Carpenter’s Cottage

Carpenter's Cottage is one of the closest cottages to the Park, nestled in a leafy glade, with a short walk taking you straight to the Main Square attractions or the magnificent Longleat House. A stay here means you're right on the doorstep of everything we have to offer. 

The cottage's woodland position also offers direct access to the Pleasure Walk arboretum. Take in the unique sculptures dotted along its undulating pathway, as well as its abundant wildlife and beautiful flora blooming throughout the year.

Included with a stay at Carpenter's Cottage is: 

• Continental breakfast for the first morning of your stay.

• Entrance to the Longleat attractions for each day of your stay on open dates.

• Discounted purchases in shops and restaurants across the Park throughout your stay on open dates.

For larger groups or extended families, why not book both Carpenter's Cottage and Gardener's Cottage, which are side by side. Sleeping 10 between them, these properties offer the perfect solution for bigger parties looking to book a memorable stay with us.

Carpenter’s Cottage is the south side of what was once Carpenter’s House, built in around 1787 for the foreman of the Longleat artificers (head of the Building Yard). From 1787 to about 1860 this house adjoined the timber yard and artificers’ workshops, allowing its occupant a vantage point to supervise the activities of carpenters, masons, coopers, wheelwrights and smiths working in the yard. The building was converted from a single dwelling into a pair of cottages in the 1860s or 1870s, after which time it housed a succession of policemen employed as night watchmen at Longleat and, more recently, a forester and house stewards. 

To find out more about booking your stay, contact the team via  Longleat Help Centre or call our team on +44 (0) 19 8584 4400.