Stonehenge

September 19, 2017 -  Stonehenge day. An absolute “must-see” destination, both Dan and I were thrilled to finally be doing this! Since we wanted to take our time with our visitation, this was one of the main reasons we rented a car for this part of the trip. The bus tours were too short with too many limitations, so after breakfast we set out on our own. Located just 10-miles outside of Salisbury, you are out in the country almost immediately after leaving the city limits. It was a pretty drive through bucolic rolling green hills and as we got closer to our destination, Stonehenge started to appear on the horizon. Quite impressive!

What can you really say about Stonehenge? Everyone has heard of it, and nobody really knows it’s complete history. A prehistoric monument consisting of standing stones, archaeologists believe it was constructed from 3000 BCE to 2000 BCE, in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds.

It would have been incredible to be able to walk among the stones, but starting in 1977 the stones were roped off as a result of serious erosion. Visitors are no longer permitted to touch the stones. With special permission, you can access the stones during the summer and winter solstice, and the spring and autumn equinox. We missed the Autumn Equinox by three days! Ahhh!