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Hate it ! A right royal pain in the *** when you have to drive along the A303, only to be faced with queuing traffic. Why? because the delightful traveller in front of you has slowed down to 15mph while they gawp out the window at the magical marvel. A picturesque rubber-necking you may call it. The sooner the build a chuffin big hedge in front of it, the better, cause the tunnel is never going to happen !  [rant over] |
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Chris from Nailsea
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« Reply #16 on: July 17, 2026, 23:48:15 » |
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... as some American visitor is reported to have asked, "Why on Earth did they build Stonehenge so close to the main road?" CfN▸ .   |
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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 #17 on: July 18, 2026, 02:03:50 » |
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... as some American visitor is reported to have asked, "Why on Earth did they build Stonehenge so close to the main road?" CfN▸ . And without a sufficient car park ! |
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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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« Reply #18 on: July 18, 2026, 09:32:57 » |
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Hate it ! A right royal pain in the *** when you have to drive along the A303, only to be faced with queuing traffic. Why? because the delightful traveller in front of you has slowed down to 15mph while they gawp out the window at the magical marvel. A picturesque rubber-necking you may call it. The sooner the build a chuffin big hedge in front of it, the better, cause the tunnel is never going to happen ! [rant over] Classically illustrated on Thursday - with the traffic from London slowed down to a crawl as it approaches the henge, and traffic London-bound (which should be about the same volume) sparse and flowing freely. All sorts of ideas for the road have been mooted in the past - has any thought been given to moving the henge to somewhere more convenient for tourists? As I learned from the history panels, we have had the ability to move stones for several millennia ...  |
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Coffee Shop Admin, Chair of Melksham Transport User Group, West Wiltshire Rail User Group Committee and TravelWatch SouthWest Board Member
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Marlburian
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« Reply #19 on: July 18, 2026, 09:59:21 » |
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In 1927.
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« Reply #20 on: July 18, 2026, 11:26:22 » |
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... as some American visitor is reported to have asked, "Why on Earth did they build Stonehenge so close to the main road?" CfN▸ . Probably the same chap who was appreciative of Windsor Castle being built so close to Heathrow! |
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Ralph Ayres
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« Reply #21 on: July 18, 2026, 13:14:15 » |
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Hate it ! A right royal pain in the *** when you have to drive along the A303, only to be faced with queuing traffic. Why? because the delightful traveller in front of you has slowed down to 15mph while they gawp out the window at the magical marvel. A picturesque rubber-necking you may call it. The sooner the build a chuffin big hedge in front of it, the better, cause the tunnel is never going to happen ! [rant over] I confess to being one of those happy to go past slowly. Only adds a few minutes to the overall journey time for a rather special sight (and site). If it causes a delay long enough to worry about then an alternative route would probably be quicker. |
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« Reply #22 on: July 18, 2026, 20:51:03 » |
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Of all the bypass plans one of the best was a northern bypass near Larkhill and Bullford Camps which would have passed the new visitor centre which wasn't even thought of then. This was the 1980s when stretches of the A303 were being dualled which lasted for about 10 years then no more dualling.
I think the Army must have objected in case a tank thought the cars were a shooting gallery.
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« Reply #23 on: July 18, 2026, 23:53:13 » |
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It was a bit silly building it so close to the A303, causing all the distractions and tailbacks whilst people slow to look.
In all seriousness, I don’t get the hype. I definitely wouldn’t pay money to see them.
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All posts are my own personal believes, opinions and understandings!
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« Reply #24 on: July 19, 2026, 08:24:08 » |
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.....has any thought been given to moving the henge to somewhere more convenient for tourists?.....
At great risk of annoying a couple of dozen 'Druids' who must surely possess protected characteristics that would stop this. Also, being somebody whose knowledge of all things astronomical is pretty limited, would moving the stones have any impact on the solstice festivities? |
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Marlburian
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« Reply #25 on: July 19, 2026, 19:23:58 » |
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It mighty be difficult to retain the rising sun on Midsummer's Day hitting the Altar Stone.
Today I visited the sites of several of the WWI▸ camps in the Wylye Valley (two were served by branches off the Warminster-Salisbury railway) and drove past Stonehenge around 0545; there were just a few camper vans parked on nearby tracks.
Really I should have returned through Larkhill Camp, but opted for the A303. The car park at the Stonehenge visitor centre was very busy, and as soon as I got to the A303 roundabout to the west of the stones the traffic was jammed up on the two-lane carriageway heading towards Amesbury. Then there was the usual "zipping" as the two lanes became one, and we crawled around in first gear for a mile or so. Then everything speeded up just as we passed the stones. Traffic coming the other way was also very slow-moving.
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