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StonehengeSite Name: Stonehenge.Country: England County: Wiltshire Type: Stone Circle
Nearest Town: Salisbury Nearest Village: Amesbury
Map Ref: SU1224742194 Landranger Map Number: 184
Latitude: 51.178851N Longitude: 1.826177W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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43559959 trystan_hughes CharcoalBurner89 Suzipam1 would like to visit
vanoflife visited on 1st Dec 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
Couplands saw from a distance on 11th Sep 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
markj99 visited on 4th Jun 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4 I was travelling to Cornwall on the A303 when Stonehenge popped up on the horizon. I was magnetically drawn to revisit one of the great wonders of the world. The difference between my 2 visits, 14 years apart, was that I appreciated the surrounding barrows near Stonehenge so much more.
NDM visited on 1st Dec 2022 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 5
Hogeybare visited on 18th Aug 2022 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Expensive, and can't get near the stones.
Would like to go back on a solstice event
RedKite1985 saw from a distance on 30th Apr 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
cliffrich visited on 31st Jan 2020 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3 If you visit don't forget to see Woodhenge which is all part of the huge site which includes longbarrows/Cursus, an avenue, and lots of round barrows
Catrinm visited on 8th Nov 2019 Maxing out the English Heritage card before the Sunrise over the Stones conference at Bournemouth ...
abominabledrh visited on 15th Jul 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3
Chrus visited on 29th Mar 2019 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
elad13 visited on 4th Feb 2019 - their rating: Cond: 3
Hodur visited on 29th Dec 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5
Hayden visited on 19th Aug 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 5 Was still an amazing sight to see despite the crowdedness
JamesSutherland visited on 22nd Jul 2018 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5
lichen visited on 8th Dec 2016 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
sba_dk visited on 25th Jun 2016 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5
achiersnakes visited on 14th Jan 2016 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5 Don't really need to say a lot about Stonehenge apart from how amazing it is. At first seeing the prices for the museum and shuttle bus I was sceptical about the experience but afterwards it was worth it. Amazing piece of history. Make sure you get the shuttle bus and museum pass - even just for the experience! Very cold and flat. The road adjacent to the henge ruins the ambience slightly, but not completely. Wonderful place to visit. Café also offers vegetarian/gluten-free food and drink.
emerald visited on 20th Oct 2015 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 £14.50 admission fee now, English Heritage site, a good 25 minute walk up to the stones from the controversial visitors centre, buses do run for people with children or mobility problems, if you want the audio tour it's another £2- a rip off l think
XIII visited on 12th Aug 2015 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4
kantonkats visited on 14th Jan 2015 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5
TwinFlamesKiss visited on 1st Dec 2013 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5 Winter Solstice. Awesome atmosphere and not as crowded as Summer.
NorthernerInLondon visited on 9th Sep 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 1 Access: 5
Estrela visited on 5th Sep 2013 The audio guide is good, keeps the visitors moving, but I really missed the opportunity to just stand and drink in the landscape and the relationship between the stones.
RichFox visited on 21st May 2013 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 5 A little overly-commercialised now of course, but, come on; Stonehenge is megalithic equivalent of seeing Black Sabbath back in 1971, before the drugs, mega-stardom and hair conditioner hit hard.
mfrincu visited on 2nd May 2013 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5 Breathtaking place! The stones are amazing and seeing them live is a unique experience.
SolarMegalith visited on 25th Nov 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
tomatstone visited on 15th Oct 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4
zaghareet visited on 1st Sep 2011 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Crowded, but worth the visit.
Klingon visited on 21st Jul 2011 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5
Nexos visited on 29th Dec 2010 - their rating: Amb: 5 Access: 5
h_fenton visited on 30th Aug 2010 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 5 Arrived at Stonehenge before dawn, watched the sun slowly rise from the roadside, crossed the road, popped my kite and camera into the air and then watched Stonehenge security scurry towards me before they told me to take it down because I might damage the stones.
dubnicos visited on 1st Aug 2010 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 2 Access: 5 The monument's too well-known! Always too busy, and partly on account of that you're rarely allowed anywhere it. It really takes away from the atmosphere. On the other hand, it does still make for a pleasant trip.
johnstone visited on 28th Jun 2010 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4
Richard13 visited on 1st Sep 2009 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4
markj99 visited on 17th Aug 2009 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4 No-one could failed to be impressed by Stonehenge. Despite the interference of man over the millennia, Stonehenge retains huge gravitas.
jeniferj visited on 13th Oct 2008 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 2 Access: 5
ForestDaughter visited on 25th Sep 2008 - their rating: Access: 5
MartinJEley visited on 30th Jun 2008 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Easily recognized by just about anyone I was always impressed to see the structure at close range. As a young boy growing up less than an hour from the site I recall still being able to walk through the remaining stones.
The vast amount of work done over the years, and continuing today, to understand the development and meaning of the site often raises as many questions as it does answers. There are many books to choose from if anyone wishes to enter into the intrigue presented by the discipline of archaeoastronomy.
ChrisHealey visited on 20th Jun 2008 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5 I went as a child too, but summer solstice 2008 was probably my first independent visit.
Woode visited on 20th Dec 2007 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5
SteveC visited on 2nd Jul 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5
scherre visited on 1st Jul 2005 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Did the private access visit early in the morning. Totally worth it. Wow.
coldrum visited on 1st Jan 2005 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5 Better to book private access to Stonehenge. It cost's a bit more but you do get to walk within the circle and get a better idea of the monument. Private access is available throughout most of the year and must be booked in advance from English Heritage. Access is before the monument is open and after it is closed.
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/stonehenge/
Erin visited on 1st Jan 2005 - their rating: Amb: 4 Access: 5
scherre visited on 1st Jan 2002 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5
scherre visited on 1st Jan 2002 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5
Andy B visited on 1st Jul 2001 Section on astronomical alignments - featured in Episode Three of BBC's History of Ancient Britain (of course I have visited but this is to get the order right)
graemefield visited on 27th Jun 2001 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5
StuStuStudio visited on 20th Jul 2000 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Very Impressive but with a lot of damage. LOTS of tourists but worth a look.
scherre visited on 1st Sep 1999 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 5
kthdsn visited on 1st Jun 1995 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 3 Access: 5
SandyG visited on 1st Jan 1995 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4
woodini254 visited on 19th Dec 1993 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5
Dutch visited on 7th Jun 1988 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 2 Back in 1988 it was very busy, one was not allowed to get near the stones.
Even getting near the fencing would provoke warnings from the guards.
Not a pleasant visit, it felt like being caught in a tourist trap.
Which was a shame, because the nearby Avebury stone circle was accessible under very different circumstances. And was actually pleasant to visit.
sirius_b visited on 1st Feb 1988 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 4 Access: 5
wildtalents visited on 1st Feb 1987 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 2 Access: 3 I haven't been to Stonehenge for a very long time now, the last visit I recall at all clearly was in the company of a newish girlfriend on an absolutely freezing day. But I visited often as a child, in the days when you could wander around anywhere and even - gasp - touch the stones. I believe my ex-wife and I visited with our son (only child, at the time) when we went camping in the area which would have been about 2000-ish. I guess I might go back sometime but to be honest it is always anticlimactic.
ajmp3003 visited on 1st Mar 1986 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 5
bat400 visited on 1st Aug 1985 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 My friend had downplayed the site so as not to ruin any exaggerated image I had in my mind. He did such a good job that I was astonished, forcing him to stop the car a half mile to the east, so I could get out and revel in the view from a distance before we arrived.
Orcinus visited on 1st Jan 1983 - their rating: Amb: 4 Spent a week at the Stonehenge free festival in 1983 (had to go 250 miles home & back midway through to cash my giro!).
LPhillips visited on 21st Jun 1982 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 5 Also visited in September 1999.
BolshieBoris visited on 1st Sep 1978 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4
rick_doble visited on 1st Sep 1969 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Without Stonehenge I wonder if we would have noticed all the other wonderful megalithic sites. I wonder what the stones looked like when they were made. I suspect that they were quite precise, not unlike Gobekli Tepe, originally.
deepblue visited - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 5
Anti_quarian visited - their rating: Amb: 5 Access: 4 Been several times through my life, used to live just up the road actually. For me the effect of the place only gets stronger as the years pass by.
The biggest thrill is taking someone for their first visit, never fails to impress :-)
ModernExplorers visited - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 A fascinating site, shame they charge money to see it
Elric visited - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 4
coin visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 1 Access: 4
kith visited - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 2 Access: 5
Chrononaut1962 visited - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3
returnViewersGuide visited On a family vacation in approximately 1976 we visited Stonehenge. At that time you could walk among the stones and during our visit there were only a few scattered people around and we had the whole place to ourselves a number of times. At that time I had no way of knowing how lucky we were to be there walking among and touching the stones.
Lazulilou visited - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 1 Access: 4
Tonnox Ahdzib PAB DrewParsons Bladup Ogham mark_a sorschaL neolithique02 TheCaptain SteveC sorschaL SteveC TimPrevett nicoladidsbury rldixon moor2moor hamish JimChampion AngieLake sem sorschaL davidmorgan MartinRS steph myf Runemage keniaar Andy B AnnabelleStar ScottHK whese001 ArchAstro Wazza12 mdensham mrcrow have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.45 Ambience: 3.94 Access: 4.48
Access: (for now) Drive down the A303 and you can't miss it. Also a huge visitor centre etc of course.
There is now a web site Stones of Stonehenge with a page devoted to each stone, and some of the missing ones.
See also the many discussions about the meaning of Stonehenge in our forum, eg here, here and here.
Have a browse of our galleries of hundreds of photos from almost 20 years of summer solstice celebrations (photo here from 2005)
Previously featured: Researchers from the University of Birmingham and Ghent University (Belgium) have discovered hundreds of possible large prehistoric pits – and thousands of smaller ones – at the heart of the Stonehenge landscape, challenging our understanding of land use through time at the most intensively investigated prehistoric site in the world. More in the latest comments on our page
Circles of Stone: Stonehenge and Prehistoric Japan, the exhibition at the Stonehenge Visitor Centre which celebrates the rich culture of prehistoric Japan. Through a number of exquisite objects, some seen for the first time outside of Japan, the exhibition tells the story of Japanese settlements and stone circles of the middle and late Jōmon periods, roughly the same time Stonehenge was built and used.
Two new (April 2023) Stonehenge papers to share: 1) the piece of the Altar Stone removed in 1844 and now in Salisbury Museum is the real deal and 2) work from Mike Parker-Pearson suggesting "growing evidence that the Stonehenge complex was not a central place but a ‘peripheral place’, located on what may have been a long-term cultural boundary within southern Britain." See the most recent comments on our page for the links.
August 2023: Historic England have just released their collection of USAAF aerial photos online. Here's the ancient landscape around Stonehenge taken on Christmas Eve 1943. The circle is to the top right. Source: Historic England USAAF Archive.
The very first Festival of Neolithic Ideas came to Stonehenge on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th November 2023, with talks, demonstrations and activities. More details in the comments below.
Horatio, December 2023: "To me this pic sums it all up, thousands of years of celebration and thousands more to come." Please send us your winter solstice pics from this and previous years. Stonehenge or elsewhere, busy or deserted, we love to see them all and will feature the best along with the site visited on our home page
Note: "The Heel Stone quietly watching the Winter Solstice setting sun at Stonehenge, 2023", photo by Bladup
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