The fact that these Stonehenge Special Access visits are outside public opening hours mean that they are at dawn or evening. Given that Stonehenge is two hours' drive from London this obviously provides logistical issues in getting there. The Special Access Visits are also immensely popular, demand far outstrips supply and they are often sold out months in advance. We have dedicated pages for people independently wanting to partake in a Stonehenge Special Access Visit and also pages on the various London based companies such as Premium Tours that offer Stonehenge Special Access Tours from London.
Special Access visits. Stonehenge overview What is Stonehenge? Guided coach tours Vintage red Routemaster bus Rock music tour Black taxi tour. Stonehenge tickets, entry prices and opening hours in How to obtain tickets to Stonehenge in with admission prices and opening hours Stonehenge ticket office - very few tickets available on the day.
This page will cover Stonehenge entry prices as well as opening hours for Top of the page. Stonehenge exhibition included in ticket price. Last entry 2 hours before closing. Closed on 25 December. Use your audio guide to learn the secrets of Stonehenge. Access to the Exhibition - the "Stonehenge Collection" Shuttle bus transportation to the stones over a mile away Entry to the Stone Circle itself The Stonehenge Audio Guide is available to download in 12 different languages prior to the visit or while you are on site.
The gift shop, toilets and cafe are free to enter if you are not buying a ticket to Stonehenge. Viewing it from the road is somewhat hazardous, however, there being no pedestrian footpaths along those roads. The actual site is managed by English Heritage who control access, operate the visitor shop, cafe, museum and car park.
If the Stonehenge is 'closed' it means that none of those facilities are available, and access to the space surrounding the stones won't be possible.
Note that the public are no longer allowed access to the stones themselves. The nearest one can get is about 10m away along a marked path. This is a sad reflection on the demands placed on such sites by visitors.
As a child in the Sixties I remember climbing on the stones! Stonehenge the tourist attraction is not just a natural destination. When the site is closed, that's all shut down. You can see this on a map of the site , which shows the pathways and areas for ticket holders. However, it is possible to access the area without a ticket , and you can still see the stones from outside the ticketed area on a nearby road though as noted in that article, parking on the road is not permitted or if you hike in.
This blog post provides further details and illustrates the view from outside the fence and its proximity to the paid area which is also some distance away from the stones, except for special tours and the solstices. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams?
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Why you need to visit Burford. The hidden gem of Burrow Mump. A complete guide for Wells. Hiking up Glastonbury Tor. I am planning to visit Stonehenge soon and was looking at your guide. I have been searching for and trying to locate the sign: 'Stonehenge World Heritage Site' where the red car is parked in the pic but not having much luck. Would you please help me with this Hi Jay, brilliant I'm so glad you plan to visit! It's a gorgeous place and i'm sure you'll enjoy the walk.
The road where the red car is parked on is Fargo Road. Enjoy Sophie! Hi Steph, Yep the permissive pathway is accessible all year and always as it's a public walking trail.
Hope you have a good time! Sophie x. We did the national trust museum, manor house and gardens - loved the shops in the hamlet too. I would love to go back for sure - we did a drive by stone henge on the way back to our campsite and we felt stone henge was quite underwhelming compared to our Avebury experience. Thank you for your blog we will however try it out properly and visit SH but for now we felt very happy?
Hi Kirsty, ah I'm so happy that my guide could help you out! It does add up when you have a family so totally worth parking up and walking over.
Avebury is one of my favourite places in the world and I always recommend it over Stonehenge as there is so much more to do and it's free. I'm so happy you had a lovely holiday and your kids had so much fun! Thanks, Sophie x. Hi Sophie, just done the walk from Fargo Rd great! Many thanks for your tips most appreciated? Hi Catherine, I'm so happy that my post could help you and that's a huge saving!
Thanks for the tip about Willoughby Road as well as I'm sure that will help others : Glad you had a lovely time and you had great weather! Thanks for the information!! I will be in London with my husband and parents in September.
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