We have big Icons of the Sky news 👀 We're thrilled to share that the renowned RAF Red Arrows will be doing a special flypast on Friday 11 September to mark the 60th anniversary of our Safari Park!
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The UK's #1 safari park! Enter a land of adventure where lions roam, tigers stalk & monkeys swing 🐨🐯🐒
Did you know that the builder of Longleat House, Sir John Thynne, was nearly executed at the Tower of London - not once, but twice! 🐦⬛ On tonight's episode of Inside Longleat, House Curater Dr James Ford heads to the capital to find out why.
Pool party with the capys! 🏖️🌊☀️ This was the pups' very first swim - didn't they do well?
Don’t miss your opportunity to meet everyone’s favourite marmalade-loving bear! 🐻 Paddington™ is coming to Longleat this weekend to kick off the first of our Say Hello weekends, featuring a variety of your favourite characters.
Join us for a summer of savings with Blue Light discount available over August! 💙 School's out, so we're giving teachers and anyone else with a Blue Light Card up to 20% off Day Tickets on August dates. That means they can enjoy our Wild Summer event and Say Hello Weekends for less.
We are so thrilled to announce that Yana has given birth to Amur tiger twins! 🐯❤️
Get ready for a baaa-rilliant new adventure as Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom’s Spooktacular Adventures arrives at Longleat for October Half Term.
What was your favourite part of the first episode of Inside Longleat last week? 🦁
There’s only six days to go until Say Hello weekends arrive at Longleat! 👋 Go wild with us as we enjoy on lots of animal adventures and playful days for Wild Summer and spend your weekends saying hello to favourite characters.
We're in the middle of summer, which means it's obviously time to talk about... Christmas 🎄🎅 Since the big day is now only five months away, we have something very special for you: a special first look at the lantern designs for The Festival of Light: Legendary Worlds ✨
That's a wrap on Animal Park's summer series, which celebrated the Ben and Kate's 25th anniversary on the show! ☀️🥳
You may see a few of our residents wearing some special "sunnies" as you go through our Drive-Through Safari this summer - but what actually are they? 🤔
It's time to announce the names of our southern lionesses! Drum roll please... 🥁 Introducing Kendi and Reya! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who voted and helped us pick the most perfect names for these beautiful girls.
Happy birthday to Hodor, happy birthday to you 🎶🎂🎉 Our handsome hippo bull turns nine today - see if you can spot him when you're next on the Jungle Cruise!
Inside Longleat returns tomorrow 📺 Watch | Stream on 5 from 8pm on Tuesday 21 July.
So exciting to see Simbaloo take to the skies 🦁🎈 We cannot wait for our upcoming extravaganza of aviation, featuring hot air balloons, war birds and so much more.
You loved Ian's pictures of the wolf pups so much that he's taken even more! 📸💕
Go wild this summer ☀️🐾 From tomorrow, join us for endless adventures at Longleat!
Football might not be coming home... but our summer is off to a roaring start as your cubs go free for July! 🦁 Whilst we won’t be in the World Cup final, you can enjoy a free child ticket with each full priced adult ticket*. (Up to three free child tickets).
Q&A TIME! Now that Keeper Caleb has recovered from the Lewa Safari Marathon, he is ready and raring to answer all your burning questions about Longleat, the animals, and his role as Lead Carnivore Keeper!
Such a special moment for Ben and Kate on the 25th season of Animal Park 🦁🧡 Tune in to BBC One at 9.30am this morning or catch up with Ben Fogle, Kate Humble, Hamza Yassin and Megan McCubbin later on iPlayer.
Grey ball of fluff or red panda cub? Yes, this is how we're announcing that Emma has given birth ❤️ While Emma has had cubs here at Longleat before, Koda is a first time dad, which makes this arrival especially exciting not just for us but the entire European breeding programme.
Game, set, SNACK! Our monkeys and lemurs are getting into the @wimbledonltc.bsky.social spirit with the tournament's quintessential refreshment: some sumptuous strawberries! 🍓 Good luck to the players in today's finals 🎾
Set those alarms! Animal Park is back on our screens this Monday 📺🦁 Tune in to BBC One at 9.30am to join Ben and Kate for a special summer series celebrating the safari park's 60th anniversary, as well as the show's 25th anniversary.
Two new arrivals have made it just in time for Capybara Appreciation Day! 👀 We're so, so, SO pleased to share that Bart and Mildred have welcomed two pups, which is a huge first for us at the park 🎉
How amazing is this animal artwork around the park? 😻 As part of our upcoming Wild Summer event, local artist Tanya Hinton has created five gorgeous portraits for our art trail, featuring some of our beloved residents as the subjects.
Members, join us for an exclusive conservation talk at 6pm tomorrow that explores Longleat's native wildlife and ancient trees 🌲🌳
Our camels show us their very best lion impressions in these funny photos from Keeper Ian 🐫🤭
Our 60th anniversary celebrations will continue at Icons of the Sky with Wish Cake! 🥳