Hi Everyone! We hope you enjoy this episode, it was SO fun!! We know not all of the Park was shown but what was, was great!!!! Please drop a Like and Thanks so very much for watching!!
Alexander Thynn, Lord Bath, the owner of Longleat, was a notorious eccentric and womaniser. He stayed married to his wife all his life but was well known for the string mistresses he called 'wifelets' ( 74 over the years) who he housed on the estate. He died from Covid last year and there have been challenges to his will by some of the wifelets as he left all his estate and fortune to his wife.
Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath who was the landowner and owner of Longleat estate was an eccentric who I always remember popping up on random kids TV shows back in the day ( things like Blue Peter and The Really Wild Show ). He died in 2020. He really was a memorable character. R.I.P Loved the vid girls as always.
@@littlemy1773, yes, that's what I read. The son got the estate and peerage, he left his personal fortune ( not tied to the estate) to his wife, and the wifelets got nothing- plus they are being turfed off the property. Don't blame his son and wife one bit!
@@gillianrimmer7733 I wonder if the wifelets may try some kind of legal process, or if they’ve graciously accepted they had a good ride whilst it lasted . Mind you having read up on the his actual wife/ex wife no wonder he strayed . She was dreadfully racist to the sons beautiful wife (Emma?)
My daughter is related by marriage to one of the head keepers who was loved by all. He looked after the king of animals for many years. He was diagnosed with a serious illness and I followed with the same life threatening illness a couple of months after. I was lucky and my treatment saved my life unfortunately he was not as lucky. I decided that I would take my whole family of 4 adults and 5 grandchildren to the park for the day. We arrived in two cars , my car was the first and I was going to pay for us all. My daughter ran from the second car and was recognised at the gate. A lot of her family worked at the park including this wonderful head keeper. We were issued with the tickets for all attractions and they would not accept one penny from me for all of the family. So I thought the least I could do was buy a lunchtime dinner for all the family in the attractions restaurant. I went to pay and again they would not accept any money. We were treated with love and respect in the park by every member of staff and it is a memory I will hold for the rest of my life. So thank you Longleat it was a day of fun and happiness that will not be forgotten by all my family.
@@margaretflounders8510 Thank you Margaret. I just thought that the kindness shown by Longleat to the whole of my family needed to be recognised and this was the opportunity. Head keeper Trollope had been with Longleat for many years of dedicated service and this was there way of showing their grief and thanks to a wonderful animal lover.
The BBC have made several programmes about the animals and keepers at Longleat, it's called "Animal Park". Channel 4 have done a series of programmes from Chester Zoo called "The Secret Life of the Zoo" which also goes behind the scenes with the animals and the keepers and focuses a lot on the zoo's breeding programmes.
It may seem expensive but you can see were the money goes. Animal food vets Bill's ect. It's worth every penny xx Natashs 🐦🐦Ann the elephant is a rescue old lady. X great again girlies xx
Did you know there are TV programs about Longleat safari park. With Ben fogal and Kate humble. You have to watch it from the beginning to end from UK 🇬🇧👍👍 b Safe take care where ever you are. PEACE ☮️🕊️🕊️ an old cockney gal,
The video gave the impression that when you drive through the big cat section they're behind an enclosure. But that's not the case, lions and tigers etc are free to roam around vehicles and across roads within the security of their particular part of the drive through. Also, the koalas are a fairly recent addition - within the past couple of years - and apparently are the first ones anywhere in the world to be homed outside Australia. They hope to try and get a breeding program started to increase their numbers.
We broke down in the lion enclosure when I was a kid. My dad had to get out the car but a guy with a gun accompanied him and they towed us out. It was because of the heat causing the car to overheat. 😮
So excited to see you react to Longleat! We live just 15 minutes away, one of my friends from school could hear the lions roaring from their back garden, it was pretty cool :) My favourite has always been feeding the sea lions, they're great :) Longleat is a little pricey if you're just going for the day but they do passes that last a bit longer - we have annual passes - which are really worth the money! There were a lot of things they didn't show here. You can also feed the giraffes and walk through the meerkats, chipmunks and lemurs' enclosures, they do shows with the parrots and the birds of prey, there's a butterfly hot house type of thing you can walk through and they land on you, there's a petting zoo type of thing, there's also a hedge maze, amazing light displays at certain times of year, the house itself is beautiful and full of history and could take you an entire morning to get around and Longleat forest is a lovely walk. When you add it all up I think the price is justified :) P.S, Debbie I love the hair :) xx
Christmas at longleat is amazing. I took my girls when they were little, you take the train ride to Father Christmas grotto and they have the singing Christmas tree. My girls loved it, lovely day out
I went there as a kid in the 80’s back. In the day when your car had a wire radio antenna and wing mirrors that were easily pulled off and the monkeys had a lot more souvenirs back then l.o.l
Many years ago I worked as a forester for the Earl of Derby when Knowsley Safari Park opened on his estate. I lived in a little cottage in the woods, and could hear the lions roaring at night. The gibbons also used to escape occasionally and would walk through the forestry yard while we watched them from the safety of the offices. Health and safety? What’s that?
In my youth I went to Knowsley Safari Park for a weekend, big marquee set up with a bar and disco for the evenings entertainments. Being woken up up by trumpeting elephants on their morning walk at round 5 am with a stinking hangover was an experience. Heard this horrific noise, crawled to the tent entrance, looked out and about 100 yards away a line of elephants, walking past led by a keeper. First thought was 'Am I still that drunk?'.
Longleat is brilliant, we felt it was great value for a full day out. So many walkthroughs that they didn’t include in the video, the giant maze that we got very lost in as well as the drive through. You can also feed the giraffes! I love the lorikeets, spend ages in there at our local zoo feeding them.
Longleat safari Park is a great way of paying for upkeep of o e of the old country aristocratic houses. Others have opened to public. Beaulieu had Lord montegu open a massive car museum which is very successful
My dad would never drive through the monkeys. I did it years later with an old decrepit car and thankfully the monkeys ignored us. They were too busy removing the aerial from the car in front. I really like Longleat. So much to do there. The giant hedge maze and the safari are my favourites. I love seeing the wolves. Last time I went we had a rhino trying to squeeze itself through a small gap between my car and the next. I was worried for my wing mirror but it realised it wouldn’t fit and reversed. Did have to wash the rhino mud off the side of the car but amazing to see so close (even if a tad disconcerting). Not been since they added the koalas so definitely need to go again. There is a supermarket points scheme in the UK that would can spend on experiences and various things. I usually use my points to buy longleat tickets for free.
I went as a kid in the 70s. The monkeys managed to pull off the chrome trim from around the rear windshield of the car in front. When we got to the exit gate the rangers had a rack of similar trims they had collected from the monkeys and invited them to look through and find one which would fit.
I remember going to Longleat when I was a kid many years ago. Think I must have been around ten or eleven years old. We went by coach trip and It took us 4 hours to get there. The most amazing thing that stuck in my mind was walking towards the impressive stately home, Longleat House, looking magnificent and surrounded by beautifully kept lawns and gravel drives and pathways. On one of these immaculate patches of closely mowed grass, was a Giraffe! It look surreal just standing there right outside the house. Never go into the monkey areas (chimps and Baboons) in your car, they will strip it….! Number plates, plastic trims, radio aerials, window rubbers and wiper blades all come off in a matter of seconds and taken away never to be seen again. Those buggers work faster than a formula one pit crew🤣🤣🤣🤣
I will be 50 later this year. We used to go to Longleat a lot when I was a child. But that was the nearest safari park from where I lived in Devon. So I have seen how it changed. They used to have a really good Dr Who exhibition at one point. I remember seeing Shandy the white tiger they used to have in the safari park. I first saw her when she was caged in quarantine and then again later when she was with the rest of the tigers. She was put to sleep a few years ago. We even got to the centre of the maze that they had there and also remember the monkeys on the car. On the boat ride to see the sea lions there was an island where 2 gorillas used to live. They both eventually died, but it used to be good looking for them in the island. In the river they also used to have hippos as well as sea lions but I don't know if they are still there. Visiting Longleat used to be a really good day out. Not been for years now, but have great memories from the times I have visited before.
Comedy series On The Buses visited Longleat in one of its films the late Reg Varney as Stan Butler and the late Stephen “I hate you Butler” Lewis as the inspector, a lion gets on board as does some chimps.
Another amazing video by you and Debbie. Ive not been to Longleat Safari Park but have been to West Midlands Safari park which was amazing. They have the monkey drive thru too but didn't cause any damage to the car. My favourite was the monkey taking the number plate of the car.
My grandparents lived in Wiltshire and about 15 min drive from longleat, if the wind was blowing in a certain direction we’d hear the lions roar lol and yes those monkeys were little ***** 😂 but also funny as hell. Once I was driving through the safari park and a male monkey was sitting on my roof the min I went a bit quicker he’d stamp hard on the top to slow me down it was hilarious.
I live not far from there, the video only showed a very small part of it, you can take a guided tour of longleat House, great food areas, but the ticket price Is inclusive of all the attractions
Those Koala's are the only Southern Koala in Europe, so they are very special. When Australia was devastated by fire in 2020 the Koala keepers went over there to help. Ann the elephant is a rescue and was in a sorry state when she came to Longleat. She's in the 60's now. One of my favourite animals there are the tigers. The male tiger, Red is a real character. There is a long running BBC show filmed there called Animal Park and one of the presenters, Ben has an arch nemesis in the form of Cockatoo Rio! My favourite visit there was not around the Safari Park but I went to a meeting held there when I worked in tourism in the area. It was a cold winter's day and there was a light dusting of snow which made it look so beautiful. We also got a private tour around the house including bits not open to the public. In the meeting room was the fur and mane of the first Lion of Longleat. I did have a sneaky stroke of the mane and it was surprisingly soft.
What wasn't mentioned on the video is that you can go into the house. It is stunning. In some rooms the furnishings are so fragile now that they have to keep the rooms darkened, which also means no flash photography.
Great reaction video girl! 😍 Longleat is amazing, not just the Park but the light festival they used to do in the winter (not sure if they've started that up again yet or not tbh) . Last time we visited with our grandchildren was just before the covid lockdowns but we will definately go again. We managed to get round the safari unscathed thankfully but I think I'd opt to use the safari bus next time rather than push my luck! 😁 A relative often talks of a visit many years ago about being behind a couple who had a suitcase strapped to a roof rack on their car which was just asking for trouble😮 ! As you can imagine it didn't take long for the Monkeys to get into that! 🤣🤣.
@@Jawa1604 Marquess, Marquis is the French equivalent. It used to be dished out in UK peerages as a second best to being a Duke, but it was never a popular title, Baron, Viscount, Earl and Duke were much more numerous as titles. Ownership of Cheddar Gorge is shared between the Bath Estates (South side) and the National Trust (North side).
@@michaelfoster5577 You're right of course it's Marquess! I've been studying a bit of French History recently and did the French spelling without thinking! I used to work for the Trust and went on a training course a few times at Stourhead. Another great place to visit and much closer to Longleat than Cheddar.
I've been into the lorikeet enclosure at Twycross Zoo several times. They are actually quite small birds. Their appetite is actually quite large. Considering their size.
The safari experience is 6.5 miles long and we survived without a scratch on the car. What you fail to appreciate is that it’s in someone’s garden! If you can find a video of the inside of the house that is truly magnificent.
I'm so late today! That intro was great! I'm a Natasha, but just wanted to let you know when I was in Australia, I was really looking forward to meeting the koalas. Imagine my surprise when the keeper came out holding it wearing a kevlar vest! Those claws!! And if I remember, it felt less like velvet, more woolly, like a sheep! I still wanted a cuddle though! She wouldn't let me! 😢
That was funny to watch as my daughter is terrified of birds and pretty much any animal that might take bites out of you, and my son is a keeper at Longleat Safari Park.😆
@@matspurs1629 actually I think years ago animal's did escape and were running around the area. But it's so secure now with multiple fences and enclosures.
I grew up about a 45 min drive from Longleat and went quite a few times as a kid. Obviously there have been some changes since then but I always loved it. You used to have the option of paying per individual or by car load which made it cheaper for a family excursion, but sadly they've scrapped that. There are some concessions for groups, people with carers or for annual passes (worth it if you go 3 times or more a year) There used to be hippos on the boat ride too and you went around a small island where the gorillas lived. Not sure if that's still the case. Sad that they didn't really show the Lions or Tigers in this as that's one of the highlights. There's also a large hedge maze and you can do tours around the house. The 7th Marquis who founded the Safari park and died in 2020 was an interesting and rather bohemian character. He studied art in Paris and decorated parts of the house with erotic scenes. He also had numerous mistresses who lived in various cottages around the grounds. I believe his son has now kicked them out and you can stay in the cottages if you wish. The house has been used as the location for various films and dramas. Definitely worth a visit if you ever get the chance despite the price. maintaining the house, grounds and looking after the animals isn't cheap so it's fair enough I guess.
As a family we did Longleat Safari park, in April 2022. Yes the entrance fee is expensive, but definitely worth it, and you could easily spend all day there. Our oldest daughter has medical and mobility conditions, so we got a a discounted price for her and me, as her carer. The price we paid also included the entrance to the house/mansion. Also as we were staying in the are, the accommodation where we were staying gave us a further discount into Longleat, so definitely looking into this when coming. It is a stately house owned by Lord Bath. We were there all day, and a lot of people that were there that day, brought along a picnic. We decided NOT to go into the monkey enclosure, as we had a new motability car, and didn't want to risk damage been done to the car. However my cousin went in her car into the enclosure, and got ALL her car senses ripped off her car. There are also other tourist activities to do in the area, like Salisbury cathedral (well worth a visit), the town of Glastonbury, which is near to the annual Glastonbury music festival. The city of Bath is also NOT to far (Travelling wise).
I’ve been going to Longleat since I the 90s and it’s a great day out I went twice last year with my nephews and in December you can get the festival of light (covid-19 has put a bit of a dampener on it the last few years) also you can go inside the house again covid depending
When we were in the area you could use the ticket to get back in all week and the ticket would be ticked that you had been on or in certain rides and areas so if it was too busy to go on the boat safari , you could go on it next visit.
Longleat has a tv show that is filmed there and it shows the keepers as they care for these animals, its one of my favourites. It's called Animal Park. Also there's a place called Monkey World which is an ape and monkey rescue centre, you should watch the documentary episode they did, it tells you all about how they got the park together and how they rescued some of their animals.
God, I haven't been to Longleat in at least 9 years now. I don't remember the lorikeets, so that was new for me, but I do remember the seals and I was so excited to feed them whenever I was there. It was actually my first trip to Longleat that sparked my true interest in animals, I've gone to college for animal care and have had work experience with caring for exotic animals. Unfortunately, there is no wildlife center near me hiring so I haven't been able to get a job with working for a place like this, fingers crossed though!!!
haha love the intro! and yeah gotta watch those munkeys!!! also the Marquess of bath and his "wifelets"...bit of an eccentric hippy. My mum is defo a Debbie with any flappy things esp butterflies
I love Longleat, both the house and the safari park! You should try and watch a programme called Animal Park. It has been hosted from Longleat for 20 years and is brilliant!
I used to live not far from longleat tickets are cheaper on line and I had a Annual Pass which mean I could get in anytime I loved longleat at Christmas time because of the Festival of Lights and the sing 🎄
Love you two xx please have a look at videos on Lancashire pendle hill and the pendle witches ...Burnley is famous for alot of things and we have beautiful scenery around us. You have done the white rose Yorkshire, try the red rose Lancashire. War of the roses ( also a real thing)
We went there.right after it first opened. The situation was looser then as they were still working things out. As the customers drove round, peering at the animals, curious giraffes ambled over to the visitors' cars and peered through the windows at us! .Lovely.
And the monkeys are why you take the bus tour through the park. The bus driver we had actually said he would never take his own car through the monkey enclosure.
There was a show on tv about the animals at Longleat, a kinda behind the scenes with the vets, keepers, and the animals, you girls should check it out.
Went to Longleat years back on the way to Bath and popped in, have a great photo of a Lion with a large bone in its jaws as we got there at feeding time.
Lorikeets aren't big birds and they're brilliant fun to handle. They used to have them at Edinburgh zoo and I'd sink about £8 in nectar pots across the course of a day whenever I went. They occasionally landed on people's heads, but most of the time you got 2 or 3 of them on your arm/hand trying to feed from the nectar pot. Was fantastic seeing them up close and getting to interact with them. Very loud though - especially if one decides to land on your shoulder and chirp in your ear. Then nibble at your ear and start trying to preen what little hair I had left. Also great fun going to World of Wings and getting to handle their Bataleur Eagle on the glove. Zulu is a great bird and just stares at you until you scratch the back of her neck. They don't use her for visitor flying, because she's at least 6lbs and she lands pretty heavy on the glove. Just enclosure handling. For visitor flying they'll get a little Harris Hawk (Loki) out and do a few flights from glove to glove.
DEBBIE!😂 I’m with you on the birds! Best Zoo in the world by far is Chester Zoo and not far from there is Knowsley Safari Park so you get to do both experiences. Longleat does have a lovely spa for us humans, great experience 👍
Love longleat Wiltshire not too far from my partners home town Trowbridge so love to visit longleat but also the walks around the longleat estate like shearwater and heaven’s gate and forest walks
I live not far from Longleat and went there in a new car, The monkeys left it alone but tore a Volvo in front of me to shreds. The drivers wife was in tears afterwards as they had taken the wipers, door mirrors and rear registration plate amongst other things like the sunroof seal making their car illegal to drive home.
At least you didn't start watching the video before you realised you weren't recording! Haha It'd be one thing to have one Lorikeet land on my hand/wrist to eat the nectar. But I definitely wouldn't feel comfortable being mobbed by them! Haha 14:11 - That is a Tapir (tay-pee-err) which is a herbivorous mammal generally from Central and South America.
Been there a few times and I think it's more than worth the money, not sure if they're still doing it but when I went last the ticket allowed you to go back another day which you need as there's no way of seeing everything in one day. The Monkeys pulled off the stips on the roof that cover up the roof rack mountings! Fortunately, they left them lying on the roof so I managed to put them back.
Each section is double gated, so when you go from one area to another, you enter a holding pen, and then if there are no animals within the holding pen, they close the gate behind you and open the one in front of you to prevent any animals getting into the wrong areas. They have extra people in the monkey enclosure because the monkeys will absolutely get out if you're not careful. The monkey enclosure is definitely a once in a lifetime experience, you only risk your car once (if at all), it's not worth going back in if you've already seen them.
Great place. First Animal Park in the UK set up 1966 to raise money to help maintain the house which has been in the same family since 1580. The house was falling into disrepair the man who came up with the idea had been on safari in Africa decided to bring the experience to England. Proved popular and now there are several others in the UK. I love the idea because it turns the concept of a zoo on its head. The animals live in as natural habitat as its possible to give them. In groups alongside species they'd encounter in the wild and the visitors are confined to cars buses railway cars and viewing areas. There's a regular TV show on the BBC called Animal Park where 2 presenters go behind the scene show what the keepers do and tell you more about the animals. It will be available on line. Very interesting. They had the Oldest Gorilla in captivity who lived on an Island. Nico a western lowland gorilla died in 2018 aged 56 he lived with a female Samba. I felt sorry for Debbie I have a friend who id freaked out by birds.
Hi Everyone! We hope you enjoy this episode, it was SO fun!! We know not all of the Park was shown but what was, was great!!!! Please drop a Like and Thanks so very much for watching!!
I'm definitely a Natasha when it comes to birds. I would absolutely love this 😀
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Alexander Thynn, Lord Bath, the owner of Longleat, was a notorious eccentric and womaniser.
He stayed married to his wife all his life but was well known for the string mistresses he called 'wifelets' ( 74 over the years) who he housed on the estate.
He died from Covid last year and there have been challenges to his will by some of the wifelets as he left all his estate and fortune to his wife.
Loved the intro, that was really cool, hope to see you in the UK one day ladies, peace from England.
Look up a BBC show called Animal Park. It's behind the scenes at Longleat.
Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath who was the landowner and owner of Longleat estate was an eccentric who I always remember popping up on random kids TV shows back in the day ( things like Blue Peter and The Really Wild Show ). He died in 2020. He really was a memorable character. R.I.P
Loved the vid girls as always.
The dude with all the wifelets you mean!!🤣Apparently his son is booting all the wives off the estate now he’s gone!
@@littlemy1773, yes, that's what I read. The son got the estate and peerage, he left his personal fortune ( not tied to the estate) to his wife, and the wifelets got nothing- plus they are being turfed off the property.
Don't blame his son and wife one bit!
@@gillianrimmer7733 I wonder if the wifelets may try some kind of legal process, or if they’ve graciously accepted they had a good ride whilst it lasted . Mind you having read up on the his actual wife/ex wife no wonder he strayed . She was dreadfully racist to the sons beautiful wife (Emma?)
@@littlemy1773 Good ride. very droll should be rides, well he did. Don't believe him when he said it was all platonic.
They used to have nico the gorilla who lived on the island who had his own sky tv. RIP dude
Yes apparently he preferred MTV
@@jca111 he was very much loved by everyone and he was so friendly. I believe he was one of the oldest gorilla's to live in captivity
Nico was a Total Dude.
When he passed on, it devastated the staff and all of his fans.
Anne the elephant is beautiful
Oh no when did he die? Seen him loads of times!
My daughter is related by marriage to one of the head keepers who was loved by all. He looked after the king of animals for many years. He was diagnosed with a serious illness and I followed with the same life threatening illness a couple of months after. I was lucky and my treatment saved my life unfortunately he was not as lucky. I decided that I would take my whole family of 4 adults and 5 grandchildren to the park for the day. We arrived in two cars , my car was the first and I was going to pay for us all. My daughter ran from the second car and was recognised at the gate. A lot of her family worked at the park including this wonderful head keeper. We were issued with the tickets for all attractions and they would not accept one penny from me for all of the family. So I thought the least I could do was buy a lunchtime dinner for all the family in the attractions restaurant. I went to pay and again they would not accept any money. We were treated with love and respect in the park by every member of staff and it is a memory I will hold for the rest of my life. So thank you Longleat it was a day of fun and happiness that will not be forgotten by all my family.
What a beautiful story...Thank you for sharing...
@@margaretflounders8510 Thank you Margaret. I just thought that the kindness shown by Longleat to the whole of my family needed to be recognised and this was the opportunity. Head keeper Trollope had been with Longleat for many years of dedicated service and this was there way of showing their grief and thanks to a wonderful animal lover.
When you said "what is that ?" just after giraffes, it was a tapir, related to a horse but with a prehensile nose. Really cute.
I used to go when I was part of an NHS nursing escort for people with learning difficulties . They absolutely loved it. 🇬🇧
The BBC have made several programmes about the animals and keepers at Longleat, it's called "Animal Park". Channel 4 have done a series of programmes from Chester Zoo called "The Secret Life of the Zoo" which also goes behind the scenes with the animals and the keepers and focuses a lot on the zoo's breeding programmes.
It may seem expensive but you can see were the money goes. Animal food vets Bill's ect. It's worth every penny xx Natashs 🐦🐦Ann the elephant is a rescue old lady. X great again girlies xx
Did you know there are TV programs about Longleat safari park. With Ben fogal and Kate humble. You have to watch it from the beginning to end from UK 🇬🇧👍👍 b Safe take care where ever you are. PEACE ☮️🕊️🕊️ an old cockney gal,
good to see this is still going in the 1980s several had to shut down as they could not afford the feed costs
You should watch Peter Kay, Car Share: Monkeys and the safari park....it's hilarious 🤣
I was going to post that! It’s brilliant! But then it’s Peter Kay so gonna be funny.
The video gave the impression that when you drive through the big cat section they're behind an enclosure. But that's not the case, lions and tigers etc are free to roam around vehicles and across roads within the security of their particular part of the drive through. Also, the koalas are a fairly recent addition - within the past couple of years - and apparently are the first ones anywhere in the world to be homed outside Australia. They hope to try and get a breeding program started to increase their numbers.
Yes a giant lioness was crossing in front of our car, she stopped turned her head, and her eyes paralysed me!!....
We broke down in the lion enclosure when I was a kid. My dad had to get out the car but a guy with a gun accompanied him and they towed us out. It was because of the heat causing the car to overheat. 😮
So excited to see you react to Longleat! We live just 15 minutes away, one of my friends from school could hear the lions roaring from their back garden, it was pretty cool :) My favourite has always been feeding the sea lions, they're great :)
Longleat is a little pricey if you're just going for the day but they do passes that last a bit longer - we have annual passes - which are really worth the money! There were a lot of things they didn't show here. You can also feed the giraffes and walk through the meerkats, chipmunks and lemurs' enclosures, they do shows with the parrots and the birds of prey, there's a butterfly hot house type of thing you can walk through and they land on you, there's a petting zoo type of thing, there's also a hedge maze, amazing light displays at certain times of year, the house itself is beautiful and full of history and could take you an entire morning to get around and Longleat forest is a lovely walk. When you add it all up I think the price is justified :)
P.S, Debbie I love the hair :) xx
Christmas at longleat is amazing. I took my girls when they were little, you take the train ride to Father Christmas grotto and they have the singing Christmas tree. My girls loved it, lovely day out
They have the chinese festival of lights every year there now
I went there as a kid in the 80’s back. In the day when your car had a wire radio antenna and wing mirrors that were easily pulled off and the monkeys had a lot more souvenirs back then l.o.l
Many years ago I worked as a forester for the Earl of Derby when Knowsley Safari Park opened on his estate. I lived in a little cottage in the woods, and could hear the lions roaring at night. The gibbons also used to escape occasionally and would walk through the forestry yard while we watched them from the safety of the offices. Health and safety? What’s that?
In my youth I went to Knowsley Safari Park for a weekend, big marquee set up with a bar and disco for the evenings entertainments. Being woken up up by trumpeting elephants on their morning walk at round 5 am with a stinking hangover was an experience. Heard this horrific noise, crawled to the tent entrance, looked out and about 100 yards away a line of elephants, walking past led by a keeper. First thought was 'Am I still that drunk?'.
Longleat is brilliant, we felt it was great value for a full day out. So many walkthroughs that they didn’t include in the video, the giant maze that we got very lost in as well as the drive through. You can also feed the giraffes! I love the lorikeets, spend ages in there at our local zoo feeding them.
Longleat also have a tiger called Red who attacked a smart car and pulled the wing and bumper off the car.
Longleat safari Park is a great way of paying for upkeep of o e of the old country aristocratic houses. Others have opened to public. Beaulieu had Lord montegu open a massive car museum which is very successful
My dad would never drive through the monkeys. I did it years later with an old decrepit car and thankfully the monkeys ignored us. They were too busy removing the aerial from the car in front.
I really like Longleat. So much to do there. The giant hedge maze and the safari are my favourites. I love seeing the wolves. Last time I went we had a rhino trying to squeeze itself through a small gap between my car and the next. I was worried for my wing mirror but it realised it wouldn’t fit and reversed. Did have to wash the rhino mud off the side of the car but amazing to see so close (even if a tad disconcerting).
Not been since they added the koalas so definitely need to go again. There is a supermarket points scheme in the UK that would can spend on experiences and various things. I usually use my points to buy longleat tickets for free.
my Dad refused to take us to Longleat.. in case the monkeys ripped his car apart. lol.. so we were often at Bristol Zoo instead. lol.
not been to Longleat, but my dad was exactly the same at the one we did go to, lol.
Those monkeys are a bunch of pricks, the little f*****s once stole one of my wiper blades.
I went as a kid in the 70s. The monkeys managed to pull off the chrome trim from around the rear windshield of the car in front. When we got to the exit gate the rangers had a rack of similar trims they had collected from the monkeys and invited them to look through and find one which would fit.
I remember going to Longleat when I was a kid many years ago. Think I must have been around ten or eleven years old.
We went by coach trip and It took us 4 hours to get there.
The most amazing thing that stuck in my mind was walking towards the impressive stately home, Longleat House, looking magnificent and surrounded by beautifully kept lawns and gravel drives and pathways. On one of these immaculate patches of closely mowed grass, was a Giraffe! It look surreal just standing there right outside the house.
Never go into the monkey areas (chimps and Baboons) in your car, they will strip it….! Number plates, plastic trims, radio aerials, window rubbers and wiper blades all come off in a matter of seconds and taken away never to be seen again. Those buggers work faster than a formula one pit crew🤣🤣🤣🤣
Just got to say you guys are a lovely couple an absolute joy to watch keep the vids coming 👍
I will be 50 later this year. We used to go to Longleat a lot when I was a child. But that was the nearest safari park from where I lived in Devon. So I have seen how it changed.
They used to have a really good Dr Who exhibition at one point. I remember seeing Shandy the white tiger they used to have in the safari park. I first saw her when she was caged in quarantine and then again later when she was with the rest of the tigers. She was put to sleep a few years ago.
We even got to the centre of the maze that they had there and also remember the monkeys on the car.
On the boat ride to see the sea lions there was an island where 2 gorillas used to live. They both eventually died, but it used to be good looking for them in the island. In the river they also used to have hippos as well as sea lions but I don't know if they are still there.
Visiting Longleat used to be a really good day out. Not been for years now, but have great memories from the times I have visited before.
Comedy series On The Buses visited Longleat in one of its films the late Reg Varney as Stan Butler and the late Stephen “I hate you Butler” Lewis as the inspector, a lion gets on board as does some chimps.
BBC 1 TV series called Animal park is all about Longleat the animals and the people who look after them It's really good :)
I am a definate hands-on person on ANY animal! I love them ALL!
I did Longleat with my family this summer, and the parakeet enclosure was awesome, we did it 3 times! Well worth a visit.
It's a balance between cost and making memories, and making memories is always more valuable.
Another amazing video by you and Debbie. Ive not been to Longleat Safari Park but have been to West Midlands Safari park which was amazing. They have the monkey drive thru too but didn't cause any damage to the car. My favourite was the monkey taking the number plate of the car.
My grandparents lived in Wiltshire and about 15 min drive from longleat, if the wind was blowing in a certain direction we’d hear the lions roar lol and yes those monkeys were little ***** 😂 but also funny as hell. Once I was driving through the safari park and a male monkey was sitting on my roof the min I went a bit quicker he’d stamp hard on the top to slow me down it was hilarious.
I live not far from there, the video only showed a very small part of it, you can take a guided tour of longleat House, great food areas, but the ticket price Is inclusive of all the attractions
If you can get BBC the programme Animal park is a behind the scenes series, well worth watching. Xx
Those Koala's are the only Southern Koala in Europe, so they are very special. When Australia was devastated by fire in 2020 the Koala keepers went over there to help. Ann the elephant is a rescue and was in a sorry state when she came to Longleat. She's in the 60's now. One of my favourite animals there are the tigers. The male tiger, Red is a real character. There is a long running BBC show filmed there called Animal Park and one of the presenters, Ben has an arch nemesis in the form of Cockatoo Rio!
My favourite visit there was not around the Safari Park but I went to a meeting held there when I worked in tourism in the area. It was a cold winter's day and there was a light dusting of snow which made it look so beautiful. We also got a private tour around the house including bits not open to the public. In the meeting room was the fur and mane of the first Lion of Longleat. I did have a sneaky stroke of the mane and it was surprisingly soft.
What wasn't mentioned on the video is that you can go into the house. It is stunning. In some rooms the furnishings are so fragile now that they have to keep the rooms darkened, which also means no flash photography.
Great reaction video girl! 😍
Longleat is amazing, not just the Park but the light festival they used to do in the winter (not sure if they've started that up again yet or not tbh) .
Last time we visited with our grandchildren was just before the covid lockdowns but we will definately go again. We managed to get round the safari unscathed thankfully but I think I'd opt to use the safari bus next time rather than push my luck! 😁
A relative often talks of a visit many years ago about being behind a couple who had a suitcase strapped to a roof rack on their car which was just asking for trouble😮 ! As you can imagine it didn't take long for the Monkeys to get into that! 🤣🤣.
Not to far from longleat is the village of cheddar as in cheese. Worth a reaction. Thanks
49 miles and about an hours drive!
I think it's owned by the Marquis of Bath too!
@@Jawa1604 Marquess, Marquis is the French equivalent. It used to be dished out in UK peerages as a second best to being a Duke, but it was never a popular title, Baron, Viscount, Earl and Duke were much more numerous as titles.
Ownership of Cheddar Gorge is shared between the Bath Estates (South side) and the National Trust (North side).
@@michaelfoster5577 You're right of course it's Marquess! I've been studying a bit of French History recently and did the French spelling without thinking! I used to work for the Trust and went on a training course a few times at Stourhead. Another great place to visit and much closer to Longleat than Cheddar.
I've been into the lorikeet enclosure at Twycross Zoo several times. They are actually quite small birds. Their appetite is actually quite large. Considering their size.
The animal, since you asked, is a tapir.
Longleat had its own TV show a few years ago
Never been to longleat, been to west midlands safari park a few times, it’s just down the road 💕
The safari experience is 6.5 miles long and we survived without a scratch on the car. What you fail to appreciate is that it’s in someone’s garden! If you can find a video of the inside of the house that is truly magnificent.
That was epic Natasha and Debbie ❤️
I'm so late today! That intro was great! I'm a Natasha, but just wanted to let you know when I was in Australia, I was really looking forward to meeting the koalas. Imagine my surprise when the keeper came out holding it wearing a kevlar vest! Those claws!! And if I remember, it felt less like velvet, more woolly, like a sheep! I still wanted a cuddle though! She wouldn't let me! 😢
Sea Puppies.😃
That was funny to watch as my daughter is terrified of birds and pretty much any animal that might take bites out of you, and my son is a keeper at Longleat Safari Park.😆
thank you for all the extra video's you are doing it's very much appreciated.
Thank you!!
I used to work there, live down the road from it. Sometimes we can hear the lions roar in the morning 😊 its pretty cool
You two make me laugh. Loved the little intro. Look out for those naughty little monkeys 😄
I look out of my window and see this every day. This is where I live
what Happens if Lions escape? is there a Siren ?
@@matspurs1629 actually I think years ago animal's did escape and were running around the area. But it's so secure now with multiple fences and enclosures.
I grew up about a 45 min drive from Longleat and went quite a few times as a kid. Obviously there have been some changes since then but I always loved it. You used to have the option of paying per individual or by car load which made it cheaper for a family excursion, but sadly they've scrapped that. There are some concessions for groups, people with carers or for annual passes (worth it if you go 3 times or more a year)
There used to be hippos on the boat ride too and you went around a small island where the gorillas lived. Not sure if that's still the case. Sad that they didn't really show the Lions or Tigers in this as that's one of the highlights.
There's also a large hedge maze and you can do tours around the house.
The 7th Marquis who founded the Safari park and died in 2020 was an interesting and rather bohemian character. He studied art in Paris and decorated parts of the house with erotic scenes. He also had numerous mistresses who lived in various cottages around the grounds. I believe his son has now kicked them out and you can stay in the cottages if you wish.
The house has been used as the location for various films and dramas.
Definitely worth a visit if you ever get the chance despite the price. maintaining the house, grounds and looking after the animals isn't cheap so it's fair enough I guess.
The maze there is fantastic.
As always I love you two birds love and peace from Wolverhampton England
As a family we did Longleat Safari park, in April 2022. Yes the entrance fee is expensive, but definitely worth it, and you could easily spend all day there. Our oldest daughter has medical and mobility conditions, so we got a a discounted price for her and me, as her carer. The price we paid also included the entrance to the house/mansion. Also as we were staying in the are, the accommodation where we were staying gave us a further discount into Longleat, so definitely looking into this when coming. It is a stately house owned by Lord Bath. We were there all day, and a lot of people that were there that day, brought along a picnic. We decided NOT to go into the monkey enclosure, as we had a new motability car, and didn't want to risk damage been done to the car. However my cousin went in her car into the enclosure, and got ALL her car senses ripped off her car. There are also other tourist activities to do in the area, like Salisbury cathedral (well worth a visit), the town of Glastonbury, which is near to the annual Glastonbury music festival. The city of Bath is also NOT to far (Travelling wise).
Knowsley Safari Park, Prescot. Halfway between Manchester and Liverpool, England. Wonderful place.
Longleat is brilliant, love going.
I've been in the Lorikeet enclosure several times. Usually 2 or 3 times in a visit to Twycross Zoo.
I’ve been going to Longleat since I the 90s and it’s a great day out I went twice last year with my nephews and in December you can get the festival of light (covid-19 has put a bit of a dampener on it the last few years) also you can go inside the house again covid depending
When we were in the area you could use the ticket to get back in all week and the ticket would be ticked that you had been on or in certain rides and areas so if it was too busy to go on the boat safari , you could go on it next visit.
I used to live near Longleat. Haven't been for many moons now, would love to go again.
Longleat has a tv show that is filmed there and it shows the keepers as they care for these animals, its one of my favourites. It's called Animal Park.
Also there's a place called Monkey World which is an ape and monkey rescue centre, you should watch the documentary episode they did, it tells you all about how they got the park together and how they rescued some of their animals.
There is also Knowsley safari park in Cheshire England. That is a great place to visit.
that was a Tapir has a very flexible nose think very short trunk
Loved the sketch at the beginning. Great video
Longleat is cool 👍🏻 expensive entrance fee but plenty to see and do. There is a gift store.
God, I haven't been to Longleat in at least 9 years now. I don't remember the lorikeets, so that was new for me, but I do remember the seals and I was so excited to feed them whenever I was there. It was actually my first trip to Longleat that sparked my true interest in animals, I've gone to college for animal care and have had work experience with caring for exotic animals. Unfortunately, there is no wildlife center near me hiring so I haven't been able to get a job with working for a place like this, fingers crossed though!!!
Longleat introduced me to my favourite animal, the binturong, and so I'll happily pay the entrance fee to go back and see them again
haha love the intro! and yeah gotta watch those munkeys!!! also the Marquess of bath and his "wifelets"...bit of an eccentric hippy. My mum is defo a Debbie with any flappy things esp butterflies
I love Longleat, both the house and the safari park! You should try and watch a programme called Animal Park. It has been hosted from Longleat for 20 years and is brilliant!
I used to live not far from longleat tickets are cheaper on line and I had a Annual Pass which mean I could get in anytime I loved longleat at Christmas time because of the Festival of Lights and the sing 🎄
This safari park is owned by Lord Bath and the house and park is his land,when I went there you could go on a tour of the house as well
Love you two xx please have a look at videos on Lancashire pendle hill and the pendle witches ...Burnley is famous for alot of things and we have beautiful scenery around us. You have done the white rose Yorkshire, try the red rose Lancashire. War of the roses ( also a real thing)
We went there.right after it first opened. The situation was looser then as they were still working things out. As the customers drove round, peering at the animals, curious giraffes ambled over to the visitors' cars and peered through the windows at us! .Lovely.
Visited Longleat last year, can thoroughly recommend it was an awesome day out.
when it comes to the birds I'm definitely a Natasha! I love birds.
And the monkeys are why you take the bus tour through the park. The bus driver we had actually said he would never take his own car through the monkey enclosure.
You can stay at Centre PARC's holiday village next to Longleat 👍🏼
There was a show on tv about the animals at Longleat, a kinda behind the scenes with the vets, keepers, and the animals, you girls should check it out.
We used to feed parrots at Wilson's prom (Victoria) But you can't anymore. Have a good one. From Oz.
My Mrs was a vet nurse for over 20 years, but she is terrified of birds!
Loved our VIP trip to Longleat safari Park
I think the price is for a year . Thanks ladies for a fun video. I don't live far from there to .
Went to Longleat years back on the way to Bath and popped in, have a great photo of a Lion with a large bone in its jaws as we got there at feeding time.
You call the Sealions, Sea puppies if I remember rightly.
You can swim with Sealions in Fuerteventura which is an amazing experience.
Lorikeets aren't big birds and they're brilliant fun to handle. They used to have them at Edinburgh zoo and I'd sink about £8 in nectar pots across the course of a day whenever I went. They occasionally landed on people's heads, but most of the time you got 2 or 3 of them on your arm/hand trying to feed from the nectar pot. Was fantastic seeing them up close and getting to interact with them. Very loud though - especially if one decides to land on your shoulder and chirp in your ear. Then nibble at your ear and start trying to preen what little hair I had left.
Also great fun going to World of Wings and getting to handle their Bataleur Eagle on the glove. Zulu is a great bird and just stares at you until you scratch the back of her neck. They don't use her for visitor flying, because she's at least 6lbs and she lands pretty heavy on the glove. Just enclosure handling. For visitor flying they'll get a little Harris Hawk (Loki) out and do a few flights from glove to glove.
It's changed a bit since I went in the 1960's! Looks fabulous!
DEBBIE!😂 I’m with you on the birds! Best Zoo in the world by far is Chester Zoo and not far from there is Knowsley Safari Park so you get to do both experiences. Longleat does have a lovely spa for us humans, great experience 👍
Several series of a programme called Animal Park filmed here. Looking up. Probably online somewhere
Love longleat Wiltshire not too far from my partners home town Trowbridge so love to visit longleat but also the walks around the longleat estate like shearwater and heaven’s gate and forest walks
I live not far from Longleat and went there in a new car, The monkeys left it alone but tore a Volvo in front of me to shreds. The drivers wife was in tears afterwards as they had taken the wipers, door mirrors and rear registration plate amongst other things like the sunroof seal making their car illegal to drive home.
I remember that. Those monkeys eventually built themselves a complete car and escaped.
That's it! Our Volvo is NOT going in there!
You get the bits back as you leave
@@leahthomas6759 lol not back then you didn't this was the early nineties.
@@Healthhazard43 oh
At least you didn't start watching the video before you realised you weren't recording! Haha
It'd be one thing to have one Lorikeet land on my hand/wrist to eat the nectar. But I definitely wouldn't feel comfortable being mobbed by them! Haha
14:11 - That is a Tapir (tay-pee-err) which is a herbivorous mammal generally from Central and South America.
Been there a few times and I think it's more than worth the money, not sure if they're still doing it but when I went last the ticket allowed you to go back another day which you need as there's no way of seeing everything in one day. The Monkeys pulled off the stips on the roof that cover up the roof rack mountings! Fortunately, they left them lying on the roof so I managed to put them back.
I live just down the road from Longleat about 10 minutes drive away 👍🏼
I’ve been on the safari bus and it’s really fun. The driver was great and gave a great commentary during the ride. Would definitely recommend.
Each section is double gated, so when you go from one area to another, you enter a holding pen, and then if there are no animals within the holding pen, they close the gate behind you and open the one in front of you to prevent any animals getting into the wrong areas. They have extra people in the monkey enclosure because the monkeys will absolutely get out if you're not careful. The monkey enclosure is definitely a once in a lifetime experience, you only risk your car once (if at all), it's not worth going back in if you've already seen them.
I love longleat, great safari park and you can go see the house of the Marquess of Bath too.
Loved this animal's rule 🇬🇧🥰
I used to live in Frome and you could see over Longleat from my bedroom window.
Lol I love the effort that went into the intro.. bravo 👏
Australia represent...those lorikeets are all over Australia and there are many places in the wild they will interact with you just like this video.
Great place. First Animal Park in the UK set up 1966 to raise money to help maintain the house which has been in the same family since 1580.
The house was falling into disrepair the man who came up with the idea had been on safari in Africa decided to bring the experience to England. Proved popular and now there are several others in the UK.
I love the idea because it turns the concept of a zoo on its head. The animals live in as natural habitat as its possible to give them. In groups alongside species they'd encounter in the wild and the visitors are confined to cars buses railway cars and viewing areas.
There's a regular TV show on the BBC called Animal Park where 2 presenters go behind the scene show what the keepers do and tell you more about the animals. It will be available on line. Very interesting.
They had the Oldest Gorilla in captivity who lived on an Island. Nico a western lowland gorilla died in 2018 aged 56 he lived with a female Samba.
I felt sorry for Debbie I have a friend who id freaked out by birds.