Home > Tourist Attractions  > United Kingdom  > England   Select from the following attraction(s).   Albert Dock Alton Towers Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament Blackpool Pleasure Beach British Airways London Eye British Museum Buckingham Palace Cambridge University Camden Market Canterbury Cathedral Chessington World of Adventures Durham Castle and Cathedral Eden Project Greenwich Hadrian's Wall Hampton Court Palace Harrods Leeds Castle Legoland ® Windsor London Dungeon London Zoo Madame Tussaud’s and Tussaud’s London Planetarium National Gallery National Museum of Photography, Film and Television Natural History Museum Oxford University Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Roman Baths and Pumproom Royal Armouries Leeds Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Royal Pavilion Science Museum Shakespeare Houses St Paul’s Cathedral Stonehenge Tate Britain Tate Modern Tintagel Castle Tower of London Victoria & Albert Museum Warwick Castle Westminster Abbey Windsor Castle York Minster       Stonehenge Description: Erected between 3000 and 1600 BC, Stonehenge is a giant stone circle that stands on Salisbury Plain and is considered today to be one of the most famous surviving sites from the ancient world. The stones, which are up to 6.7m (22ft) high, attract hundreds of visitors every day, who come to marvel at the ingenuity of those who engineered the construction of the site and the techniques used to move and position the stones. The first prehistoric structures appeared at the site in approximately 3000 BC. However, it was not until 2550 BC that the 3.9-ton (4-tonne) bluestones were brought to Stonehenge from the Preseli Mountains in Pembrokeshire, southwest Wales, using manpower alone. The 30 sarsen stones, which form the Sarsen Circle with raised lintels around the edge, were brought 150 years later from the Marlborough Downs, 32km (20 miles) away, the largest weighing an astonishing 49.2 tons (50 tonnes). The term bluestone refers to igneous rocks, mainly dolerites and rhyolites, whilst sarsen stone is a type of sandstone. Avebury, which is located 37km (24 miles) from Stonehenge, is another ancient mystery to modern-day man, and one of the biggest stone circles ever built. There are also many burial mounds nearby, as well as long barrows from the Neolithic Age, the most famous of which is West Kennet Long Barrow. Contact Addresses: Stonehenge, English Heritage, First Floor, Abbey Buildings, Abbey Square, Amesbury, Wiltshire SP4 7ES, UK Tel: (01980) 624 715 (information line). Fax: (01980) 623 465. Website: www.stonehengemasterplan.org or www.english-heritage.org.uk Transportation: Air: London Heathrow Airport. Rail: Train: Salisbury Station (from London Waterloo Station). Road: Bus: Coach services run to Stonehenge (from Salisbury Station). Car: A30 and A303 (from Exeter); A360, A304 and A344 (from Salisbury). Opening Times: Daily 0930-1600 (24 Oct-15 Mar); daily 0930-1800 (16 Mar-31 May); daily 0900-1900 (1 Jun-31 Aug); daily 0930-1800 (1 Sep-15 Oct); daily 0930-1700 (16 Oct-23 Oct). Closed 1 Jan and 24-26 Dec. Admission Fees: £4.40 (adult), £2.20 (child). Concessions and family pass available.     Copyright © 2005 Highbury Columbus Travel Publishing Ltd.  Terms and Conditions apply.