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Stonehenge – Thursday 25th April
Today we pick up sandwiches from the baker in Amesbury on our way to Stonehenge and park up in the visitor centre car park to have lunch. The truck is […]
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Stonehenge – Wednesday 24th April
The building works by the new visitor centre are full-on today. The roads are busy with diggers and dumpers; the shells of the new buildings seem covered in men with […]
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Stonehenge – Monday 22nd April
We drive along the A303 today, the bit of the road that actually passes Stonehenge to remind ourselves of that view of the stone circle – the one you get […]
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Stonehenge – Wednesday 17th April
Strung along the fence marking the border between the car park and the byway are yellow balloons. A party? There’s a small marquee – that’s probably a bit grand – […]
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Stonehenge – Monday 15th April
It’s the afternoon and for some reason we think that by visiting Stonehenge later in the day we might avoid the excessive crowds. However, the car park is alarmingly full […]
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Stonehenge – Thursday 11th April
Pulling into the car park we see our first ice-cream eater of the season. It isn’t exactly warm, but it’s nowhere near as cold as it has been. Ice-cream promises […]
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Stonehenge – Monday 1st April
Truth be told, we wake up and are not overly keen to be Stonehenge tourists today. It’s grey, it’s cold, this season has been relentless and the temptation just to […]
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Stonehenge – Friday 29th March
Good Friday and the holiday crowds are out – a considerable amount on the A303. By the new visitor centre, a smart A-frame now contains the word STONEHENGE printed in […]
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