Must-SeeBath
England
About 27 miles away
Roman baths, Georgian crescents and Jane Austen, in golden stone.
Full Guide
Stonehenge
A ring of giant stones capped with lintels, raised by Neolithic people about 5,000 years ago and aligned with the sun.
- Open
- Every day except December 24 and 25
- Price
- Paid; book a timed ticket online
- Time Needed
- 3 hours
- Address
- Stonehenge Visitor Centre, Amesbury, Salisbury SP4 7DEDirections
- Getting There
- About 20 minutes by bus or car from Salisbury; 1.9 miles west of Amesbury.
Why Go
The outer circle of sarsen stones, each about 4 meters high and 25 tons, is topped by lintels locked on with joints copied from woodwork. Inside stand smaller bluestones, dragged about 140 miles from the Preseli Hills of Wales, and research in 2024 traced the central Altar Stone to northeast Scotland, more than 435 miles away. The monument frames the sunrise at midsummer and the sunset at midwinter.
The visitor centre, 1.6 miles away, has an exhibition of finds and reconstructed Neolithic houses; a shuttle bus or a walk across the downs takes you to the stones.
Tips
- Walk back to the visitor centre across the fields past the burial mounds instead of taking the shuttle.
Nearby in Stonehenge
Go Next
1–3 of 6
Must-See
Must-SeeThe Cotswolds
England
About 44 miles away
Honey-stone villages, like Bibury and Bourton-on-the-Water, in rolling countryside.
Full Guide
If You're NearbyJurassic Coast
England
About 60 miles away
Durdle Door, and 185 million years of cliffs, with fossil-hunting on the beach.
Guide Coming Soon
Something wrong or out of date?
Traveler Reviews
Sign in and mark Stonehenge as visited to write a review.