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Special Access tours including Woodhenge, Durrington Walls, the Cursus and the Avenue
Stonehenge Tours - inner circle tours from Salisbury
Stonehenge Tours are a small established award winning British company with a long history going back nearly thirty years.
Stonehenge Tours are Britain’s leading providers of Stonehenge archaeological, cultural and historical day trips and have a well-earned reputation for high quality and reliable travelling.
On these tours you are guaranteed a small and personalised experience.
If you want to experience what it's like to enter the inner circle of Stonehenge, and you want to leave from Salisbury (with other options to leave from London or Bath) this is the tour for you.
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STONEHENGE SPECIAL ACCESS TOURS FROM SALISBURY
• 2 hours to explore Salisbury • Visit surrounding landscape of Stonehenge including see Durrington Walls, Woodhenge, the Cursus and the Avenue • Visit Old Sarum & a barrow • Experience Stonehenge inner circle, walking among the stones
What is it like to do the Stonehenge Tours tour from Salisbury?
This tour offers great value. On this very special day trip you can enjoy all of this:
- 2 hours to explore the beautiful city of Salisbury
- See Old Sarum
- Learn about the Stonehenge Riverside Project
- Stop off at Woodhenge and Durrington Walls where the builders of Stonehenge are believed to have lived
- Explore the Stonehenge visitor centre, world-class exhibition and cafe
- Follow in the footsteps of our Neolithic ancestors with a fully guided walk through the rich landscape that surrounds the stones
- Visit a barrow, one of the ancient burial mounds around Stonehenge
- See the Cursus and take a walk along the Avenue for one of the most interesting views of Stonehenge
- Visit all the sites seen in the PBS program ‘Secrets of Stonehenge’
- Experience Stonehenge up close with 60 minutes inner circle special access when it’s closed to the general public
Unlike other tours that solely perform the Stonehenge inner access then travel elsewhere, the tour on this page includes a comprehensive walking tour of the Stonehenge landscape, including important Neolithic sites such as Woodhenge, Durrington Walls, the Cursus and the Avenue.
The Stonehenge landscape walk leads up to the climax of the day, the actual visit inside the stones at Stonehenge.
Why should I do Special Access and get close to the stones at Stonehenge?
Stonehenge is a "must see" for any visitor. This Stonehenge Special Access tour offers something different, giving you privileged access, behind the ropes within the Stone Circle itself, walking among the stones.
Stunning sunsets and sunrises to be enjoyed inside the stone circle
These special access sessions at Stonehenge only happen outside Stonehenge normal public opening hours, at dawn and at dusk between March and September. The early and late times of day make for some really special memories and photography.
Small group tours with limited access
The privileged special access at Stonehenge is for the select few! Only 30 people are allowed on Stonehenge for each special access session.
Tickets are eagerly sought after, often sold out weeks if not months ahead and need to be arranged well in advance to avoid disappointment.
Tickets are allocated by Stonehenge and are released usually every November for the following year. We aim to display the following year's ticket dates for Stonehenge Special Access as soon as possible after they are made live. If you are planning ahead for later than these dates it is necessary to keep checking back until they become live in the autumn before your visit.
About the Stonehenge landscape on Stonehenge tour from Salisbury
On this very special tour, the most in depth and complete tour on the subject of Stonehenge of all the tours, you will follow in the footsteps of our Neolithic ancestors with a fully guided walk across the Stonehenge landscapes.
If you've ever seen the PBS program Secrets of Stonehenge, you'll be familiar with the sites around Stonehenge, and this tour visits them all.
Your tour stops off at Woodhenge and Durrington Walls where the builders of Stonehenge are believed to have lived, plus visits the ancient burial mounds around Stonehenge.
You'll see the impressive Cursus and take a walk along the Avenue the same approach to enter Stonehenge that the Neolithic people used all those years ago.
By the time you reach Stonehenge you will have a thorough insight in the activities of the Neolithic people who built Stonehenge and be able to make an informed visit to Stonehenge itself.
The culmination of the tour is your inner access visit to Stonehenge, up close for 60 minutes when it’s closed to the general public.
If you want to really understand what Stonehenge is all about, this is the Stonehenge special access tour for you.
Note: This tour involves a guided walk across open grassland. You will need to bring suitable warm, waterproof clothing and shoes as it can get quite chilly at Stonehenge.
Getting to Salisbury from London
Salisbury is a beautiful very walkable city and well worth exploring. If you are coming from London it is advisable to catch an early-ish train down to spend some time in the city and perhaps get some lunch in one of the many cafes and restaurants, before your tour starts in the late afternoon.
It is recommended that guests do not rely on the train that gets in just before the tour starts because of any possible delays.
As these tours are run as evening sessions it is possible to use train services to and from Salisbury on the day of the tour. Direct trains run back to London until about 9.30pm, indirect trains later.
Salisbury is a bit of a rail hub with main lines and frequent trains going east to London, south to Southampton and west to Bath and Bristol.
Frequent trains run from London's Waterloo station taking approximately 80 minutes to do the journey.
There are normally two trains an hour operating up until very late evening.
During the week, the cheap tickets are not available until after the morning commuter rush.
For more information see our page Visiting Salisbury - what to expect
TRAIN TICKETS
Stonehenge Special Access dates 2024 - March 2025
STONEHENGE SPECIAL ACCESS TOUR DATES 2024 - MAR 2025
IMPORTANT: THESE ARE THE TOUR DATES ONLY AND DO NOT REPRESENT TICKET AVAILABILITY
MORNING TOURS |
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Dates |
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| Dec 23 | 2, 9, 16, 30 | 4, 11 | 8 |
| Jan 24 | 6, 13 | 1, 8, 15 | N/A |
| Feb 24 | 3, 10, 17, 24 | 5, 12, 19, 26 | 23 |
| Mar 24 | 4, 7, 11, 1 | 2, 9, 16, 23 | N/A |
| Apr 24 | 1, 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25, 29 | TBC | TBC |
| May 24 | 2, 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 27, 30 | TBC | TBC |
| Jun 24 | 3, 6, 10, 13 | TBC | TBC |
| Jul 24 | 1, 4, 8, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25, 29 | TBC | TBC |
| Aug 24 | 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26, 29 | TBC | TBC |
| Sep 24 | 2, 5, 9, 12, 16, 19, 26, 30 | TBC | TBC |
| Oct 24 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Nov 24 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Dec 24 | 7, 14, 28 | TBC | TBC |
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| Mar 24 | 3, 6, 10, 13, 17, 24, 27, 31 | 4, 11, 18, 25 | 8, 29 | 2, 5, 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26 | |||
| Apr 24 | 3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24 | TBC | 12, 26 | TBC | |||
| May 24 | 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, 26, 29 | TBC | 10, 24 | TBC | |||
| Jun 24 | 2, 5, 9, 12 | TBC | 7 | TBC | |||
| Jul 24 | 3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28, 31 | TBC | 5, 19 | TBC | |||
| Aug 24 | 4, 7, 11, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28 | TBC | 2, 16, 30 | TBC | |||
| Sep 24 | 1, 4, 8, 11, 15, 18 | TBC | 13 | TBC | |||
| Mar 25 | 2, 5, 9, 12, 16, 23, 26, 30 | TBC | 7 | TBC | |||
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