Blogs from Stonehenge, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 3

Geo: 51.1717, -1.77897StonehengeAfter encountering sunshine and then rain for 15 minutes, we had very nice weather as we approached the 25 minute coffee break/rest stop at 9:15. I tried a packaged sandwich again, and it was unappealing, so I threw it away. After passing many wheat, barley, and oat fields we arrived at Stonehenge at 11:20 a.m.. We had to park across the highway and walk through an underpass to reach the stones. In the last few years, they had to rope off the area, so no one can touch the stones or walk around in the circle. However, one did get very close to the site. An self guided audio tour gave seven interesting discussions about the making and legends of Stonehenge. After spending 40 minutes walking around the site, enjoying the view and the ... read more

Stonehenge - its exactly like the pictures. If you've seen it on the Internet, you've seen it in person. What was wonderful was the drive from London to Stonehenge. It takes you across lush green fields and all you can see is occasional cows and sheeps grazing. I was really excited about being at Stonehenge after all that stuff I'd read on the Internet. Stonehenge is a "henge monument" meaning that it consists of menhirs or the large rocks in a circular formation. Archaeologists believe the standing stones were erected around 2200 BC and the surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3100 BC. There are a series of standing stones, earth, and timber in a decorative form remodeled. Each stone is in different ... read more

Hullo! Before I say anything else I would just like to mention that we can't say Stonehenge without adopting the accent and tone of voice used in Spinal Tap. For those of you in the know - best scene ever is the 12 inch Stonhenge lowered behind the band while they sing Stonehenge on stage. Hilarious! Anyway, so we are on our holidays in St Ives in Cornwall at the very far South West corner of the UK. Its a mega long drive from Glasgow so we decided to take two days to do it and make a few stops. First day we stopped near Birmingham at Drayton Manor theme park where they have a special kids area dedicated to Thomas the Tank Engine. Beth likes Thomas and she really enjoyed her wee day out there. ... read more

The bike is no longer roaring and growling, with Linda on together with some extra baggage it's more of a blasting through the british countryside, pelting the villages with engine noise. The pace is leisurely 40 mph for most of the time, although on some parts it feels more like wishful thinking from the authorities side considering the poor state of the road, the winding curves and the hedges lining it making it impossible to see through the curves. I can't really get the hang of the road nomenclauture-The M's are Highways, so far so good. Just avoid them. The A-roads are smaller than the M's, but larger than the B-roads. And the larger the number the smaller the roads (A3037 is smaller than the A30). In principle. But the A30 changes constantly, from a 4 ... read more

It was a great experience to have finally seen the famous ring of massive stones! Ok, the fact that loads of tourists were around really did ruin the whole mystical feel about it and also the fact that we couldn't actually get closer to the stones, but only stare at them from the distance. Nevertheless, there is something interesting about them and the thing that strikes the most is probably that no-one can pretty much come to a conlusion in terms of 'why' and 'how'. Various ideas have been put forward, but it seems hard to be able to provide a coherent theory. The most popular ones include a place of worship and cult...... read more