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Stonehenge road closure approved

Mustard Nov 2, 2011 11:22:22

Replying to nigelswift

nigelswift wrote:

Personally I think they’ll HAVE to restrict access because of erosion and security issues and that means fences, hopefully lower ones and hopefully further away. But why don’t they just say so to the taxpayers that pay their wages?

That may depend on the apathy and laziness of the British public. If it's a long walk from the nearest parking place, I doubt many will bother to get off their backsides and make the trek. It may be that there'll only be a trickle of non-paying visitors. It would certainly be nice to know what EH actually have planned though.

Rhiannon Nov 2, 2011 12:34:44

Replying to Mustard

I actually think there's the danger it'll be more like the reverse. Because a lot of the money-spinning at stonehenge is from people on The Tour on their big coaches en route to Salisbury or Bath or wherever. If it turns out they have to walk miles, maybe it's them who won't want to stop? (I could be wrong. It must be 10 years + since I paid to go in, but most people seemed to hotfoot it round the circle pretty sharpish). Maybe it's just as good pointed out from the coach on the A303. I mean I'd gladly have paid to get in more often but I hate getting caught up in all the palaver, and you can't get that near anyway. I kind of prefer mooching further away given that choice.

dunno really. I can't imagine them wanting to ruin such a good cash cow though. Maybe they could install moving walkways like at the airport. Imagine them undulating over the plain. Could be quite cool.