Longleat
Longleat from Heathrow
From Heathrow arrivals to Longleat. Allow around an hour and 51 minutes each way by way of the M3 and A303. The house first opened its doors to visitors on 1 April 1949, with the family selling tickets and guidebooks themselves. It is a stately home in Wiltshire whose design is credited to the architect Robert Smythson. The house is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden.
How the day runs
Your flight is tracked, and the chauffeur is waiting when you clear the hall. The executive saloon is matched to the size of the party. The chauffeur brings you to the entrance of Longleat and stays close. For a longer stay, Bishopstrow Hotel & Spa is 7.3 miles off. A second house, Stourhead House, is 8.4 miles away. Back to Heathrow takes around an hour and 52 minutes, and the car can drop you at the terminal for an evening flight.
- Heathrow Airport to Longleat1 hr 51 min, 95.2 miles, in clear traffic
- Longleat to Heathrow Airport1 hr 52 min, 95 miles, in clear traffic
Times are for clear roads. Allow longer on event days and at peak hours.
Worth knowing
The house first opened its doors to visitors on 1 April 1949, with the family selling tickets and guidebooks themselves.
Source: longleat.co.ukLongleat is a stately home in Wiltshire whose design is credited to the architect Robert Smythson.
Source: wikidata.orgLongleat is Grade I listed and has a Grade I listed park and garden.
Source: wikidata.orgHenry Thynne, 6th Marquess of Bath, chose in 1948 to open Longleat House to the paying public.
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.ukArchitects associated with Longleat include Robert Smythson.
Source: wikidata.orgLongleat is built in the Elizabethan style.
Source: wikidata.org
Price this journey
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Questions
Heathrow to Longleat: how long by car?
Around an hour and 51 minutes (95.2 miles) by way of the M3, A303 and A36 in clear traffic; the return is around an hour and 52 minutes.
What if the flight lands late?
The chauffeur tracks the flight and adjusts the meeting time.
Can we add a second house?
Stourhead House is around 24 minutes from Longleat.
When is the house open?
Opening: longleat House is open to visitors, with hour-long guided tours running during the main season.
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.