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English Heritage launch new ‘Stonehenge Explorer’ private access tour.

30 07 2025

Step into the heart of Stonehenge on this once-in-a-lifetime, expert-led experience.

No other tour gets you closer.

In groups of no more than six people, you’ll stand in the heart of the Stone Circle, travel in style across the prehistoric landscape and get unparalleled insight into the world of Stonehenge.

You’ll start your tour at the Stonehenge visitor centre, where you will be met by your two expert guides who will accompany you throughout your visit.

They’ll share knowledge of the broader context in which Stonehenge was built and used as you travel by Land Rover to nearby Woodhenge, another important monument from the time of Stonehenge.

Back at the visitor centre, you’ll see objects unearthed from the Stonehenge landscape and step inside a reconstructed Neolithic house.

Next you’ll head to the famous stone circle itself. On a guided walk through the monument field you’ll see the earthworks, barrows and outlying stones, which are a significant, if often overlooked, feature of the ritual site.

Then it’s time to join our team (English Heritage) as they carry out daily conservation checks on the famous stones. You’ll have the once-in-a-lifetime chance to spend around 15 minutes alone in the stones, taking photos and learning from your guides what it takes to care for this precious monument.

You’ll enjoy locally sourced food and drink during the experience thanks to a hamper in the Land Rover. At the end of the tour, you will be presented with a Stonehenge tote bag containing a guidebook (available in eight languages) and a small gift to take away as a souvenir of your visit.

The Explorer Tour runs 2pm until 5pm:

October: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday

November to March: Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Please arrive at the Stonehenge car park by 1.45pm and make your way to the membership office at the visitor centre, where you’ll meet your guides for the afternoon.

The tour involves some walking over uneven ground, so it’s most suitable for people with a good level of mobility. Whatever your needs, we’ll always do our best to meet them, so get in touch with us if you have any questions.

Remember to dress for the weather. Stonehenge is in an exposed spot on Salisbury Plain, so we recommend layers and sensible footwear.

Please let us know if you have any dietary requirements or allergies.

The tour is in English. You’re welcome to bring an interpreter, but they will need their own ticket.

Price

The tour is £250 per adult aged 18 and over, and £150 for children aged 5-17. We do not recommend this tour for children under 12.

If you’d like to book all six places for your exclusive use, the price is £1500.

Prices are valid until 31 March 2026.
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Got any further questions? Check out our Explorer Tours frequently asked questions page.

FURTHER RELEVANT LINKS

Discover what the landscape around Stonehenge has looked like from before the monument itself was first built through to the present day. Interactive Maps of the Stonehenge Landscape
Take an interactive tour of Stonehenge with our 360 degree view from inside the monument. Select the hotspots to find out more. Stonehenge Virtual Tour: Inside the Stones
A World Heritage Site famous for its ancient ceremonial landscape of great archaeological interest. Stonehenge Landscape
Coach and Private Guided Tours of Stonehenge including the inner circle access experience with transport from London. Stonehenge Guided Rock Tours
Stonehenge guided tours with special access departing from London, Bath, Southampton, Oxford and Salisbury – The Stonehenge Guided Tour Company
Stonehenge guided landscape and private access inner circle tours departing from Salisbury. The Stonehenge Travel Company

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Stonehenge mystery is possibly SOLVED after 5,000 years – as scientists finally crack how enigmatic boulder was transported from Wales

25 07 2025

It’s the monument that has baffled scientists for hundreds of years. But now, experts may have finally solved one of Stonehenge’s greatest mysteries.

Boulders at Stonehenge were taken to the monument’s site by humans, rather than dragged there by glaciers, new scientific research claims.

The ancient monument, near Salisbury in south-west England, was built with stones from all parts of Great Britain, including the smaller bluestone megaliths, most of which came from north Pembrokeshire, 140 miles (225km) away.

While many archaeologists believe the smaller bluestones from the Preseli Hills were transported by humans, others believe they were transported by glacial ice long before Stonehenge was built.

Now, a research team at Aberystwyth University says its work shows there is “no evidence” to support the ice transport theory.

The bluestones are believed to have been among the first erected at the Wiltshire site about 5,000 years ago.

The team’s work focused on the so-called Newall Boulder, a 22x15x10cm rock excavated at Stonehenge in 1924 orginally from Craig Rhos-y-Felin in Pembrokeshire.

The boulder is now in the collection of the Salisbury Museum.

RELATIVE NEWS
Stonehenge boulder debate settled, scientists say – BBC SOURCE
Stonehenge’s biggest remaining mysteries: The 5 key unanswered questions – as scientists crack how enigmatic boulder was transported from Wales DAILY MAIL
Stonehenge mystery is SOLVED after 5,000 years – as scientists finally crack how enigmatic boulder was transported from Wales – DAILY EXPRESS
Want to visit Stonehenge with an expert tour guide and hear all about the latest discoveries? THE STONEHENGE TOUR COMPANY
Visit the inner circle of Stonehenge and walk amongst the Stones and dawn or dusk – STONEHENGE GUIDED TOURS

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