LONGLEAT UNVEILS NEW ATTRACTIONS FOR 2011

Longleat is set to unveil a series of exciting new attractions when it opens its doors for the 2011 season on Saturday 19th February at 10am.

New Attractions
Visitors will be able to explore Jungle Kingdom, a new multi million pound attraction, with the UK's first walkthrough meerkat enclosure. Other highlights will include hand feeding Rainbow Lorikeets in the Lorikeet Feeding Station and the chance to enjoy the antics of the miniature monkeys in Monkey Temple! (Opening Easter)

A new Parkland Deer Feeding Experience will be launched this Spring. An ever-popular feature of the Safari Park, this new parkland "on foot" experience will allow visitors to get really close to our herd of fallow deer as they eat direct from your hand!

New Animals
Famous for its lions, Longleat Safari Park will open with new male lions. A group of wildebeest have also been introduced to the park along with two new white rhino who have joined the existing herd.

The Safari Park will become home to the fastest land animal, the cheetah, as it joins the Longleat Big Cats in the new Cheetah Kingdom (opens summer 2011).

Meanwhile - the Monkeys are Back! Love them or hate them, the Longleat monkeys have always been one of the most memorable experiences of a Longleat visit! Now they're back and ready to create monkey mayhem! (Open soon)

New Shows
Visitors will be able to see a falcon stoop at over 100 mph, feel vultures swoop over your heads, marvel at a 'carousel of kites' and witness the sheer spectacle of the majestic eagle taking flight. Experience the excitement of some of the world's top predators as they take to the skies in 'Hunters of the Sky', daily shows brought to you by the Hawk Conservancy Trust - opens later this year!

New Website with Discounted Tickets - Introducing a new-look Longleat website with the launch on the new Day Ticket, the Annual Pass (12-months entry for less than the cost of 3-visits) and the Longleat/Cheddar Combo Ticket. A 10% discount applies to all online ticket purchases

New Events
Fireworks and Christmas will be celebrated in style at Longleat this year. Further information about these exciting seasonal events, shows and activities will be available on www.longleat.co.uk Back on TV

As well as new attractions and animals, Longleat will also be welcoming back the TV crews. This year CBBC Roar will go behind-the-scenes at this popular Safari Park to meet the multitude of animals that call Longleat home. Due to be aired soon, check press for details.

Restaurant, cafe, snacks, ice-creams, fast food outlet, picnic areas and drinks available on site

The Wessex Pavilion caters for all major dietary requirements - please contact in advance of your visit for further advice.

5 shops selling a variety of toys and souvenirs.

Male/ Female toilets around site. Facilities for disabled and baby changing available.

Baby changing facilities, food warming, bottle warming and high chairs available in the Wessex Pavilion and Cellars

Longleat is situated just off the A36 between Salisbury and Bath (A362 Warminster - Frome)

Longleat is a full day attraction so allow plenty of time for your visit. Purchase the Annual Pass and will receive unlimited entry into all the Longleat attractions over a 12- month period. Annual Pass benefits include FREE entry to special events, 10% in Longleat catering outlets, Friends and Family discount scheme and 10% of Safari VIP Tours. The Annual Pass and other Longleat tickets are vailable to purchase online at discounted rates - see www.longleat.co.uk for details.

What a brilliant day out - there was literally something for everyone here. Grandparents really like the Maze and the House, Dad loved the Lions and Tigers and the Kids loved it all - we were particularly pleased we risked the Monkey enclosure in our car (although there is a bus if you'd rarther) as for some reason watching them have go at our windscreen washers brought out the kid in all of us and we're still giggling now! Apart from the Safari there is more than a days worth of entertainment there go early and stay late. If you can muster a group of 10 or more you can get significant savings on the entry price and you don't all have to stay together once inside unless you want to.

- Sally Gregory / April 2011

I have never seen the kids laugh so much as when the monkeys jumped on the roof as we went round the Safari Park - and the wife when one of them ran off with the radio aerial!!! Absolutely fantastic day out - the kids will love it A++ - Rob 2008

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