Country houses
Longleat: a chauffeured day
Longleat, Wiltshire, by chauffeur. Architects associated with Longleat include Robert Smythson. It is built in the Elizabethan style. The house is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden. Opening: longleat House is open to visitors, with hour-long guided tours running during the main season.
How the day runs
By road: Mayfair 2 hr 14 min, Heathrow 1 hr 51 min, Oxford 1 hr 54 min. Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa is the nearest hotel on our list, 7.3 miles off. Pair it with Stourhead House, 24 min by road. While you visit, the car waits close by and is waiting when you come out.
- Mayfair, London to Longleat2 hr 14 min, 108.1 miles, in clear traffic
- Heathrow Airport to Longleat1 hr 51 min, 95.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Oxford to Longleat1 hr 54 min, 89.7 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
Henry Thynne, 6th Marquess of Bath, chose in 1948 to open Longleat House to the paying public.
Source: longleat.co.ukThe house first opened its doors to visitors on 1 April 1949, with the family selling tickets and guidebooks themselves.
Source: longleat.co.ukVisitors can see the house on a guided tour of about an hour or on a self-guided visit.
Source: longleat.co.ukGuides tell the story of Lady Louisa Carteret, the Grey Lady said to walk the corridors of the house.
Source: longleat.co.ukLongleat is a stately home in Wiltshire whose design is credited to the architect Robert Smythson.
Source: wikidata.orgArchitects associated with Longleat include Robert Smythson.
Source: wikidata.orgLongleat is built in the Elizabethan style.
Source: wikidata.orgLongleat is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden.
Source: wikidata.org
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Questions
When is Longleat open?
Opening: longleat House is open to visitors, with hour-long guided tours running during the main season.
Can we combine Longleat with another house?
Stourhead House is around 24 minutes away by road.
Which railway station is handiest?
Warminster, 16 minutes by car.
Our undertaking
- 60 min
of waiting after landing on every airport collection, without charge.
- Nothing
is added after the quote unless you ask for more on the day. Airport fees, parking and tolls are in it.
- 24 hrs
before collection, cancel or move the journey at no cost.
- In full
refunded if we ever cancel a journey, however late the notice.