Stonehenge Custom Tours Including Special Access
Visit Stonehenge With Maximum Flexibility
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Private Stonehenge Tour
Stonehenge is about a 100 minute or more drive from most Central London hotels and about 75 minutes from London Heathrow airport
Most people take around 60 minutes at Stonehenge including a trip to the gift shop. So most people make a day of it and combine Stonehenge with other attractions rather than spend 5 hours on a Stonehenge only trip, with 4 hours of that in a vehicle.
Vehicles, Driver/Guides + Scope Of Tours
A range of touring vehicles with capacities ranging from 8 to 16 seats.
We charge a flat fee per vehicle, (not person) for the day, This includes the bus and services of the driver guide. Admissions to attractions are not included.
All tours are customised around your individual needs.
We have outlined some of our most popular tours on the menu on the left to make it easy for you.
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| Day Tours Including .... |
| Tour Overview |
| Stonehenge |
| Bath |
| Stratford Upon Avon |
| Cotswolds |
| Oxford |
| Windsor |
| Canterbury & Leeds Castle |
| Paris |
| Multi Day Tours |
| Cotswolds & Bath |
| Edinburgh / Highlands |
| Paris |
| Most Popular Tours |
| Bath & Stonehenge |
| Windsor, Bath, Stonehenge |
| Stonehenge Afternoon |
| Lunch in Cotswolds |
| Independent Trips |
| Stonehenge |
| Bath |
| Windsor |
| Salisbury |
| Avebury |
| Lacock |
| Glastonbury |
| Oxford |
| The Cotswolds |
| Stratford & Warwick |
| Canterbury & Leeds Castle |
| Paris |
| Tour Operators |
| Premium Tours |
| Evan Evans Tours |
| International Friends |
| Anderson Tours |
| Car Private Tours |
| Mini Bus Private Tours |
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The day is yours, the only rules are imposed by UK law - no smoking on buses and driving hours and breaks governed by UK law. Otherwise you're free to go where you want to go, when you want to go.
Time is always the enemy, even though a typical tour will be 10-11 hours in duration.
Special Access to Stonehenge
English Heritage, the body that manage Stonehenge, allow small numbers to visit the monument outside normal visiting hours.
Unlike during public opening hours there is no rope barrier barring access to the stones themselves. You are free to walk among the stones. Such visits are not allowed every day, indeed no such visits are allowed in October and November.
Numbers are limited to around 25 at the very maximum and you are allocated a time slot of one hour of access.
During the winter this is at 8:00 in the morning, whilst during the summer the extended daylight allows slots at 05:45, 06:15, 07:30 and up to two evening slots.
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Unlike public opening you do not get the audio tour facility and the gift shop and the cafe/snack bar is closed.
About the only thing that is open is the toilets. The only company you will have is a security guard to make sure you don't get up to mischief.
We can put together a tour together framed around a special access slot.
Our driver/guides are fully experienced in providing professional tours at these slots and will accompany you into Stonehenge, though you will need to pay for the guide's entrance at a special rate.
Put your own group together and deal direct with English Heritage to get an offer of an allocation of tickets. If you're lucky and get an offer we'll sort the logistics out.
First of all though you need to see if your dates are available.
Private application for Special Access to Stonehenge
When you have a firm date and slot available, contact us and we'll provide a quote for your transport needs including an experienced guide.
This option only makes sense if you can get a group of between 6 and 16 together.
You will need to leave your London hotel at least 2 hours before your special access slot.
Avebury
About 24 miles north of Stonehenge is Avebury, another World Heritage Site with even larger stone rings to Stonehenge and with free access to the stones at all times.
If you are visiting Stonehenge we recommend that you twin Avebury with it, prior to your visit if possible. Avebury is a great training camp for Stonehenge. After a visit to Avebury with our driver/guides you will be able to decipher Stonehenge much easier and enhance the enjoyment of your Stonehenge visit.
Avebury also has a Saxon village within it, complete with Dovecote, thatched cottages and pubs, Manor House, historic church and much else besides.
Other Tour Combinations With Stonehenge
You can use the crude travel time map below to put your own tour together or just float a loose idea past us and we'll help you refine it.
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Example Tour |
Hours |
6 - 10 People |
11 - 16 People |
17 - 54 People |
| 10.5 | £499 | £549 | p.o.a | |
| 10.5 | £499 | £549 | p.o.a | |
| Stonehenge, Pubs, Countryside & Bath | 10.5 | £499 | £549 | p.o.a |
| Stonehenge, Avebury, Old Sarum & Salisbury | 10.5 | £499 | £549 | p.o.a |
| Oxford, Cotswolds & Straford Upon Avon | 10.5 | £499 | £549 | p.o.a |
| Stonehenge Plus | 7-11 | £449-£499 | £499-£599 | p.o.a |
| Windsor Plus | 5-11 | £299-£499 | £449-£599 | p.o.a |
- Tours are private tours exclusive to single groups, we cannot put groups together under UK legislation. - Price not inclusive of admissions to attractions. - Price inclusive of all taxes, touring bus, experienced driver/guide, fuel. - One way tour/transfers. Standard buses up to 16 people can take about 20 large cases. - Multi-day tours and tours to Paris, Edinburgh etc. |
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Private Day Tour Enquiry Form
Enter your ideas on what you want to visit on your custom day tour. We will by return provide you with a written quotation and draft itinerary.