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Visiting Stonehenge

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When I went to the Uk, one place I know I wanted to go was Stonehenge. I just love the history of the stones and they are just beautiful. It's one of Britains most popular attractions. It's also a UNESCO world heritage site. It's in the county of Wiltshire in England close to the city of Salisbury.


Stonehenge is only 2 and a half hours away from London so it's easily done as a day trip. Over 800,000 people visit the stones each year.


The gift shop / Visitor centre contains a cafe for you to relax and enjoy a coffee after seeing the stones. They also have so many souveniers we brought magnents , pins , postcards and a book.


Outside the visitor centre there are little houses that you can enter and see what life would have been like 4500 years ago






There is also an example of how the stones would have been carried and the size of them, So you can have an idea of the size. Imagine carry this around.


One thing that sets Stonehenge apart from any other attraction is the mystery behind it. The site consists of stones of different heights and widths creating a ring formation. The biggest mystery is that people have no idea how it got there or who built it.


Archaeologists believe it was built around 4 - 5,000 years ago. Making it older than the Pyramids of Egypt. One of the most popular theories is that Aliens built them. The stones were raised as a temple for the prehistoric people.



Stonehenge is an enchanting and memorable place to visit. Also the beautiful scenery around the stones makes it even better. 


What we did was took a tour to Stonehenge from London and it also took us to Bath which was a great deal. You are able to walk to the stones from the visitor centre but because we had limited time to get back on the bus to go to bath we took the shuttle bus ,which is free, to the stones and then once we walked right around we took the shuttle back. 





These were some adorable sheep that were next to the visitor centre


 

Stonehenge Opening Hours:
30th March – 31st May9.30am – 7pm
1st June – 31st August9am – 8pm
1st September – 15th October9.30am – 7pm
16th October – 29th March9.30am – 5pm


Films and TV shows filmed here

I thought I would do a new thing in my posts where I mention films and tv shows that stone henge has been mentioned or seen in 
- National Lampoon European Vacation
- King Arthur (2004)
- Thor the dark world
- Transformers The last knight
- Shanghai knights
- Doctor Who

Just to name a few.

Well there you have it I hope you enjoyed my post. 

Have you been to Stonehenge let me know in the comments below.

Until next time

xx






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