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Family fun - Attraction 18. Stonehenge, Wiltshire
18. Stonehenge
Address: Amesbury, Salisbury, SP4 7DE
Bookings and enquiries: 0870 333 1181
World-famous prehistoric monument built as a ceremonial centre. Started 5000 years ago and remodelled several times in next 1500 years, the massive stone lintels are mortice-and-tenoned to the upright stones and are curved to follow a circle. Some of the stones weigh over 50 tons each, with some brought from the Preseli Mountains in Wales.
Price: Adult £6.30, Child £3.20, Concession £4.70, Family £15.80
Opening details: Open All Year, Closed at Christmas, Closed at New Year
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