Entrance fees to Windsor Castle

Members of the National Trust & English Heritage enter free and there are various other heritage passes that may include admission to Stonehenge. Even if you are entitled to free entry you still need to book your entrance in advance.

There is 10% discount for groups of 11 or more visitors paying together plus a free place for every additional 20 paying passengers. Free entry for coach driver and tour leader.

If you come by car you will park in the car park outside the visitor centre. It is free for people purchasing tickets to enter Stonehenge, there is a charge if you are not.

Tour buses have their own separate coach park

Before the visitor centre opened you could drive up to Stonehenge and get quite a good view of Stonehenge through the wire mesh fence. The old road to Stonehenge has been closed and grassed over, from the visitor centre Stonehenge is out of sight over the horizon.

To enter the Stonehenge exhibition at the visitor centre you need a full ticket to Stonehenge, anyone can access the cafe, gift shop and toilets though.

Note: the last bookable 30 minute time slot is 2.5 hours before closing time of Stonehenge. Closing times are variable according to month of the year.

What Does Buying A Ticket Give Me ?

A typical visit to Stonehenge will last 90 minutes to 2 hours.

Your ticket buys you access to the exhibition centre and the shuttle up to view Stonehenge itself. The exhibition centre is well worthwhile and recommended, if you are going to understand what you are looking at when you get to Stonehenge. There is minimal information once you get to Stonehenge around the monument.

Audio guides, (with a small charge) are available in ten languages, (English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Japanese, Mandarin, Russian, Dutch and Swedish).

Special Access Visits

During normal opening hours you cannot walk up to the stones themselves.

The nearest you will get to the stones is about 10 yards, the monument being roped off by a low barrier, (see picture below).

However it is possible to walk up to and among the stones at Stonehenge outside public opening hours. These are called Special Access visits. During these sessions of one hour duration, only 26 people are allowed onto Stonehenge going beyond the barriers and walking amongst the stones.

The fact that these Stonehenge Special Access visits are outside public opening hours mean that they are at dawn or evening. Given that London is 2 hours drive from London this obviously provides logistical issues in getting there.

The Special Access Visits are also immensely popular, demand far outstrips supply and they are often sold out months in advance.

We have dedicated pages for people independently wanting to partake in a Stonehenge Special Access Visit and also a page on scheduled Stonehenge Special Access Tours From London.