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A Family Day Out at Longleat, One of the UK's Top Family Attractions

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Longleat, with its Safari Park, Maze, Pets Corner and other attractions provides more than a full day of activities for families with children. Together with several young friends, we visited Longleat during the last week in August - probably its busiest week. Yet despite the crowds, we all found more than enough to keep us busy and entertained.

Since my friends Nick and Lizzie were a pretty grown up 11 and 13, we gave those Longleat attractions aimed at really young children - The Blue Peter Adventure Castle and Blue Peter Maze, for example, a miss. And I let the others have a go on the Motion Simulators while I wandered in the gardens and in Longleat House. But most of what Longleat has to offer is fun for any age. Here's just some of what we got up to.

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Traffic at LongleatMid Morning QueuesKids in the Longleat MazeHow Do We Get Out of Here?!Longleat Hedge MazeAn Impressive Overview of the Hedge MazeNick with a snakeNick Wrassles a Snake in Pet's Corner
Nick hoists the snakeTriumph!Bird Show at LongleatCast Members of the Bird Show Wait for Their EntrancesAudience at Parrot ShowA Rapt Audience for the Bird ShowOtterOtter in Pet's Corner
TapirA Tapir at LongleatThree giraffes at LongleatA Trio of Giraffesgiraffes and camelsLunchtime at LongeatSmiling CamelSmiling Camel

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