Activity of Longleat

Longleat is a [description]

Longleat allows visitors to come and look at the house (for a small fee), the grounds, and the safari park. It caters for and provides a service for the customers, and because of this Longleat is in the tertiary sector.

A particularly substantial and impressive Stately Home, Longleat was built in the late 16th century by Sir John Thynne, and has remained in the Thynne family for more than 400 years. John Thynne started life as a simple kitchen clerk at the Tudor Court, but by 1547 he had been Knighted and the fortunes of the family have since gone from strength to strength. During the Civil War, when many grand houses were levelled because their owners supported the Royalist cause, the family remained neutral and so their magnificent home was spared.
Some of the best examples of high Elizabethan architecture can be found at Longleat, in particular in the Great Hall. During this period, it would have been the centre of activity and, although a lot mor...