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Visiting London from 9/06-9/19--Best Way To See Longleat and Bath?

Posted by (Bay Area, U.S.) on

A friend and I are visiting London from 9/06-9/19. We want to see both Bath and Longleat and prefer not to be rushed on a quick tour of each place. We are fine with spending a night in a hotel near either location. Any suggestions for modes of transportation, best dates to see as much as possible (i.e., hoping to also take a tour on the inside of Longleat), etc. Thank you in advance.

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I don't have any advice about Longleat as I've not visited there. I do see on their website there is train service from Bath.
https://www.longleat.co.uk/visitor-info/find-us

For Bath, since you have a nice number of days, I'd suggest staying overnight if you can get reasonable hotels at this juncture. If you want to do Longleat from there perhaps 2 nights which would give you a full day to do Longleat plus 2 half days for Bath. I love Bath and have spent as many as 5 nights at a time there! So much to see! I usually take the train from London Paddington Station to Bath Spa which is the name of the station.

A couple of years ago I planned my time in Bath to coincide with the Jane Austen Festival and enjoyed seeing all the participants dressed up in their period costumes. It looks like this year it is Sept 8-17 so that might (or might not) impact the ability to find hotel nights.

http://www.janeaustenfestivalbath.co.uk/2017-programme/

Look at www.nationalrail.uk for information on trains.

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Hi Pam,

Thank you so much for taking the time to respond and for your great tips. It sounds like Bath is readily accessible via train from London, so we may just take the train. I knew that the Jane Austin festival was going on during our time in England, and it would be nice to see that, if the crowds aren't too overwhelming. I wish Longleat had easier access. Would it be too costly for us to rent a car from Heathrow airport? That way we would be free to set up our own schedule and include both places without the transportation worries. I have to admit that I'm a bit unnerved about driving on the opposite side of the road and those turnabouts I've seen, but if it's not very hard, I would probably give it a go.

I appreciate your help....Robin

Posted by
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Longleat is virtually impossible by public transport. Most people go by car so they can drive through the safari park without getting eaten by lions.

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