Historic house · near Warminster · Wiltshire

Longleat House

Longleat House is a stately home. It lies 2.2 km west of Warminster. The register lists it as a Grade I listed building.

Photo: Longleat House, Mike Searle (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

2.2 km

west of Warminster

How well known

Top 3%

#219 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Historic house near Warminster

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#219 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (20 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Warminster

Longleat House is 2.2 km west of Warminster. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Warminster has 224 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The year in Warminster

Warmest in Warminster are June to September, at 19–22°C.

Jan8° / 2°108 mm

Feb8° / 1°81 mm

Mar11° / 3°70 mm

Apr14° / 4°63 mm

May17° / 7°60 mm

Jun20° / 10°60 mm

Jul22° / 12°68 mm

Aug21° / 12°74 mm

Sep19° / 10°71 mm

Oct15° / 7°105 mm

Nov11° / 4°118 mm

Dec8° / 2°110 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Warminster, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Warminster. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Warminster’s full climate →

About

Longleat House

Its Wikipedia coverage spans 20 languages. Top of the 23 other places within 15 km is Longleat Safari Park, 1.1 km off.

Warminster’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 20 languages
Town: 2.2 km west of Warminster
Official site: longleat.co.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Mapping Longleat House

Spot Longleat House in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Which town is nearest

Frome, with 27,904 people, is the largest of the 8. All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · 2.2 km east of it

Warminster

18,018 people · 7 places to visit

2 · 3.7 km south of it

Maiden Bradley

329 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 4.4 km northwest of it

Frome

27,904 people · 8 places to visit

4 · 4.9 km north of it

Chapmanslade

676 people · 8 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Longleat House is	People	Places to visit
Warminster	2.2 km east of it	18,018	7
Maiden Bradley	3.7 km south of it	329	4
Frome	4.4 km northwest of it	27,904	8
Chapmanslade	4.9 km north of it	676	8
Nunney	7.6 km west of it	854	4
Dilton Marsh	7.8 km northeast of it	1,958	5
Beckington	9.1 km north of it	1,001	4
Sutton Veny	9.3 km east of it	663	0

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Our list has 23 more within 15 km, among them 2 castles, a wildlife park and a garden.

Wildlife parkLongleat Safari Park1.1 km away 2

Garden · National TrustStourhead Park9.6 km away 3

Attraction · National TrustKing Alfred's Tower10 km away 4

Castle · English HeritageNunney Castle7.7 km away 5

Castle · English HeritageFarleigh Hungerford Castle15 km away 6

Fort · English HeritageBratton Castle13 km away 7

Historic houseBradley House4.3 km away 8

MuseumFrome Museum6.1 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Visiting Longleat House

Where is Longleat House?

Longleat House is 2.2 km west of Warminster, Wiltshire.

What is Longleat House?

Stately home in Wiltshire, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit Longleat House?

June to September are the warmest months in Warminster, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Longleat House a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near Longleat House?

Within 15 km: Longleat Safari Park (1.1 km), Stourhead Park (9.6 km), King Alfred's Tower (10 km) and Nunney Castle (7.7 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Longleat House: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Longleat Safari Park: Andy Potter, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Stourhead Park: Jon Wornham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
King Alfred's Tower: Jürgen Matern, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Nunney Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Farleigh Hungerford Castle: nicksarebi, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bratton Castle: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bradley House: Allan warren, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Frome Museum: The original uploader was Nabokov at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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