Your free audio walking tour of the Neolithic stone circle and the Salisbury Plain landscape around it. Tell us a story, theme, or vibe and your tour is ready in 30 seconds. Works offline, 9 voiced languages, 30 free minutes on signup.
Shuttle to the stones, circle path, Neolithic houses, museum. The standard visit.
Stone Circle Experience. 60-min small group, sunrise or sunset, £55. The only legal way in.
The 3 km Neolithic processional way. Walk in from Woodhenge - free, original approach.
21 June. Sun rises behind the Heel Stone, into the circle. Free overnight access.
Carried 250 km from the Preseli Hills in Wales. The mystery of how, and why.
30 min north. Bigger henge, free entry, pub in the middle, fewer crowds. Add Silbury Hill.
The burial mounds visible from the stones. Bronze Age elites buried in sight of the circle.
Who built it. The 5,000-year-old chisel marks, the antler picks, the Beaker people.
The 18th-c invented druidic tradition, the 20th-c reclamation, the rituals today.
The Neolithic houses (try the grindstones), the rope-rolling demo, the model of the circle.
Type a theme, an angle, a question - we'll build the walk in 30 seconds.
Local knowledge
The things you only learn after you've walked it.
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On standard tickets the path is 10 metres from the nearest stone. People expecting to wander among them are always disappointed. If touching matters, book the Stone Circle Experience (£55, 60 min, dawn/dusk) or come for the summer solstice when access is free.
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The car park at Woodhenge is free. From there a 4 km National Trust path follows the Avenue across the field to the stones, arriving at the original Neolithic approach. Strictly better than the visitor-centre shuttle if you're fit. You still need a ticket; book the timed slot and walk to it.
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It's a deliberate distance - the A303 used to run within 30 metres. The shuttle bus is included with the ticket and runs continuously. Or walk the 2 km path one way and ride back. Allow extra time if you walk.
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30 min north on the A338. A much bigger henge, free, with a working pub in the middle of the circle (the Red Lion). You can walk among and touch these stones. Most Stonehenge day-trippers miss it - which means quiet. Add Silbury Hill (largest prehistoric mound in Europe) and West Kennet Long Barrow.
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The 21 June free overnight access brings 5,000-10,000 people. Music, drumming, druid ceremonies. Atmospheric and crowded. Park your car miles away and walk in. Bring layers - it's England at 04:00. The winter solstice (21 Dec) is much smaller and arguably more meaningful.
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Stay in Salisbury (8 miles south) not at Stonehenge itself - there's only a single hotel near the site. Salisbury has the cathedral with the world's oldest working clock (1386) and a Magna Carta original. Take the Stonehenge Tour bus from the train station.
How it works
Three things, in 30 seconds.
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Any stone, theme, or vibe. "Bluestones", "Inside the circle", "Solstice walk". iWander writes you the walk in 30 seconds.
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The Neolithic builders, the antler picks, the 250-km journey of the bluestones, the lost Aubrey Holes, the 18th-c druidic revival. Stories whispered as you circle the stones.
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What's this stone called? Why these alignments? How did they get here? Point your camera, ask out loud, or type. Your guide answers in seconds.
Works offline · 9 voiced languages · 30 free minutes on signup
How to visit
Tickets, timings, transport - the practical stuff most pages bury.
TICKETS
Adult £23 online (timed entry), £26 on the door. English Heritage members free. Children 5-17 £16. Stone Circle Experience: £55, 60 min, sunrise or sunset. Book on english-heritage.org.uk - the only official site. Resellers add £15+ markup.
HOURS
Last admission 2 hours before close. Closed 24-25 December. The 09:30 first slot is cool and quiet; coach groups arrive 10:30. Sunset slots (last 90 min) are spectacular in summer but you miss the museum.
GETTING THERE
London Waterloo to Salisbury 1h30, £15-30. Then Stonehenge Tour bus £17 day ticket including admission. By car: M3/A303, 2 hrs from central London. Free parking at the visitor centre. Day tours from London Victoria available - many bundle Bath or Windsor.
CIRCUIT
Standard route: timed entry at the visitor centre, watch the 360° film, shuttle to the stones, walk the circular path around (allow 1 hr), shuttle back, museum (allow 45 min). Total 2-2.5 hrs. Add an hour to walk the Avenue.
SOLSTICE
Managed Open Access from sunset 20 June to mid-morning 21 June. Free. Park-and-ride from Salisbury Park & Ride - no private cars near the site. Alcohol-free. Bring water, layers, a torch, and patience. 5,000-10,000 people in the field.
BUNDLE
Stonehenge is 1 hr east of Bath and a natural pairing. Salisbury Cathedral has a Magna Carta original and the highest spire in Britain. Avebury 30 min north for the larger, freely accessible henge. Pre-historic Britain in one day.
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Updated 19 May 2026 by the iWander local team · Curated for accuracy