Walking and Climbing

Did this on a rather nice frosty and foggy day just before Christmas. Quite spooky watching the stones appear out of the mist. Utterly terrifying when for a moment I thought the stones had rent asunder to unleash the wailing spirits of the unquiet dead. But that turned out just to be a guy playing the bagpipes --- I kid you not. Laughed it up with the Japanese tourists though.

You might like to alter the route a little to take in Durrington Walls, which is just north of woodhenge. They are both connected with stonehenge. You can also walk along 'The Avenue' north of the stones.

The cafe there is pretty crap, but I recommend the Megalithic rock cake.

There was a Time Team program about Durrington Walls a couple of years ago. Its also in the news again - BBC news

Could you do this walk in the summer as well? I'll be visiting for 3 weeks in July / August and this sounds like it would be fun.

excuse my ignorance, but is that walking tour bringing you to stonehenge from the opposite side 'tourists' are supposed to enter? - can you just walk right up to them from the A303 side? - im coming to that area soon and will probably do that walk. Thanks for the great directions, I will print them off. Irishuna