The Visitor. Covering Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire
The Visitor. Magazine covering Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire. Since 1983.
Longleat is launching a brand new event to celebrate everything that’s great about autumn. The Great British Autumn, which runs from October 21st-29th, at the Wiltshire Estate will feature a host of autumnal activities including flying owl shows, apple pressing, mud kitchens and pumpkin trails. Full story: Read more
Longleat’s hugely successful Festival of Light will be brightening up even the darkest of wintry days when it makes a welcome return from November 5th (Daily from December 1st). The Wiltshire estate was the first place in the UK to hold such an event back in 2014 and remains the biggest; with thousands of giant Chinese lanterns transforming the estate into a winter wonderland. Full story: Read more
It took hours to create, but a pair of overly-enthusiastic aardvarks demolished an ornate sandcastle sculpture within seconds at Longleat. Sisters Frankie and Nacho, who arrived at the Wiltshire safari park from a zoo in Spain earlier this year, have been keeping keepers busy by excavating huge amounts of sand from their new enclosure. Full story: Read more