Stonehenge Access

The visitor facilities at Stonehenge have been designed to be as accessible as possible in order to meet the different needs of our visitors.

A summary of the facilities is provided in the dropdown menu below. There is also a detailed Accessibility Guide available as a PDF.

A carer or companion is welcome to join you - just let us know on arrival that you have someone with you, or you can book their free place online.

If you have particular access needs, please contact us before you visit. Please note that some facilities may require booking in advance with English Heritage Customer Support team

Mobility / Older Visitors

Accessible Toilets

Adult Changing Area

Handrails

Easy-use Cutlery

Assistance Dogs Welcome

Wheelchair Loan

Mobility Scooter Loan

Site Folders

Dog Bowl and Toileting

Water for dogs is available at the Visitor Centre and at the stones.

Wheelchair Access

The main areas in and around car/coach parks, the visitor centre and the Stone Circle are accessible by wheelchair via tarmac and grass paths (subject to weather). The visitor shuttle buses are also accessible. Class 2 mobility scooters will fit on the shuttle bus max width 600mm x max length 1000mm. The wider landscape is not accessible to standard wheelchairs. Two wheelchairs are available to visitors on request at the admissions tills on a first come, first served basis.

Entrance / Set Down

Set down available in the accessible parking bays, 100m from Visitor Centre.

Disabled Parking

22 accessible parking bays available

OnSite Transport

Visitor Shuttle service operates frequently from outside the shop. No need to pre-book. Takes 10 minutes to reach the Stones. Shuttles stop at Fargo Plantation (about halfway to the Stones) so that visitors can walk part of the way if they wish.

Stairs

None

Lift Access

Seating And Restpoints

Benches available in the visitor centre and in the car and coach park. Limited seating around the stone circle itself. Benches do not have back or arm rests.

Pathways Surface And Gradients

Site is generally flat with a tarmac and grassed path around the circle itself.

Blind/Visually Impaired

Accessible Toilets

Handrails

Assistance Dogs Welcome

Braille Guides

Braille Signage

Torches

Sensory Experiences

Tactile objects in the exhibition and touching stones outside near the Neolithic Houses.

Dog Bowl and Toileting

Water for dogs is available at the Visitor Centre and at the stones.

Handling Objects

Please ask staff or book in advance via our Customer Services team.

Audio Tours

Yes available to download free of charge from the App Store or Google Play to a smart phone or tablet. Audio described tour available.

Site Tours

Tactile Models

There are a number of tactile opportunities available for all visitors in the exhibition as well as two large 'touching stones' outside the exhibition near the Neolithic houses.

Areas Of Low Lighting

Yes, in the exhibition.

Colour Contrasts

Large Print

Deaf/Hard of Hearing

Assistance Dogs Welcome

Vibrating Fire Alarms

Tour Transcripts

Film Subtitles

BSL Tours

Audio Installation Transcripts

Dog Bowl and Toileting

Water for dogs is available at the Visitor Centre and at the stones.

Induction Loops

All audio items and tills at the visitors centre have induction loops. All spoken audio exhibits in exhibition have subtitles and BSL. An audio guide is available to download free of charge to a smartphone or tablet for use with your own headphones.

Learning Difficulties