Woodhenge — Attraction in Durrington

Woodhenge is part of the Neolithic complex which contains Stonehenge. While Woodhenge is a reconstruction and does not have the imposing appearance of even the blue stones of Stonehenge, it is thought-provoking to consider the cultural activities of our ancestors some 5,000 years ago at Woodhenge, the adjacent Durrington Walls, the Cursus and other connections to Stonehenge. Unlike Stonehenge, which costs £21.10 (adult gate price June 2019 - advance booking recommended since entry not guaranteed and it is discounted to £19.00) to enter, Woodhenge remains free access. If you wished you could also walk some two miles from Woodhenge along roads and permissive pathways and see Stonehenge for free: you can get very close but you don't get all round view which paying customers have. Plant lovers will also enjoy the environs of Woodhenge: numerous species including orchids, agrimony and...

Screw Stonehenge. It is a horrible soulless place that has been ruined by English Heritage. Do yourself a favour and save yourself whatever the exorbitant Stonehenge entrance fee is these days and go to Woodhenge. It is basically a field with circles of squat concrete bollards in it that represent where the wood pillars of the stone age were situated. It is kinda spooky and kinda eerie and really neato kids.

And you don't have to trek to it unless you have ambitiously undertaken one of the various hikes in the area that connect up some of these ancient sites on the Salisbury Plain.

Tip 1: there is next to no parking so if you can go outside of school holidays or on a week day you'll be better off.

Tip 2: take a picnic, your sense of humour, and some childlike wonder.

Tip 3: it is in a field so be sensible about your footwear.

Tip 4: climb all over the concrete like a...

Woodhenge is simply a representation of an unknown structure which is close to Stonehenge and is thought to date from the same era. There is no charge to visit it and you can just park up and take a look at your leisure. No opening times, you can visit any time you want. It is situated in a place where there are great views of the surrounding countryside. Where the wooden poles would have been are now just concrete stumps, nobody knows how tall or decorative the wooden poles would have been or even if they were inter-connected. It doesn't really have the mysterious air of stonehenge, but you can walk right up to it and walk through the structure. I wouldn't go there if the weather was bad as there is no shelter or amenities. Worth a visit just to say you have been, would be a nice stop off place to have a picnic, but not a main...