Jim.
We were also caught in the draught of the ticketing offices, which sit in the centre of the buildings, roofed but open to any cutting wind.
I hate to criticise because the building and the idea of distance from the stones is so good and I think it will take a couple of years to change it, the land trains definitely need some thought, the turning place is too small, and only one entrance for the coming and going of the land trains.
I expect it will all come good, those miserable people on Trip Advisor should learn to be patient;)
Jim.
The cafe is designed to deal with high numbers of people - so it was paper cups, sandwiches or pasties - soup had been on offer but had sold out. We ended up driving into Amesbury and using a small friendly cafe close to the Amesbury Heritage Museum (closed that day but definitely worth a visit).
As of February entrance will have to be pre-booked - which may account for the rush of visitors during January - I am sure it will settle down by the summer.
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/458/stonehenge.html#fieldnotes
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-25724541
The BBC local news Points West is running this story today. Thousands of visitors pitched up at the weekend - the news clip shows most of them walking up to the stones rather than waiting for the transport.
Edit: Have just seen this ...
http://www.westerndailypress.co.uk/English-Heritage-offers-cheaper-Stonehenge-option/story-20438611-detail/story.html
On the other hand people could park at Larkhill and walk up the by-way. All this seems a far cry from the 'open access' talked about in the recent past. Or did I imagine that.
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