Doctor Who Exhibition (Longleat)

The Doctor Who Exhibition was held at Longleat House, and became the longest Doctor Who exhibition running for almost 30 years!

Longleat House was the stately home near Warminster in Wiltshire, and home to the Marquess of Bath, it also included Britain's first safari park and garden maze it was open to the public along with other attractions held on the grounds. The exhibition, along with the site also came to be the home of many a Doctor Who convention.

Exhibition focus
A winding passage lead patrons through a series of wall mounted mounted on each side culminating in a Console room which again was ringed by further display units.

Notable elements

 * A TARDIS console
 * Dalek
 * K9
 * Cybermen

Promotion

 * It was promoted in continuity announcements at the time, following the programme broadcasts.
 * A promotional item on Blue Peter in 1980 saw presenter Tina Heath encounter the Virus Nucleus and John Nathan-Turner previewing the forthcoming Season 18.

Fire in 1996
On the 25th September 1996 a fire broke out at the exhibition, attributed to the K9 prop's electrics it destroyed many of the original props that were on display there.

Site for conventions
As the Longleat Estate had a large amount of space on site this the estate and the exhibition were the site of several Doctor Who conventions throughout the years.