Mystery surrounds this 5,000 year old monument in the centre of the World Heritage Site. Visit this prehistoric South West site near Salisbury in Wiltshire, and decide for yourself whether Stonehenge was a place of sun worship, a healing sanctuary, a sacred burial site, or something different altogether!

English Heritage also provide information and services for disabled people such as:

Access: On tarmac and grass path around outer circle (subject to weather conditions). One wheelchair available to visitors on request at entrance kiosk.

Parking: Reserved parking for disabled drivers is available close to entrance. Ticket office reached by short, sloping tarmac path.

Visually Impaired Visitors: Braille and large print guides are available on request. Touching Stones accessible at the main entrance.

Hearing Impaired Visitors: Audio tour with hearing loop in ten languages (subject to availability).

Further information regarding facilities at Stonehenge can be found on OpenBritain, on page 126 of the OpenBritain 2010 Guide and on the English Heritage website.

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