Within the Stonehenge World Heritage Site the National Trust manages 827 hectares of chalk downland around the English Heritage stone circle, and its monuments record Neolithic and Bronze Age ceremony and burial between 3700 and 1600 BC. Free to walk over, the land takes in the Avenue, the route to the stones, more than 2.5km long; the Cursus, nearly two miles long and older than Stonehenge; Durrington Walls, a 500-metre henge; and King Barrow Ridge, where Bronze Age burial mounds sit among ancient beeches. Dogs are welcome on Trust land but English Heritage bars them from the stone circle field and the shuttle bus. Reviewers value the calm of the open fields and say the walk from the visitor centre to the stones is part of the experience. One tip from regular visitors: go early or late in the day to beat the crowds. There is no parking on Trust land; use the visitor centre car park and show your membership card.
