Heaven's Gate

Named after one of the most celebrated viewpoints in Wiltshire, the Heaven's Gate stop serves the western reaches of the Fir accommodation zone - the most remote, peaceful, and scenic part of the village. It also provides the closest access to the Aqua Sana Forest Spa, Center Parcs' award-winning wellness facility with 25+ spa experiences including a unique tepidarium inspired by local cave formations and a Treetop Sauna perched 10 metres high.

The real Heaven's Gate viewpoint sits on the Longleat Estate just beyond the Center Parcs boundary, accessible from the Nockatt Coppice car park on the same road as the Center Parcs entrance. At 746 feet elevation, it offers sweeping panoramic views over Longleat House, the Safari Park, and on clear days, as far as the Mendip Hills and Welsh mountains. The approach passes through woodland lined with rhododendrons (spectacular in bloom season) and towering redwoods, eventually reaching Prospect Hill where seven standing granite sculptures - commissioned by Lord Bath and carved by artist Paul Norris over two years - give the hilltop a "mini Stonehenge" quality.

The viewpoint was designed as part of the landscape by Capability Brown, the legendary 18th-century garden architect. From Heaven's Gate, walkers can continue to Shearwater Lake via a 3km forest path. Visitors have reported hearing the Safari Park's timber wolves howling from the viewpoint - described as "eerie but beautiful."

The Fir area lodges served by this stop (approximately villas 473-735) are the furthest from central facilities but offer maximum tranquillity, dense woodland, and wildlife ponds.