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Patrick sent this article in to us a while ago as a trip report but I decided to publish it as some travel notes instead. I really like the idea of this and hope to someday be able to do it, enjoy:

Walking to Stonehenge

Patrick, apologies for taking so long to get this posted.
 
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Patrick - what a great article - and a fabulous picture of the henge. Thank you for suggesting a different way to approach a true British icon.

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An inspiring article, Patrick. I did this walk years ago whilst staying with some friends who lived near Amesbury and it was a memorable experience. Your timings make it very useful for someone planning it as a day trip from London.

(I drove past the site last Friday morning, on the lovely A303, in the driving rain - we could barely make the stones out but there were about 20 hardy souls trudging their way around the circle. Their impressions would have been a little less delighted - a 'blasted heath' if ever there was one!)
 
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If you visit Salisbury by train then Stonehenge, consider returning to the rail station and take the train over to Bath. It's only an hour's ride and Bath is well worth visiting. An overnight in Bath ? At Salisbury station there is no Left Luggage office but the pub nearby is used to visitors leaving bags.
Walking around Stonehenge is great but choose some decent weather and wear good shoes. The bus from Salisbury to Amesbury is a great idea. If you have more time and some walking in your blood then plenty of other footpaths in this area. You could always take the bus a bit further North beyond the A303 road to see Woodhenge before continuing your walk across the paths to the National trust lands and get a distant view of Stonehenge.
The visitor centre is way past its sell by date for the volume of people and the new centre is going to be erected further away making the entire visit experience so much better.
I did a Google Map of a circular walk taken last summer which gives some more ideas.
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/...0e74b8d338b6ce1&z=13
 
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Patrick,
Thanks for an informative travel note, and an interesting idea for visiting Stonehenge. I've been wanting to get back there, and think a nice walk sounds like just the thing.

In the early summer of 1991 I stayed with a friend living in Saffron Walden, and I walked along paths all over the area. One of my favorite afternoon walks was to Audley End House . I still remember the beautiful Queen Anne's Lace flowers blooming along the path. I might even have one pressed in a book somewhere!
 
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