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According to Explored Planet, Stonehenge is the 4th most overrated attarction in the world! https://www.exploredplanet.com/view/the-worlds-most-overrated-tourist-attractionsAlthough the atmosphere around Stonehenge is often livelier when a druidic festival is going on, this is what the United Kingdom's mysterious rock monument looks like most of the time. For some tourists, that's enough. According to Wiltshire Times, the 4,500-year-old monument and its mysterious origins inspired about 7,000 positive reviews on Tripadvisor. However, others cautioned that it costs more to experience Stonehenge than it may seem. Furthermore, the experience is likely to be considered boring among families with young children. It's also in the middle of nowhere compared to other British attractions, which makes it hard to justify the trip to Wiltshire. Do YOU think Stonehenge is worth a visit? |
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« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2026, 10:03:00 » |
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Avebury is much much better to visit. It feels so very atmospheric of the past, and it's spacious and does not feel crowded. But don't tell everyone!
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JohnM
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« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2026, 10:13:49 » |
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Avebury is much much better to visit. It feels so very atmospheric of the past, and it's spacious and does not feel crowded. But don't tell everyone!
Agreed; never visited Stonehenge, driven past it quiet a few times and might stop one day. |
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JohnM
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« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2026, 10:19:17 » |
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Avebury is much much better to visit. It feels so very atmospheric of the past, and it's spacious and does not feel crowded. But don't tell everyone!
Agreed; never visited Stonehenge, driven past it quiet a few times and might stop one day. ...and Avebury has its own TV▸ series, a blast from the past for those of us of a certain age: https://youtu.be/SwT0wLnT7Rc?si=UAhk1c8xlnha-ksa |
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« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2026, 11:50:52 » |
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I went with my family back in the 1970s when you could walk around it more freely. Certainly agree that Avebury has more to offer...and I do remember the HTV series set there. Special mention too for the lesser known but not unimpressive stone circles at Stanton Drew in Somerset, which I think are the third largest in the country after Avebury and Stonehenge.
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grahame
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« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2026, 13:53:51 » |
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I went with my family back in the 1970s when you could walk around it more freely. Certainly agree that Avebury has more to offer...and I do remember the HTV series set there. Special mention too for the lesser known but not unimpressive stone circles at Stanton Drew in Somerset, which I think are the third largest in the country after Avebury and Stonehenge.
At Avebury you can also see the stones being reset twice a year - https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10154178800268586 |
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« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2026, 15:15:01 » |
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School trip as a kid. Visited again a few years ago - via the public footpath. Too expensive for an 'official' visit.
Ambivalent. But would like to get my drone up there. Although that would be limited to the south of the stones as they are bisected by a No Fly Zone.
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« Reply #7 on: July 09, 2026, 16:06:30 » |
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Avebury has a pub too.
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #8 on: July 09, 2026, 16:34:07 » |
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So does Stanton Drew - The Druids Arms.  |
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William Huskisson MP▸ was the first person to be killed by a train while crossing the tracks, in 1830. Many more have died in the same way since then. Don't take a chance: Stop, Look, Listen.
"Level crossings are safe, unless they are used in an unsafe manner." Discuss.
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« Reply #9 on: July 16, 2026, 11:59:43 » |
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« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2026, 07:32:12 » |
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One great merit of stonehenge, is the debunking of American conspiracy theories. A common one is that the earth has tilted upon its axis, and that the tilt is worsening. This is proved by the many persons who claim the sun now shines through previously shaded windows.
May be answered by "In England we have a very ancient monument (much older than america). The sun still rises in the same position, relative to the stones, as it has done for thousands of years"
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A proper intercity train has a minimum of 8 coaches, gangwayed throughout, with first at one end, and a full sized buffet car between first and standard.
It has space for cycles, surfboards,luggage etc.
A 5 car DMU▸ is not a proper inter-city train. The 5+5 and 9 car DMUs are almost as bad.
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Mark A
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« Reply #11 on: July 17, 2026, 11:53:59 » |
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One great merit of stonehenge, is the debunking of American conspiracy theories. A common one is that the earth has tilted upon its axis, and that the tilt is worsening. This is proved by the many persons who claim the sun now shines through previously shaded windows.
May be answered by "In England we have a very ancient monument (much older than america). The sun still rises in the same position, relative to the stones, as it has done for thousands of years"
This is good. Also looking forward to the long answer. :-) Mark |
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« Reply #12 on: July 17, 2026, 12:14:40 » |
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Was posted to the Royal School of Artillery at Larkhill. Had never been to Stonehenge, rolled over in the morning and saw this thing poking out of the snow (remember that stuff) ain't it small. Well it was at that distance! Being a typical drunken squaddy tended to be more interested in the "cultural" lure of the The Stones pub on the roundabout at Durrington. Visits since, recommend looking at Woodhenge, especially if you have had a chance read about the context of the sites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodhenge. Would also not recommend paying the price of an official visit to Stonehenge if you have been there before, walk down the footpath from the bus stop at Larkhill. You only end up being about 10m further from the stones. Personally I find the area more atmospheric in a cold damp drizzle, probably an ex-sqaddy affliction by time spent on Salisbury Plain Training Area. |
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Mark A
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« Reply #13 on: July 17, 2026, 12:21:22 » |
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Think it was just about my only visit to Stonehenge, as a small child, despite the presence of the roads, the setting, sun-baked, impressed. As did, at one point, the passage overhead, low, of a large moth-shaped jet-powered aircraft, surreally thunderously skysplittingly noisy. I think I was about 14 before I heard something that loud again (a Lightning whose pilot saw fit to do a close pass across a Pembrokeshire hill-top...)
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« Reply #14 on: July 17, 2026, 12:40:59 » |
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Ambivalent. But would like to get my drone up there. Although that would be limited to the south of the stones as they are bisected by a No Fly Zone.
Best way to avoid the crowds ! I got this from a light aircraft - followed by a hard 180° turn to clear Boscombe Down airspace. [Image from here is not available to guests] |
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