Woodhenge
Woodhenge
3.5
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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- TAMAN1951Liberty Lake, Washington8,941 contributionsVery interestingBuilt around the same time as the more popular Stonehenge with similar story overtones. Of course the wooden post are long gone but have been replaced with concrete ones. Its free and well worth a side trip.Visited January 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 5 January 2024
- mrsflightEast Grinstead, United Kingdom238 contributionsWorth a stopStopped off after visiting stonehenge. We have visited before and its an enjoyable little stop. A nice place to sit and think about what it may have been like in the past. This time we found a random human tooth on the child's grave, which my kids found most curious. Worth a stop if your passingVisited January 2024Travelled with familyWritten 16 January 2024
- Jim GLondon, United Kingdom104 contributionsHistoric but not a “Stonehenge” experience.Check out the details before visiting, if you’re expecting a “Stonehenge” then you’ll be disappointed. However, it’s to be seen once, it’s free and there’s parking along the road. There’s lots of walking around the site although Woodhenge is very close to the road.Visited April 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 29 April 2024
- BeachmanLiverpool, United Kingdom79 contributionsWorth taking a stop at but don't expect anything spectacularAn interesting discovery made over a hundred years ago led to this site being identified as a mystic wooden circle, probably set up around the same period as Stonehenge. The wooden pillars are now made of man-made stone but identify the original pillars. Interesting for a brief visit- and free. No English Heritage fees for entry or parking.Visited August 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 20 September 2024
- mikex882St. Albans, United Kingdom204 contributionsVery atmosphericThe whole are is one history lesson, and woodhenge is no exception. True all the wood has been replaced by concrete stumps, but you can image the original posts forming an amazing pattern. It would be wonderful to understand why they built it, and the special meaning it had, but until they invent a time machine, we are left to wonder and enjoy the sights and sounds of nature, in a very restful place.Visited September 2024Travelled soloWritten 26 September 2024
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Bill N
Huddersfield, UK55 contributions
Aug 2020 • Family
We found this gem by accident after visiting the nearby Stonehenge.
Well laid out & informative information boards. Easy free parking.
The markers in the ground indicate where the original wood columns were placed (some up to 9m tall).
The only disappointment was that the marker posts were originally colour coded & this really helped you understand how the posts related to each other; the colours have now faded & it is tricky to make them out. A few pots of paint would do the trick of sorting this out.
Just a few hundred metres from Durrington Walls where the builders of Stonehenge & Woodhenge lived.
Worth visiting for adults & children.
Well laid out & informative information boards. Easy free parking.
The markers in the ground indicate where the original wood columns were placed (some up to 9m tall).
The only disappointment was that the marker posts were originally colour coded & this really helped you understand how the posts related to each other; the colours have now faded & it is tricky to make them out. A few pots of paint would do the trick of sorting this out.
Just a few hundred metres from Durrington Walls where the builders of Stonehenge & Woodhenge lived.
Worth visiting for adults & children.
Written 30 August 2020
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valerieanne46
Carmarthen, United Kingdom11 contributions
June 2022
As I was going to spend Solstice at Stonehenge, and having spent months learning all about Woodhenge and Durrington, was keen to see them all. The exhibition at The Natural History Museum really sparked my interest.
However car parks all closed and roads covered in No Parking cones for miles .
So very disappointed
However car parks all closed and roads covered in No Parking cones for miles .
So very disappointed
Written 27 June 2022
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R1chardN
Surbiton, UK628 contributions
Sept 2021 • Couples
I only discovered this site when visiting Stonehenge. It’s just a few miles down the road and therefore worth a visit. It is a significant monument and a UNESCO site.
It is quite unspectacular by comparison to Stonehenge but peaceful and thought provoking. The wooden posts have been replaced by concrete posts in the positions although you do not get the feeling of the grandeur and height described on the information boards.
If you have been to Stonehenge I recommend a visit here as part of the overall story and experience.
It is quite unspectacular by comparison to Stonehenge but peaceful and thought provoking. The wooden posts have been replaced by concrete posts in the positions although you do not get the feeling of the grandeur and height described on the information boards.
If you have been to Stonehenge I recommend a visit here as part of the overall story and experience.
Written 29 September 2021
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TAMAN1951
Liberty Lake, WA8,941 contributions
Jan 2024 • Couples
Built around the same time as the more popular Stonehenge with similar story overtones.
Of course the wooden post are long gone but have been replaced with concrete ones.
Its free and well worth a side trip.
Of course the wooden post are long gone but have been replaced with concrete ones.
Its free and well worth a side trip.
Written 5 January 2024
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mikex882
St. Albans, UK204 contributions
Sept 2024 • Solo
The whole are is one history lesson, and woodhenge is no exception. True all the wood has been replaced by concrete stumps, but you can image the original posts forming an amazing pattern. It would be wonderful to understand why they built it, and the special meaning it had, but until they invent a time machine, we are left to wonder and enjoy the sights and sounds of nature, in a very restful place.
Written 27 September 2024
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VaAlleyCat
Aldie, VA1,197 contributions
Apr 2023 • Couples
Free to visit English Heritage site. Close to the other Henge that the UK is famous for. It was a timber monument built around the same time as Stonehenge. The timbers are not there, but cement pillars have been constructed in their stead.
Written 2 August 2023
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BT3rd
Datchet, UK7,514 contributions
Aug 2020 • Couples
An area steeped in history linked with the stones about a couple of miles away. Concrete post show where the wooden ones were located in 2500BC. There is a drawing showing what they may have looked like way back when. Just a thought, why not actually put up wooden posts like the picture to give it an actual historical analogy.
Written 9 August 2020
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Anuruddha K
London, UK192 contributions
Apr 2023 • Family
It is a free attraction close to stone henge. There are no actual wood there. Instead there are cement poles in places. It's not crowded even in very busy weekends. Can cover within 10 minutes. Kids liked the fact that they could climb on the short cement poles. Recommended to see on your trip to stonehenge.
Written 13 April 2023
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mrsflight
East Grinstead, UK238 contributions
Jan 2024 • Family
Stopped off after visiting stonehenge. We have visited before and its an enjoyable little stop. A nice place to sit and think about what it may have been like in the past. This time we found a random human tooth on the child's grave, which my kids found most curious.
Worth a stop if your passing
Worth a stop if your passing
Written 16 January 2024
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Dick Dastardly
London, UK127 contributions
May 2023 • Family
A site so bad that you just have to go to experience it for yourselves.
After the very real Stonehenge comes the extremely underwhelming Woodhenge
A monument so significant that there's literally nothing left of it. Except for some 20th century pillars to indicate "come and look at what you could have won" there is precisely zero here of any interest or historical interest to the average person.
My friend and I visited and we constantly laugh about how bad it was.
Come see it yourself and be very disappointed
After the very real Stonehenge comes the extremely underwhelming Woodhenge
A monument so significant that there's literally nothing left of it. Except for some 20th century pillars to indicate "come and look at what you could have won" there is precisely zero here of any interest or historical interest to the average person.
My friend and I visited and we constantly laugh about how bad it was.
Come see it yourself and be very disappointed
Written 16 August 2023
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