Stonehenge

[dasi11]

The stones are open to the public to touch on the summer solstice......

[Giantfan13]

No. it has been many years since you were able to walk among the stones. Sadly, one of the reasons was that tourists were breaking off pieces to take as souvenirs.

 

 

The British need to start a myth/legend as they have in Hawaii.

Seems so many people were taking pieces of lave rock home as souvenirs, that a long tale was invented that if you took any of the rocks home, you would be cursed with bad luck as long as he had them. Believe me it works as they told us, every day people who did take some of the rocks, return them as soon as their luck turns bad

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/17131

http://www.volcanogallery.com/lavarockstories.htm

 

Come on guys, with all your history, get a legend out there about Stonehenge rocks and watch all those older pieces start coming back.

 

Cheers

 

Len

[KirkNC]

The British need to start a myth/legend as they have in Hawaii.

Seems so many people were taking pieces of lave rock home as souvenirs, that a long tale was invented that if you took any of the rocks home, you would be cursed with bad luck as long as he had them. Believe me it works as they told us, every day people who did take some of the rocks, return them as soon as their luck turns bad

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/17131

http://www.volcanogallery.com/lavarockstories.htm

 

Come on guys, with all your history, get a legend out there about Stonehenge rocks and watch all those older pieces start coming back.

 

Cheers

 

Len

 

Good idea :D.

[JRice]

Today my research shows that tickets must be purchased in advance to visit Stonehenge. We want to stop there on our way to Southampton the day before we sail. Some reviews say pay and go in and others say plenty can be seen from the fences. I'm interested in opinions of the Stonehenge experience.

 

 

We recently returned from the Royal Princess TA that stopped in Southampton.

Regardless whether you port in Southampton for the day or are embarking I would recommend that you use a local tour operator to take in the sights in Stonehenge, Salisbury, Amsbury, and the surrounding countryside. Many roads are narrow and unless you are experienced driving on the left side of the road you are taking a big risk. We used The Value Cars Group, Tim Deacon, who did a wonderful job. The cost was very reasonable, 125 US per couple including a box lunch. You can contact him at tim@salisbury-valuecars.co.uk