pigs, cockatoos, Hermann's tortoises, pancake tortoise, spur-thighed tortoise, Nile monitor, iguanas, armadillos, zebra mice, rock hyraxes, and a fennec fox. An undercover area houses a regular Parrot show, where keepers demonstrate the intelligence of the resident macaws. Next door is a walk-through butterfly house, home to a large variety of the species, which replaced an older butterfly house built in the 1980s. Inside the main building is the Animal Handling Hall, where visitors can get a chance to hold a variety of creatures such as a Chilean rose tarantula or a corn snake, or even get up close to a selection of reptiles.

Jungle Cruise

The Jungle Cruise (known as the Safari Boat until 2011) is a short trip around Half Mile Lake. The journey takes visitors past the Island, which was a former home to the elderly male western lowland gorilla Nico, the oldest gorilla in Europe, until his death aged 56 on 7 January 2018 and is now home to Black-and-white colobus monkeys.^[17] At the far end of the lake is the shallow Pelican Cove containing Eastern white pelicans and Gorilla Colony, an enclosure for five male western lowland gorillas. The lake is also home to two Common hippopotamus and a group of Californian sea lions and visitors may purchase food for the latter, which are commonly seen following the boats. In the queue line while waiting for the boats there is a enclosure which is home to 2 male Red pandas.

Bat Cave

This indoor attraction is home to a colony of male Egyptian fruit bats. It is housed in a stable block which contains several other attractions, and was once the site of a Doctor Who exhibition which ran from 1974 to 2003. It is also home to Cave Fish, Kinkajou and many more.

Family Farmyard

Opened in the summer 2017. Family Farmyard is now home to Donkeys, Jacob's sheep, Emus, chickens, rabbits, goats, Indian runner ducks, reindeer, Red-necked wallabies and many more.

Koala Creek

Opened in Spring 2019, the exhibit features four koalas, a pair of Southern hairy-nosed wombats as well as a group of Potoroos . Longleat is now the European hub for the newly-created International Koala Centre of Excellence (IKCE) and is the only place in Europe where Southern Koalas can be seen.

Other attractions

Longleat Hedge Maze - This attraction was opened in 1975. It is one of several mazes within Longleat, and with over 16,000 yew trees making it up it is among the largest of its kind in the UK.

Adventure Castle - A large adventure playground that opened in 1989. It is themed around a medieval castle, with slides, roundabouts, swings, rope climbs, an aerial walkway, a water-based "splash pad" and an indoor soft play area. In 2013 a section of it was fenced off to contain a new Deadly 60 themed interactive maze attraction, Deadly Challenge, which closed in 2016.

King Arthur's Mirror Maze - Built into the same stable block as the Bat Cave, this indoor maze challenges visitors to find King Arthur's crown and the sword Excalibur, while navigating a confusing hall of mirrors.

Family Bygones - A collection of vintage items owned by the Thynn family throughout the years, including a selection of wild game.

Rockin' Rhino - Opened in 2014, this motion ride travels through various amusing tableaus of animals, narrated by Rocky the Rhino and Leroy the Lion as they race each other to the finish.

Little Explorers Garden - Opened in 2016, this colourful outdoor playground is designed for the park's younger visitors. Replaced the Postman Pat Village.

In the media

The Lions of Longleat - A 1967 BBC One documentary about the newly opened safari park with commentary by Lord Bath and Jimmy Chipperfield.^[18]
Lion Country - 55-part documentary series broadcast on BBC One in 1998.^[19]
Vets in Practice - The park featured heavily in the BBC fly-on-the-wall documentary series Vets in Practice .
On Safari - On Safari is a children's TV show broadcast in 2000 by the ITV children's strand CITV and re-broadcast in 2009 by STV.
Animal Park - Longleat was the subject of the BBC's long running documentary series, hosted by Kate Humble and Ben Fogle. A new series was filmed in 2016 with a follow up in 2017.
Roar - Roar is another BBC series about the animals and keepers at wild animal parks.
All Change at Longleat - A three-part documentary filmed in 2014 and broadcast on BBC One in September 2015. Following Lord Bath handing control of the business to his son, Ceawlin, and his wife Lady Emma, the series also covers the various goings-on across the park and the preparation of the park's first Festival of Light.

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↑ Mary Chipperfield (1972). Lions on the Lawn. HarperCollins Publishers Limited. ISBN 978-0-00-613025-3.
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[ALVA_2018_visitor_numbers-1] "ALVA - Association of Leading Visitor Attractions". www.alva.org.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2019.

[Chipperfield1972-2] Mary Chipperfield (1972). Lions on the Lawn. HarperCollins Publishers Limited. ISBN 978-0-00-613025-3.

[3] The lions and loins of Longleat The Sunday Times Retrieved 18 February 2011

[4] Vines, Gail (2 December 1982). "Safari Parks, after the Honeymoon". New Scientist . Retrieved 7 November 2015.

[5] Samson, Ian (15 May 2010). "Great dynasties of the world: The Chipperfields". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

[6] "Longleat Safari Park". britishzoos.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2015.

[7] "Longleat Railway". longleat.co.uk. Retrieved 1 July 2017.

[8] "Jungle Express (Longleat)". Miniature Railway World. Retrieved 5 October 2014.

[9] Profile: Longleat Railway Miniature Railway Magazine Retrieved 26 August 2016

[10] Monkey Temple Themed Structures, inc. Retrieved 17 February 2017

[11] Red Panda Longleat Retrieved 17 February 2017

[12] First as rare red panda cub born at Longleat Longleat Retrieved 17 February 2017

[13] Twin Births a Double Delight for Endangered Red Pandas Longleat Retrieved 17 February 2017

[14] Longleat Safari Park penguins die in malaria outbreak BBC News Retrieved 17 February 2017

[15] Longleat shuts penguin enclosure after new malaria deaths BBC News Retrieved 17 September 2019

[16] Longleat's new Animal Adventure opens Leisure Management Retrieved 17 February 2017

[17] Longleat Safari Park western lowland gorilla marks '50th birthday BBC News Retrieved 17 February 2017

[18] "The Lions of Longleat - BBC One London - 12 November 1967". BBC Genome . Retrieved 7 November 2015.

[19] "Lion Country - BBC One London - 16 February 1998". BBC Genome.

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United Kingdom	Alton Adventure Railway (defunct) Bellevue Park Railway Blackpool Zoo Railway Blenheim Park Railway Bure Valley Railway Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway Conwy Valley Tramway Combe Martin Wildlife Park Craigtoun Miniature Railway Duffield Bank Railway Eaton Hall Railway Evesham Vale Light Railway Gulliver's Land Gulliver's World Haigh Country Park Railway Heatherslaw Light Railway Kirklees Light Railway Lakeside Railway (Knowsley Safari Park) Lakeside Miniature Railway (Southport) Lappa Valley Steam Railway Lightwater Valley Liverpool Garden Festival Railway Longleat Railway Markeaton Park Light Railway (defunct) Marwell Zoo Railway Oakwood Park Railway Paradise Park, Cornwall Paultons Park Rio Grande Train Perrygrove Railway Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Rhiw Valley Light Railway Rhyl Miniature Railway Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch Railway Saltburn Miniature Railway Sand Hutton Miniature Railway Sherwood Forest Railway Waveney Valley Railway (Bressingham) West Midland Safari Park Windmill Farm Railway Wotton Light Railway
United States	American Heritage Railroad B.A.D. Great Northern Railroad Gage Park Railroad Glenwood South Park & Pacific Railroad Hillcrest & Wahtoke Steam Railroad Joshua Tree & Southern GSD Laurel Run Railroad Little Toot Railroad Look Park Milwaukee County Zoo Safari Railroad Nickel Plate Railroad Northwest Ohio Railroad Preservation Orland, Newville and Pacific Railroad Paradise and Pacific Railroad Phoenix & Holly Railroad Redwood Valley Railway Riverside and Great Northern Railway Riverview & Twin Lakes Railroad Sonoma TrainTown Railroad Tiny Town Railroad Waterman & Western Railroad
Rest of the World	Bal Bahran Park Railway (Delhi, India) Bear Creek Park Train (Canada) Bush Mill Railway (Tasmania) Chemin de Fer d'Anse (France) Dalaas Waldbahn (Austria) Donauparkbahn (Austria) Dresdner Parkeisenbahn (Germany) Driving Creek Railway (New Zealand) Killesberg Park Railway (Germany) Parkeisenbahn Auensee (Germany) Prater Liliputbahn (Austria) Pindal Electric Tramway (Canada) Sakuradani Light Railway (Japan) Shuzenji Romney Railway (Japan) Springbank Express (Canada) Whangaparaoa Narrow Gauge Railway (New Zealand)
Associated topics	Arlesdale Railway (fictional) Fairbourne Railway (now re-gauged) Far Tottering and Oyster Creek Branch Railway (temporary exhibition line)