London to Stonehenge Tour
Featured Tour 

STONEHENGE, LACOCK AND CITY OF BATH - SMALL GROUP TOUR

This tour is provided by Golden Tours/Regent Palace and its a small group tour lasting approximately 9 hours. The tour generally runs on each Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. The check in time is 8.30 to 8.45 at 4 Fountain Square, 123-151 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W. There is an optional lunch at an additional cost. Arrival back into London at approximately 7.00 PM

Lacock

A visit to the village is akin to taking a step back in time, owned and managed by the National Trust, it has been beautifully preserved and unchanged since it was a thriving township that traded in wool.

Lacock village has been the venue for many film makers, the popular TV programme, The Cranford Chronicles, was filmed here as was some of the shots in the Harry Potter movie, Larkrise to Candleford and Lost in Austen were amongst the many of the other films requiring an authentic background. The village church of St.Cyriack featuring in most.

A major feature in Lacock is the Abbey that was founded in 1229 by Ela Countess Dowager of Salisbury (she inherited her title and lands upon the death of her father in 1196) and followed the death of her husband William Longespee the illegitimate son of Henry II. William was the first to be buried in the then new Salisbury Cathedral and his tomb stands in the nave.

Stonehenge

The World Heritage Site of Stonehenge.  Located near Salisbury in the beautiful Wiltshire countryside, it is a highlight of the South West.

The true meaning of this ancient, awe-inspiring creation has been lost in the mists of time. Was Stonehenge a temple for sun worship, a healing centre, a burial site or perhaps a huge calendar? How did our ancestors manage to carry the mighty stones from so far away and then, using only the most primitive of tools, build this amazing structure? Surrounded by mystery, Stonehenge never fails to impress.

Bath

Standing proudly on the slopes of the River Avon, beautiful Bath was the first city in England to be designated an UNESCO World Heritage site. The gorgeous 15th century Bath Abbey, the stunning Georgian architecture, the romantic Pulteney Bridge, modelled on Florence’s Ponte Vecchio, are all sights to linger on in the memory of your day. Upon reaching Bath, you are given ample free time: perhaps enjoy tea at the pump rooms or visit the Jane Austen centre (entry not included).

Private Stonehenge Tours-Access the Stones

Private sunset tour of Stonehenge

With private viewing of Stonehenge - enter the stone circle normally out of bounds to the public. Highlights: Private viewing of Stonehenge at sunset Enter the inner stone circle Visit Lacock, a delightful Saxon village See where Harry Potter and Pride and Prejudice were filmed Meal stop in a 13th Century inn (food/drinks not included) Visit Bath - free time to shop and explore Entrance to the Roman Baths and Pump Room

A gathering of the Ancient Order of Druids at Stonehenge. 1905

Caption:	A gathering of the Ancient Order of Druids at Stonehenge. Some of the participants are dressed in suits while others are in white robes with cowls, and the latter carry poles with half moon symbols. One of the sarsen outer stones has wooden props
Photographer:	Henry Taunt	Date Taken:	1905
Collection:	Henry W Taunt
	Henry William Taunt, 1842-1922, was an Oxford-based professional photographer. He photographed mainly in Oxford, Oxfordshire and the River Thames, though surrounding counties are also well represented. His subjects were mostly tourist views, though he also recorded architecture and social history. Around 1914 he bought up the photographic business of Frederick Ault. The whole of the combined NMR and Oxfordshire County Council collection of Taunt's photographs is available on Viewfinder.
Archive Holder:	Centre for Oxfordshire Studies
	Oxfordshire History Centre, St Luke's Church, Temple Road, Cowley, Oxford. OX4 2HT. Telephone - 01865 398200

A stargazing walk at Stonehenge

Cresent moon over Stonehenge Photograph: Alamy 

Distance 0.7 mile (1.1km) 
Classification Gentle stroll 
Duration 1 hour 30 minutes 
Begins Next to Stonehenge car park 
OS grid reference SU120420

Walk in a nutshell
Beginning a few hundred metres from the famous stone circle, this leisurely walk takes you over grazed grassland and between prehistoric burial mounds. Around you are more than 350 monuments and earthworks.

Why it's special
For hundred of years, scholars and cranks have been speculating about the purpose of the stone circle and the surrounding earthworks. According to the 12th-century chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth, Stonehenge was built by the sorcerer Merlin; while in the 1960s astronomer Gerald Hawkins suggested it was a computer to predict solar and lunar eclipses. To modern pagans it is a site of great religious significance.

Look and listen out for
Stone curlews – crow-sized birds whose large yellow eyes enable them to find food in the dark. They have an eerie, wailing cry.

But bear in mind
Dogs should be kept under close control because of grazing animals and ground-nesting birds.

How to get there
By car: Stonehenge is 2 miles west of Amesbury, near the junction of the A303 and the A344.

Step by step

1 From the byway next to the car park, head through the pedestrian gate signed to the Cursus Barrows. Please be aware of grazing cattle.

2 If the night is not too dark, you'll see the group of bronze age round barrows ahead of you, standing on the horizon.

3 From the barrows head east to meet the byway once more, accessed through a pedestrian gate.

Source Guardian and National Trust

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Sunday, 06 May
14:00	9°C		Partly Cloudy	8°C	56%	0%	From East North East at 11 kmph
15:00	9°C		Mostly Cloudy	8°C	56%	10%	From East North East at 11 kmph
16:00	9°C		Mostly Cloudy	8°C	58%	10%	From East North East at 10 kmph
17:00	9°C		Mostly Cloudy	8°C	58%	20%	From East at 10 kmph
18:00	9°C		Partly Cloudy	8°C	61%	20%	From East at 8 kmph
19:00	9°C		Partly Cloudy	8°C	63%	20%	From East at 8 kmph
20:00	8°C		Partly Cloudy	7°C	68%	20%	From East South East at 8 kmph
21:00	7°C		Mostly Cloudy	6°C	74%	10%	From East South East at 8 kmph
22:00	6°C		Mostly Cloudy	5°C	79%	10%	From East South East at 6 kmph
23:00	6°C		Mostly Cloudy	4°C	82%	10%	From East South East at 8 kmph
Monday, 07 May
00:00	6°C		Partly Cloudy	4°C	86%	20%	From East South East at 8 kmph
01:00	6°C		Partly Cloudy	4°C	86%	20%	From East South East at 8 kmph

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Saturday, 05 May
13:00	8°C		Mostly Cloudy	5°C	58%	10%	From Northeast at 21 kmph
14:00	9°C		Mostly Cloudy	6°C	56%	10%	From Northeast at 21 kmph
15:00	9°C		Mostly Cloudy	7°C	56%	20%	From Northeast at 21 kmph
16:00	9°C		Mostly Cloudy	7°C	56%	20%	From Northeast at 19 kmph
17:00	9°C		Mostly Cloudy	7°C	56%	20%	From Northeast at 19 kmph
18:00	9°C		Partly Cloudy	7°C	56%	10%	From Northeast at 19 kmph
19:00	9°C		Partly Cloudy	6°C	58%	0%	From Northeast at 18 kmph
20:00	8°C		Partly Cloudy	6°C	61%	0%	From Northeast at 16 kmph
21:00	7°C		Partly Cloudy	4°C	65%	0%	From Northeast at 14 kmph
22:00	6°C		Partly Cloudy	3°C	70%	10%	From Northeast at 13 kmph
23:00	6°C		Partly Cloudy	3°C	73%	10%	From Northeast at 13 kmph
Sunday, 06 May
00:00	4°C		Mostly Clear	2°C	76%	10%	From Northeast at 13 kmph