Longleat house

Visit three of the best Elizabethan houses. Full of the confidence and flamboyance of their age, they're amazing places with great stories to tell.

It is unimaginable to picture Longleat House in any setting other than the one it so perfectly occupies.

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Longleat House

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Longleat, with its safari and adventure park, has a roar appeal for families, allowing kids to get up close to all sorts of smaller animals. But with so much to do make sure you plan your visit to cram it all in

Longleat house is an Elizabethan stately home and the seat of the Marquesses of Bath. It is located near the towns of Warminster and Westbury in Somerset, England, and was built by Sir John Thynne on the site of a priory in 1567. The house was mainly designed by Robert Smythson who designed a number of notable houses such as Harwick Hall and Wollaton Hall. The house was originally surrounded by renaissance gardens, however they were later replaced by landscape gardens designed by Capability…

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