The sarsen stone at the Stonehenge, the sandstone, the 25 tonnes, the 4,500 years, the surface that has been the rubbed smooth by the 1.5 million visitors a year who are the told to stand behind the rope (the rope that keeps the visitors the 10 metres from the stones, the essential frustration, and the sense of the Bronze Age that is the just beyond the reach), is the most important prehistoric monument in Europe. The Stonehenge is the crown jewel of the England, and the Salisbury, the medieval cathedral city 13 km to the south, is the essential partner for the Stonehenge day trip: the cathedral (the tallest in the UK, the 123 metres of the spire, the 1220–1258, the most beautiful Gothic cathedral in the England), the Magna Carta (the best-preserved of the 4 surviving copies from the 1215, the Chapter House, the most important document in the English history), and the Close (the largest cathedral close in the England, the 80 acres, the houses, the gardens, and the best urban walk in the Wiltshire). Here is the guide.

From Stonehenge to Salisbury

• The Stonehenge, the essential: The Stonehenge is the 4,500-year-old stone circle on the Salisbury Plain, the 5 km north of the A303, and the most ancient attraction in the UK. The essential Stonehenge experience: the visitor centre (the 2 km from the stones, the exhibition, the 250 objects, the 360-degree “stand-in-the-stones” virtual experience, and the shuttle bus to the stones. ~£25 for the adult, the £15 for the child, and the essential strategy: the book online, the weeks in advance for the summer, the first slot at the 9.30am, and the stones before the coaches from the London at the 10.30am). The essential upgrade: the Stone Circle Experience (the early-morning or the evening access inside the stone circle, the 30 people, the £55, the booked months in advance, and the essential experience for the Stonehenge obsessive). The essential alternative: the public footpath (the free, the view of the stones from the 50 metres, and the £25 saving. The footpath runs along the edge of the site, the fence, and the view is the good). The essential truth: the Stonehenge is the £25 for the 30 minutes, and the Stonehenge is the worth the £25. The stones are the more beautiful in the person, the silhouette against the sky, and the most important ancient monument in the UK. More UK →
• The Salisbury, the essential city: The Salisbury Cathedral: the 1220–1258, the tallest church spire in the UK (the 123 metres, the 6,400 tonnes of the stone, and the essential Salisbury Cathedral tour: the Tower Tour, the 332 steps, the inside of the spire, the view, and the best cathedral tour in the England. ~£15, and the essential booking in advance, the groups are the limited to the 12). The Chapter House (the Magna Carta, the 1215, the best-preserved copy, and the most important document in the English history. The free with the cathedral entry, the £10 suggested donation), the oldest working clock in the world (the 1386, the iron, the no face, the hours were struck the bell, and the still working). The essential Salisbury: the Close (the walk, the houses, the Mompesson House, the 1701, the Queen Anne, the National Trust, ~£8, and the best hour in the Salisbury), the Market Square (the Saturday market, the Charter Market, the 1227, the charter, and the market that is the still held every the Tuesday and the Saturday), the lunch at the Haunch of Venison (the 1320, the oldest inn in the Salisbury, the tiny, the crooked, the “Horsebox”, the smallest pub in the UK, and the best pub-lunch in the Wiltshire. ~£15 for the main)
• The essential strategy, the day trip from the London: The train from the London Waterloo to the Salisbury (the 90 minutes, the £35 return off-peak), the Stonehenge Tour bus from the Salisbury station (the double-decker, the every 30 minutes in the summer, the £17 for the bus + the Stonehenge ticket). The essential day: the 9.20am train from the Waterloo, the Stonehenge at the 11am, the Salisbury Cathedral at the 2pm, the Cathedral Close at the 3.30pm, the pub at the 5pm, the train at the 6.30pm, the London by the 8pm