Chairman needed for Stonehenge panel
A NEW partnership panel set up to coordinate cooperation between the Stonehenge and Avebury is looking for a chairman. Following a recent review it is hoped managers of the two parts of the World...
View ArticleTunnel could have an “adverse impact” on Stonehenge, an advisory body on...
Stonehenge fears over A303 road tunnel plan A planned dual carriageway and road tunnel could have an “adverse impact” on Stonehenge, an advisory body on World Heritage Sites has warned. The...
View ArticleMidwinter walk: Explore the ancient Stonehenge Landscape on the Winter...
On the midwinter solstice, explore the ancient monuments of the Stonehenge landscape. This walk is around four and a half miles. 21st December 2014: Ancient ceremonial landscape of great archaeological...
View ArticleRSPB creates wildflower meadow for butterflies at Stonehenge World Heritage...
Hundreds of wildflowers have been planted at Normanton Down on the Stonehenge World Heritage Site to help gives butterflies a home during the summer months. Flowers such as classic chalk grassland...
View ArticleDiscover the Hidden History and Ancient Mysteries that lie within the World...
Discover the hidden history and ancient mysteries that lie within the World Heritage Site on a National Trust event this year. Walk with an archaeologist: the Stonehenge landscape Join Neolithic expert...
View ArticleDid you know today (April 18th) is World Heritage Day? Celebrate it with a...
World Heritage is the shared wealth of humankind. Protecting and preserving this valuable asset demands the collective efforts of the international community. This special day offers an opportunity to...
View ArticleStonehenge Opening Hours Summer 2015
You now park over a 2 kilometres from Stonehenge itself, out of sight of the Stonehenge monument. Here there is a modern visitor centre and excellent exhibition and education facilities plus a spacious...
View ArticleStonehenge researchers ‘may have found largest prehistoric site’
Standing stones found buried near Stonehenge could be the “largest” intact prehistoric monument ever built in Britain, archaeologists believe. The large stones are located around the edge of the henge...
View ArticleWalking the Dead: Exploring the Stonehenge Ceremonial Landscape
A guided tour of the amazing collections of the Wiltshire Museum, followed by a guided walk from Durrington Walls to Stonehenge. This full day tour will be led by Museum Director, David Dawson. Note:...
View ArticleHeritage experts visit Stonehenge to scrutinise tunnel plans
PLANS for a 2.9km tunnel under the Stonehenge world heritage site will scrutinised by experts today when they visit the monument. Heritage experts visit Stonehenge to scrutinise tunnel plans The...
View ArticleStonehenge Midwinter Solstice Walk
On the midwinter solstice, explore the ancient monuments of the Stonehenge landscape with National Trust. This walk is around three and a half miles. (December 20th 2015) Stonehenge does not stand in...
View ArticleFilm promoting Stonehenge tunnel released by public bodies
A YEAR after the Government announced plans to build a 2.9km tunnel under Stonehenge three public bodies have released a film promoting the benefits of burying the A303. Film promoting Stonehenge...
View ArticleStonehenge Archaeology Landscape Walk 2016
Explore the wider Stonehenge World Heritage landscape with a National Trust guide discovering hidden histories and ancient mysteries. An afternoon walk up on the downs learning about the ancient...
View ArticleNEW INFORMATION LEAFLET ON THE STONEHENGE AND AVEBURY WHS
A new information leaflet has been produced by the World Heritage Site Coordination Unit to help to explain what a World Heritage Site is, why Stonehenge and Avebury is designated as a World Heritage...
View ArticleUNESCO report backs Stonehenge tunnel plans
Plans to build a tunnel under Stonehenge have been welcomed in an influential report. The A303 past Stonehenge is a highly congested route The report by UNESCO and the International Council on...
View ArticleDynamic Diversity – the nature of working on a prehistoric archaeological...
The team has been digging for 8 days and ideas are continually evolving and being re-evaluated. What is exciting about this excavation is that no matter what day you visit or read the blog, you will...
View ArticleEver wondered where the builders of Stonehenge lived? Discover Durrington...
Discover Durrington Walls. Join the National Trust landscape guides to explore the secrets of Durrington Walls – once home to the builders of Stonehenge – and discover 6,000 years of hidden history...
View Article2017 Stonehenge Opening Hours, Entry Prices and Tickets.
Stonehenge Opening Times and Entrance Prices. English Heritage advise to expect a visit to last around two hours. Please see the table below for opening times for 2017/18, with some seasonal...
View ArticleWoodhenge Henge Timber Circle – Amesbury, Wiltshire. A wooden version of...
“A little further on the right of the road leading to Amesbury, we see the mutilated remains of an enormous Druid barrow” This is how Richard Colt Hoare described Woodhenge in the early 19th century,...
View ArticleThe Knotty Problem of the A303 and Stonehenge.
For over 30 years people have been trying to come up with a solution to the problem of the A303 road that runs past Stonehenge. It’s a stretch of single carriageway road with a dual carriageway at...
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