Venue at a glance
Longleat combines one of Britain's best-known stately homes with a year-round safari park, formal gardens, lakeside event spaces, and a purpose-built conference venue. The estate accommodates everything from board dinners and product launches to large corporate away days, exclusive-use events, and multi-faith weddings.
The venue is particularly distinctive for combining historic interiors, wildlife experiences, and large-scale outdoor event capability within a single private estate. Corporate groups can pair conferences with safari tours, VIP animal encounters, jungle cruises and enrichment workshops in a way traditional hotels cannot replicate.
Why choose this venue
Few venues globally can combine conferences or weddings with giraffe encounters, a drive-through safari, a jungle cruise and behind-the-scenes animal experiences within the same programme.
The venue combines Elizabethan state rooms within Longleat House alongside the purpose-built Longhouse event venue and extensive outdoor grounds.
The estate includes around 900 acres of Capability Brown parkland, lakeside lawns, gardens and large-scale outdoor event infrastructure suited to marquee events, launches and festivals.
Corporate groups can combine conferences with safari tours, enrichment workshops, VIP animal encounters, treasure hunts and outdoor activities in a way traditional hotels cannot replicate.
Longleat offers exclusive-use hire of the wider estate, including attractions and safari experiences, on selected dates and subject to availability.
Planning details
Best for
- Corporate away days
- Unique conferences
- Product launches
- Exhibitions and automotive launches
- Weddings
- Incentive events
- Filming
- Exclusive-use experiences
- Large outdoor events and festivals
Less suited to
- City-centre convenience (rural Wiltshire location)
- Events relying on rail proximity (nearest station 4–6 miles)
- Large on-site hotel accommodation needs
- Last-minute small meetings requiring public transport access
Catering
- Model On-estate catering and bar facilities, with kitchen and catering facilities at the Longhouse; The Bath Arms offers award-winning food using meat and game from the estate.
- External Confirm external catering policy with the venue.
- Bars Bar licence held at the Longhouse.
- Dietary Confirm dietary and allergen provision with the events team.
Accessibility
- Features Dedicated parking at the Longhouse
- Ground-floor Longhouse with vehicle access
- Caveat Detailed accessibility provision across the historic House and outdoor grounds is not published — confirm step-free access and facilities directly with the venue.
Sustainability
- Details The Longhouse was built using redwood timber grown on the estate; The Bath Arms uses meat and game from the Longleat estate. No formal sustainability accreditation was identified — confirm with the venue.
Space combinations
- Longhouse + safari experiences + estate grounds Experiential corporate away day or conference with wildlife add-ons
- Great Hall + Orangery Heritage wedding ceremony and reception within Longleat House
- Lakeside Marquee Site + Estate Grounds Large outdoor wedding, festival or product launch
Compare event spaces
The Longhouse
Purpose-built large-scale event venue with direct vehicle access Longleat's primary conference and events venue, purpose-built and opened in 2016 using redwood timber grown on the estate. Positioned beside…
Pairs well with Estate Grounds & Lakeside Spaces
Great Hall
Elizabethan state room for ceremonies, dinners and corporate entertaining The principal entertaining room within Longleat House, retaining original Elizabethan features including a Tudor hammerbeam roof, wooden wall panelling…
Pairs well with Orangery
Green Library
Intimate historic library for smaller ceremonies and dining An intimate event room with wood-panelled walls and floor-to-ceiling bookcases, lit by a chandelier and suited to smaller-scale private occasions.…
Lord Bath’s Banqueting Suite
Eclectic penthouse-style suite for executive and VIP events A distinctive suite reflecting the decorative style of the late 6th Marquess of Bath, dividing into separate spaces for dining…
The Bath Arms
Estate-edge country inn with accommodation and private dining An 18th-century country inn at Horningsham on the edge of the Longleat estate, run independently by the Beckford Group. Around…
Estate Grounds & Lakeside Spaces
Large-scale outdoor event areas within Capability Brown parkland Longleat's grounds include formal gardens, lawns, lakeside marquee space, woodland and large open parkland suitable for outdoor events and installations.…
Pairs well with The Longhouse
Capacity matrix
| Space | Theatre | Multi Purpose Max | Dinner Dance | Layout | Boardroom Private Dining | Private Dining Loft | Outdoor | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Longhouse | 400 | 500 | 280 | - | - | - | - | Ask |
| Great Hall | - | - | - | 130 | - | - | - | Ask |
| Orangery | - | - | - | 100 | - | - | - | Ask |
| Lord Bath’s Banqueting Suite | - | - | - | - | 50 | - | - | Ask |
| The Bath Arms | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | - | Ask |
| Estate Grounds & Lakeside Spaces | - | - | - | - | - | - | ) | Ask |
Facilities and services
Facilities & Amenities
Getting there
Longleat Estate is at Warminster, Wiltshire (BA12 7NW), set within 9,000 acres of countryside.
AddressWarminster, Wiltshire
PostcodeBA12 7NW
AreaSouth West England, Warminster
Nearest stationWarminster station (approx. 4–6 miles)
Good forAwards and galas, Christmas parties, Conferences, Corporate events, Exhibitions, Meeting rooms
- Nearest rail
- Dedicated on-estate parking; direct vehicle access into the Longhouse
- Accommodation at The Bath Arms (16 rooms) on the edge of the estate; the venue can advise on nearby hotels
- Around 900 acres of parkland and lakeside space for outdoor events
Frequently asked questions
Is Longleat suitable for conferences?
Yes. The Longhouse accommodates conferences for up to 400 theatre style, while smaller executive and hospitality formats can run inside Longleat House.
Can vehicles be brought into the venue?
Yes. The Longhouse has direct vehicle access through double doors, making it suitable for automotive launches and display events.
Does the venue host weddings?
Yes. Longleat offers weddings across multiple spaces including the Great Hall, Orangery, Green Library, Longhouse and lakeside marquee areas.
Are safari experiences included in events?
They can be added as event experiences, including safari tours, VIP animal encounters, jungle cruises and enrichment workshops.
Is exclusive use available?
Yes. Longleat offers exclusive-use hire of the wider estate, including attractions and safari experiences, on selected dates and subject to availability.
Is there accommodation on site?
There is no large hotel on the estate. The Bath Arms, an independent country inn run by the Beckford Group at Horningsham, offers 16 en-suite bedrooms within walking distance, and Longleat can advise on nearby hotels.