Stonehenge Landscape
A World Heritage Site for its ancient ceremonial landscape of great archaeological interest.
Stonehenge Landscape
Overview
A World Heritage Site for its ancient ceremonial landscape of great archaeological interest.
Within the Stonehenge World Heritage Site, the National Trust manages 827 hectares (2,100 acres) of downland surrounding the famous stone circle.
Walking across the grassland, visitors can discover other prehistoric monuments, including the Avenue and King Barrow Ridge with its Bronze Age burial mounds.
Nearby, Winterbourne Stoke Barrows is another fascinating example of a prehistoric cemetery. While Durrington Walls hides the remains of a Neolithic village.
Today thanks to our extensive programme turning ploughed fields into pasture, you can explore the landscape and follow in the footsteps of the people who built and used Stonehenge.
Stonehenge Landscape
How to get here
- Address
- near Amesbury, Wiltshire
- By cycle
- Cycling is a great way to get to the Stonehenge Landscape with some wonderful views along the way. Just keep to the byways and bridleways. route 45 runs from Salisbury up the Woodford Valley to Amesbury, east of National Trust land at Stonehenge. It then travels north to Marlborough and Swindon.
- On foot
- Stonehenge Down is a 2 mile (3.2km) walk from Amesbury. There are several routes along byways and bridleways, either across Countess Farm or Coneybury Hill. Larkhill is 1 mile (1.6km) away across bridleways. Durrington Walls is ¾ mile (1.2km) from Durrington and 1½ miles (2.4km) from Amesbury, along small roads and bridleways. From Amesbury you can use an underpass to get under the A303 roundabout, then use the pavements along the A345 (Countess Road). Next to Woodhenge the old A345 still exists, running parallel to the current road, where you can safely walk along the grass verge near the top end of the roundabout.
- By train
- Salisbury 9½ miles (15.2km) away.
- By road
- To reach the Stonehenge Visitor Centre Car Park (not National Trust) driving west along the A303 take the A360 exit towards Devizes at Long Barrow roundabout. At Airman’s Corner take the third exit and the Stonehenge car park is on your right.
- Parking: A parking charge will apply at the Stonehenge Visitor Centre (not National Trust). National Trust members free with a National Trust car sticker on display.
- SatNav:
- By bus
- Salisbury train station to Stonehenge Visitor Centre. To reach the landscape from Amesbury take the Activ8 or the X5 buses, check the for more details.
Stonehenge Landscape
Prices
Admission free
What is Gift Aid?
Most of our places run the Gift Aid on Entry scheme at their admission points.
Under this scheme, if you're not a member you have the choice of two entry tickets:
- Gift Aid Admission
- Standard Admission
If the place runs Gift Aid on Entry, we'll offer you a clear choice between the Gift Aid Admission prices and the Standard Admission prices at the admission point. It's entirely up to you which ticket you choose.
Gift Aid Admission includes a 10 per cent or more voluntary donation. Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.
An extra £1 paid under the scheme can be worth over £3 to the National Trust as shown below:
| Gift Aid | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| Amount paid by visitor | £11.00 | £10.00 |
| Tax refund from Government* | £2.75 | £0.00 |
| Total received by the National Trust | £13.75 | £10.00 |
*Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.
Stonehenge Landscape
Opening times
Friday 14 December
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Saturday 15 December
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Sunday 16 December
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Monday 17 December
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Tuesday 18 December
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Wednesday 19 December
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Thursday 20 December
- Countryside Dawn to dusk
Stonehenge Landscape
Contact us
- stonehenge@nationaltrust.org.uk
- Address
- near Amesbury, Wiltshire