It is
possible to pay nothing and have a view of Stonehenge. The car parking
area of Stonehenge is on the other side of a public road to the Stonehenge
monument.
Visitors who pay to go in gain access via a subway that goes underneath
the road and comes up by Stonehenge.
From the public road there is just an 8 foot high wire mesh fence
separating the road from Stonehenge.
|
Stonehenge
Admission/Ticket Desk |
At
its closet point to Stonehenge from the road you are within about
80 yards and your view is only marred by the wire mesh fence.
The vast majority of visitors having travelled so far to get to Stonehenge
will want to have a proper viewing of this world famous monument
Admission
Prices For Public Viewing |
Adult
Child
Family Ticket
Concession
Free |
£6.60
£3.30
£3.30
£5.60
|
(5-15 years)
2 adults and up to 3 children
Students and over 60's
Under 5's, members of National Trust or English Heritage |
10%
discount for groups of 11 or more visitors paying together plus a
free place for every additional 20 paying passengers. Free entry for
coach driver and tour leader
Car
Parking Charges
At peak
times during the Summer the Stonehenge people impose a parking charge
refundable on admission to Stonehenge. National Trust and English
Heritage members do not pay this.
Last advised parking charge is £3, (£10 for buses). |
Stonehenge
Audio Guide |
Audio
Guide & Time To Visit
Audio
guides are complementary (see picture left) and available in ten languages.
Nearly all coach tours visiting Stonehenge will use these devices
just like independent visitors.
Tour managers and guides will simply walk you up to the admission
gate and make sure you are happy with your audio device and leave
you to your own devices.
If you follow the commentary on the audio guide it takes about 40
minutes to complete the tour of Stonehenge.
The vast majority of visitors visit to Stonehenge lasts 50-60 minutes.
There is a small gift shop, a refreshment kiosk that sells drinks,
ice cream, cakes and slices of pizza and apart from that the only
facilities are the toilets. |
Opening
Times |
Until
31st August 2009
September 2009 - 15th October
15th October - 16th March 2010
Closed 24/25th December
26th December/1st January |
09:00
- 19:00
09:30 - 18:00
09:30 - 16:00
10:00 - 16:00 |
| Stonehenge
Special Access |
During
public opening hours your visit to Stonehenge consists of walking
a circuit around Stonehenge listening to the commentary on the audio
guide.
You cannot physically touch the stones. The image below shows how
close you will get to the stones. In some ways this is an advantage
as no humans will appear in your photographs.
Outside public opening hours you can arrange Special Access Tours
which allow you to actually walk up to and inside the henge and be
able to walk among the stones.
More Details
Of Special Access To Stonehenge |
Image
Depicting How Close You Get To Stones During Public Opening Hours
|
|
