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Anniversary milestone for Longleat contrasts with Bath’s vacant-to-hotel conversion

Two reports show visitor-facing sites at different stages: one marking 60 years of operation, the other moving a long-vacant building toward hotel reuse.

BBC News Wiltshire reported that Longleat is marking 60 years since what it described as the first safari park outside Africa opened its doors.[1]

Bath Echo reported that work is continuing to turn the Min into a new hotel, with “extensive fire protection works” needed at the site.[2] It said the site has been vacant since 2019, when the RNHRD moved to Combe Park.[2]

Taken together, the reports contrast a long-running attraction celebrating its anniversary with a disused building being prepared for a new hospitality use.[1][2]

Sources

  1. BBC News Wiltshire: Fireworks and balloons mark Longleat anniversary
  2. Bath Echo: ‘Extensive fire protection works’ needed to turn Min into new hotel

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