English Heritage is pleased to be providing Managed Open Access to Stonehenge for the Summer Solstice.  Please help us to create a peaceful occasion by taking personal responsibility and following the Conditions of Entry.

Conditions of Entry Summer Solstice 2008 (100 Kb)
Stonehenge Summer Solstice Visitor Map 2008

Please note that a high volume of traffic is anticipated in the Stonehenge area on the evening of Friday 20th June.

Getting to Stonehenge

Where possible, please travel to Stonehenge utilising public transport.  The local bus company, Wilts & Dorset, will be running a service from Salisbury railway and bus stations to Stonehenge over the Solstice period.  This service will commence at 1930 hours (7.30pm) on Friday 20th June and run regularly until 0115 hours (1.15am) on Saturday 21st June. After sunrise, a service taking people back to Salisbury will start again at 0515 hours (5.15am) and run frequently until 0945 hours (9.45am).  Access to Stonehenge from the bus drop off point is through the National Trust farmland.

On this service No 333, the buses will stop at any recognised bus stop along the line of the route, which is via Amesbury.

For bus service information:
Wilts and Dorset Bus Company
www.wdbus.co.uk
Tel: 01722 33 68 55

For train information:
South West Trains
www.southwesttrains.co.uk
Tel: 0845 6000 650

First Great Western
www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Tel: 0845 7000 125

National Rail Enquiries
www.nationalrail.co.uk
Tel: 08457 48 49 50