Stonehenge Landscape (NT)
Recommended by
Overview
Within the Stonehenge World Heritage Site, the National Trust manages 827 hectares (2,100 acres) of downland surrounding the famous stone circle. Walking across the grassland, visitors can discover other prehistoric monuments, including the Avenue and King Barrow Ridge with its Bronze Age burial mounds. Nearby, Winterbourne Stoke Barrows is another fascinating example of a prehistoric cemetery, while Durrington Walls hides the remains of a Neolithic village. Today thanks to our extensive programme turning ploughed fields into pasture, you can explore the landscape and follow in the footsteps of the people who built and used Stonehenge.
About the area
Wiltshire’s charm lies in the beauty of its countryside, with expansive chalk landscapes of the Marlborough and Pewsey downs and miles of uninterrupted views deep into Dorset, Somerset and the Cotswolds. Stroll through quaint timbered and thatched villages in the southern Woodford and Avon valleys and explore the historic streets of the stone villages of Lacock, Castle Combe and Sherston.
Places to eat nearby View all
Nearby places to stay
View all (8)
Nearby places to stay
The George
Dating from 16th-century, and now Grade 2-listed, The George is centrally located in Amesbury. Stonehenge and Salisbury are right on the doorstep. This charming property is most welcomi...
The Great Bustard
Behind the Great Bustard's smartly presented 19th-century brick façade is a stylishly revived and renovated restaurant with rooms. Walk through the cosy bar with its open fire to the op...
Stonehenge Campsite & Glamping Pods
This small campsite is split into three areas and has good, modern toilets and showers, a laundry facility and a shop for essentials. The lower end of the site has hardstandings for car...
Enford House Cottage
Enford House Cottage is part of Grade II listed 18th-century vicarage, found to the northeast of Salisbury Plain. There’s a lovely thatched walled garden and the cottage is a stroll awa...
Enford House Cottage
Enford House Cottage is part of Grade II listed 18th-century vicarage, found to the northeast of Salisbury Plain. There’s a lovely thatched walled garden and the cottage is a stroll awa...
Red Lion at East Chisenbury
Red Lion at East Chisenbury offers an interesting blend of sumptuous accommodation and excellent food, yet retains the informality and laidback atmosphere of a traditional pub. Each of ...
Best Western Red Lion Hotel
This 750-year-old hotel is full of character, with a mix of bedrooms and suites; The Seamstress Room in the eves is their very stylish master suite and includes a cast iron tub taking c...
Burcombe Manor B&B
Located in the village of Burcombe, only five miles west of Salisbury, Burcombe Manor is a family home set at the edge of a 1300-acre farm with views out over the water meadows. Bedroom...
