Rites of spring: the Lake District’s ancient stones marking the passage of the seasons
Castlerigg and Long Meg and Her Daughters form a celebration of the landscape and astronomical alignments that signpost seasonal rhythms
June 2022
Hidden Histories
‘Solitude and awful wildness’: why you should visit Castlerigg stone circle
Instead of fighting the crowds at Stonehenge, head to beautiful Keswick to visit one of the country’s earliest monuments – solstice or no solstice
March 2022
Children of the stones: family fun in Avebury, Wiltshire
Speckled piglets, yoga classes, stone circles and woodland camps to build… Avebury is a delight for adults and kids alike
July 2021
Notebook
We came, we surfed, then Covid forced us to pee in a layby on the way home
Kitty Empire
The dilemma coming to a staycation near you: what do you do when one of you tests positive four days into a holiday?
June 2020
How to celebrate the summer solstice virtually
There may not be any gatherings around ancient stones this year but the longest day is being marked with free online festivals and activities
September 2019
Why ruin Stonehenge to shave a few seconds off a car trip?
Tom Holland
Driving a £2bn dual carriageway through one of Europe’s most precious prehistoric sites would be an act of cultural vandalism
June 2018
From the Guardian archive
Awaiting the dawn at Stonehenge: midnight parties - archive, 1928
The Guardian picture essay
From Stonehenge to Iceland's Arctic Henge, by motorbike – photo essay
August 2017
Take the kids to …
Take the kids to … Stonehenge, Wiltshire
This iconic site is a victim of its own fame and a cash cow for English Heritage – yet even the summer throngs can’t detract from the extraordinary romance of its unknowable past
January 2017
Jonathan Jones on art
The Stonehenge tunnel will bring us closer to a mythic past
Jonathan Jones
The newly confirmed road tunnel under Stonehenge has archaeologists up in arms, but removing traffic noise will help recreate the bleak mood that so inspired Hardy and Constable
August 2015
Foamhenge, Stonehenge's unholy twin, guards its mystery in byways of Virginia
A full-scale replica of the neolithic monument made of foam and deposited in the Virginia countryside combines fakery and sincerity in oddly authentic way
May 2015
Country diary
Rooks among the rocks
Country Diary: Stonehenge Grey rocks arranged like sails, each with its own character, presence and miniature meadow of lichens ‘performed’ under a windy sky
January 2015
Country diary
Ancient stone circles and tumbled rocks wear cloaks of crystal
Country Diary Minions, Bodmin Moor: Wads of snow streak the prehistoric Hurlers circles and old pits fill with slushy water
December 2014
As a druid, I’d welcome the tunnel under Stonehenge
Frank Somers
Frank Somers: A traffic-easing tunnel could be a big step forward – if done sensitively in consultation with all parties with an interest in this sacred landscape
November 2014
Druids endorse a road tunnel at Stonehenge
Letters: Removing that hopelessly congested strip of A303 would create a conservators’ dream – a 5,000-year-old giant stone temple in an almost pristine landscape, ie no visual or noise intrusion from the motor car
June 2014
Stonehenge used to be a free day out
Cycling breaks in England
Wiltshire's sacred cycles: exploring Avebury and Stonehenge
December 2013
Stonehenge visitor centre – in pictures
Corkboard
Travel news round-up: Tasmania, new flights and Stonehenge visitor centre …
August 2012
Shortcuts
Stonehenge: a new dawn
Work has begun on a project to make a visit to Stonehenge as awe-inspiring as the stones themselves – and to allow visitors to explore the majesty of the surrounding landscape
