The Visitor. Covering Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire
The Visitor. Magazine covering Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire. Since 1983.
A team of highly-skilled artists from Zigong in China’s Sichuan province are hard at work creating thousands of giant illuminated lanterns as part of The Festival of Light event which opens at Longleat in Wiltshire on November 11th. Among the extraordinary artworks are a trio of life-size porcelain elephants, painstakingly made out of thousands of individual Chinese plates, bowls, cups and spoons. Full story: Read more
The skies above Longleat were filled with the spectacular sight of dozens of hot air balloons as part of a brand new ‘Sky Safari’ extravaganza (September 16th – 18th). The event, which was supported by Exclusive Ballooning, was the latest in a year-long series of celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of Longleat Safari Park. Full story: Read more
Longleat got its new ‘Sky Safari’ hot air balloon event off to a flying start with a special preview early morning ascent today (Thursday, September 15th). Eight balloons, led by the Wiltshire estate’s very own ‘flying lion’ along with a pair of penguin-shaped hot air balloons, took to the skies above Longleat House as a preview to the official event which runs from Friday, September 16th – Sunday, September 18th. Full story: Read more