Stone Circle Access visits take place outside the normal opening times at Stonehenge, and are very early in the morning or late in the evening, and are not offered during the normal opening times.
The visit must be pre-booked and paid for in advance of your visit by completing the Stone Circle Access application. Each visit lasts for one hour, and we allow only a maximum of 26 people within the stones.
A Stone Circle Access visit is not a guided tour, and touching of the stones is not permitted. The visits provide the opportunity to go into the centre of the stone circle which is not possible during normal opening hours when visitors have to stay outside the stone circle.
As the visits are out of hours, there are no audio guides available and the gift shop and catering outlet are also closed. However, if you have a stone circle access reservation you can also visit Stonehenge during normal opening times on the same day for no additional cost.
To enhance your Stone Circle Access visit you can order a guidebook, which will be ready for your collection at the time of your visit.
As visits to the inner stones are high in demand, your booking request must be sent well in advance of your proposed time. (We cannot accept last minute bookings which are within 24 hours of your requested date.)
Stone Circle Access is not available throughout the year on Tuesday or Wednesday mornings as we have scheduled grounds maintenance at these times.
If you wish to make an enquiry about availability of dates in 2012 then please call +44 (0)1722 343830 Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. Please note that the booking office is closed at weekends and bank holidays.
You can also email us at stonecircleaccess@english-heritage.org.uk with a booking form. A booking form can be found at the top-right corner of this page.
If you do not have the Acrobat Reader program installed in your computer, please contact us for an application form as a Word Document. (Please note: we will accept the application digitally completed and sent as an attachment via email, as well as by post or fax.)
Please note: English Heritage reserves the right to cancel any arranged visits at short notice and will not be held liable for any costs incurred.
