Stonehenge Landscape

Stonehenge Stone Circle

Iconic, unique and instantly recognised, the Stone Circle is managed by English Heritage - but National Trust members are admitted free.

Members of National Trust for Scotland and some overseas National Trust organisations are also admitted free.

Find out visitor information for the Stone Circle

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Stonehenge Down

Ancient monuments, open skies and striking views of the stone circle make Stonehenge Down a fine place for a picnic, a stroll or a ramble.

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King Barrow Ridge

Bronze Age burial mounds stand among ancient beech trees, with views of Stonehenge and the downs. Hazel coppice and mixed woodland provide shelter for wildlife such as the Green Woodpecker. In summer, chalk downland flora and woodland edges attract butterflies such as the Marbled White, Common Blue and Ringlet.

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Durrington Walls

The builders of the stone circle may have lived around the massive henge of Durrington Walls: a circular earthwork enclosure, 500m across. Thousands of people travelled long distances to gather here and feast on roast pork and apples in midwinter. It contained timber structures similar to nearby Woodhenge.

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The Avenue

This impressive bank-and-ditch earthwork is more than 2.5km long. It may have been the ceremonial route and entrance to the stone circle - and recent excavations suggest it even predates it. Though much eroded it can still be seen on its final approach to the stone circle.

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Winterbourne Stoke Barrows

A resting place for some of the most important people of the Bronze Age, this impressive barrow group contains every style of barrow to be found in Southern England.

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The Cursus

The Cursus is a huge, rectangular earthwork enclosure. At 2.8km (1 3/4 miles) long it's one of the largest of its kind. Predating Stonehenge by around 500 years, its ceremonial or ritual use remains a mystery. It may have been used for processions.

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Cuckoo Stone

This mysterious lone sarsen megalith lies between Woodhenge and the Stonehenge Cursus. It's a rare example of a naturally placed sarsen stone (the stones used at Stonehenge are thought to have come from the Marlborough Downs, to the north). In ancient times it was a standing stone but today it lies on its side.

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The Nile Clumps

This parkland planting of beech tree clumps is said to represent the positions of ships at Nelson's fateful Battle of the Nile. Each clump represents a British or French ship.

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