Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Salisbury
Railway
Station
Railway
Station
1
.
.
2
r Row
r Row
Poultry
Cross
Poultry
Cross
St. Thomas Church
St. Thomas Church
3
C
C
Queen
Elizabeth
Gardens
Queen
Elizabeth
Gardens
4
8
5
Mompesson House
Mompesson House
6
SALISBURY
SALISBURY
Arundells
Arundells
Cathedral Close
Cathedral Close
7
ATTRACTIONS
Mompe
sson House
5
Salisbury Cathedral
7
RESTAURANTS
Anokaa
2
Charter 1227
3
HOTELS
Best Western
Red Lion Hotel
4
Legacy Rose &
Crown Hotel
8
Mercure White Hart Hotel
6
Wyndham Park Lodge
1
r
Salisbury
Cathedral
Salisbury
Cathedral
Salisbury & South
Wiltshire Museum
Salisbury & South
Wiltshire Museum
Winston
Churchill
Gardens
Winston
Churchill
Gardens
Harnham
Bridge
Harnham
Bridge
0
200 m
HARNHAM
HARNHAM
0
200 yds
8
Neolithic “computing machine” capable of predicting eclipses. In truth, its pur-
pose remains a mystery. However, it appears from the beginning to have been a
monument to the dead, as revealed by radiocarbon dating from human cremation
burials around the brooding stones. The site was used as a cemetery from 3000
b.c. until after the first of the giant stones was erected around 2500 b.c. It was
used for about 1,500 years then abandoned.
Archeologists have also uncovered hearths, timbers, and other remains of what was
probably the village of workers who erected these monoliths on Salisbury Plain.
These ancient ruins appear to form the largest Neolithic village ever found in Britain.
The trenches of this discovery, Durrington Walls, lie 2 miles from Stonehenge.
Insider tip:
From the road, if you don't mind the noise from traffic, you can get a
good view of Stonehenge without paying the admission charge for a close-up encoun-
ter. Alternatively, climb
Amesbury Hill,
clearly visible 1
1
⁄
2
miles up the A303. From
here, you'll get a free panoramic view.
Wilts & Dorset
(
&
01722/336855;
www.wdbus.co.uk) runs several buses daily
between Salisbury and Amesbury (25 min. away), which is as close as you can get by
public transportation. It's a half-hour walk to Stonehenge from there. There is also the
hop-on, hop-off
Stonehenge Tour
bus (
&
01983/827005;
www.stonehengetour.info),
