Walking trails in the Stonehenge Landscape

Sometimes the only way to really learn about a place is to get out and explore.

Here are a series of four walks that guide you all over the Stonehenge Landscape taking in many of the archaeological features that make this place special.

Whatever time of the year you walk, you'll get to immerse yourself in this wide open landscape, find space to breathe freely and rest your eyes on distant horizons.

We share this landscape with many different creatures, so keep your eyes open for deer, hare, woodpeckers and owls to name but a few.

A King's View

A walk that explores the chalk downland at the heart of the Stonehenge World Heritage Site. From Bronze Age burial mounds to ceremonial pathways, Britain's most famous prehistoric landscape is crammed with globally important archaeology. There's also an array of wildlife to look out for all year round, including hares, deer and birds.

Secrets of the Stonehenge Landscape

A walk that explores some of the lesser known areas of the Stonehenge landscape with great views of the famous stone circle and some breathtaking archaeology. Within Fargo Woodland there are Bronze Age burial mounds and lots of wildlife to discover as well as a useful information and view point. The chalk grassland supports a wealth of native flora and fauna.

Durrington Walls to King Barrow Ridge

With this walk you will explore the landscape to the east of Stonehenge. You will take in the timber circle of Woodhenge and Durrington Walls henge, the Cuckoo Stone and the burial mounds on King Barrow Ridge. All of these sites played an important part in the story of the World Heritage Site at Stonehenge.

Durrington Walls to Stonehenge

This walk explores three major prehistoric monuments, Durrington Walls, the Stonehenge Avenue and the Cursus, all in the heart of the World Heritage Site. You will discover this landscape's past starting with the monuments built by the first farmers, as well as finding out about its diverse range of wildlife and plants.