When we were first planning the trip and were talking about what we might go and see, Stonehenge was the first word from Leo’s lips. Just out of Salisbury, the iconic standing stones are a world heritage site and have been around in their earliest for for 5050 years, since 3050BC. The stone monument remains that can be seen today were constructed, arranged and rearranged over almost 1,000 years 4,500-3,500 years age. The stones come from the Marlborough Downs 30 km away, and also from Wales, 385 km away.
It is right beside a busy road, with a carpark across the road with a pedestrian subway leading to the stones, which are roped off with a walkway around the outer circular band and ditch that surrounds the stones. You walk around with an audio commentary with headphones, together with all the other tourists taking pictures. Despite this it is awe inspiring. I walked picturing the effort that must have gone into building it and trying to imagine the rites and uses the stones had in ancient times. 
Here we all are, being Stonehenge.
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