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Find out about Stonehenge and other ancient henge sites and stone circles within Great Britain with practical information to make your visit easier. Find it here at Stonehenge.co.uk.
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Times and prices:

PRICES AND OPENING TIMES FOR STONEHENGE HAVE CHANGED.

Advanced booking is now required as entrance for visits to Stonehenge will be managed through timed tickets. Advance booking is the only way to guarantee entry on the day and at the time of your choice.

Book your tickets right here or for FREE ENTRY, see below to join the National Trust or visit English Heritage.

Stonehenge is open every day of the year except Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Altered and restricted times apply during holiday periods, so use their site for full information.

ALL TICKET or TIMING QUERIES can only be answered by English Heritage or your ticket supplier.

If you intend to visit Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain, please check with the English Heritage website regarding restrictions at the Solstices and other times, which are at their discretion and when visiting may not be possible. Special access can also be arranged through their website. If in doubt, check before you travel.

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How to get there:

By road
From Amesbury
Follow the signage.

From London Gatwick Airport
Take the M23 motorway and join the M25 motorway, following the signs for Heathrow Airport.
From the M25, exit at junction 12 for the M3 motorway towards Basingstoke.
Once on the M3 follow it to junction 8 signed A303 Andover.
Continue on the A303 ALL the way until you reach a roundabout. Follow the signage.

From London Heathrow Airport
Follow signs to the M4 West.
Continue for about 2 miles and come off at junction 4b onto the M25 South bound.
Follow the signs for Gatwick Airport. From the M25, exit at junction 12 for the M3 motorway towards Basingstoke.
Then follow the directions as above.

By train:
The nearest train station to Stonehenge is Salisbury about 9.5 miles away.
From London the trains depart from Waterloo Station to Salisbury.
Check for times and prices as these may be subject to change and the trains depart approximately every hour. The journey takes about an hour and a half. Local buses or a cab can take you on.

By bus:
The buses depart from Heathrow Airport and from Victoria Coach Station in the centre of London. The journey takes about 2 hours.
Get off at Amesbury.
From there you can either walk (about 2 miles) or get a taxi.
You can buy tickets on the coach, at the coach station, or from ticket agents for National Express. It is the cheapest way to travel to Stonehenge.
If you are coming from Gatwick Airport you will need to first get to Heathrow Airport or to Victoria coach station (you can do this by bus) and from there change buses to Salisbury.
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Please contact us if you have any queries, and we will try to help you, although we do not offer a route planning service.

These links to transport companies, local and national, will help you:

www.wdbus.co.uk

www.nationalexpress.com

www.nationalrail.co.uk

www.thetrainline.com

For road travel, do invest in a good set of maps, such as the AA Road Map of Great Britain, available at www.amazon.co.uk or garages or stationers, modestly priced and invaluable for finding your way.