Latest News About Longleat House Owner

Updated 2026-04-17 22:12

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Longleat shortlisted for national wildlife restoration award

Longleat has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award recognising outstanding contributions to wildlife conservation in the UK. The project — Assisted Recolonisation of Pine Martens in Wiltshire and Somerset — has been named a finalist in the BIAZA Great British Wildlife Restoration Awards 2026.

www.longleat.co.uk

Marquess parts with treasures to save family seat

The seventh marquess of Bath is about to sell off £15m of family heirlooms in an attempt to secure the future of his family seat, Longleat House in Wiltshire, it was announced yesterday.

www.independent.co.uk

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Discover the latest news, behind the scenes stories, new arrivals and first looks from across Longleat.

www.longleat.co.uk

The beastly business of Longleat: The 'loins' has inherited the lions.

LONGLEAT was living up to its lusty tabloid image this week. In the grounds, within hailing distance of the magnificent Tudor house, there was sexual activity going on; rather loud and unabashed activity at that. The press photographers, with their telephoto lenses stalking the grounds hoping for a glimpse of the new owner of the place - the former Viscount Weymouth, a man known by the popular papers as the 'Loins of Longleat' - need not be too disappointed that they missed it, however. These...

www.independent.co.uk

Longleat marks 60 years of a ‘world first’ that changed safari park history

Longleat is marking 60 years since a decision that once sounded reckless: putting 50 lions into the Wiltshire countryside and opening the gate for visitors to drive through. What began as a gamble has become part of the estate’s identity, and the anniversary has revived questions about how a privately managed heritage home turns risk …

www.el-balad.com