Woodhenge
Visitors find Woodhenge, a historic site, 200 m northwest of Amesbury. Around it, within 15 km, lie 21 more places, Salisbury Cathedral (14 km) first on our list.
Historic site near Amesbury
Just outside Amesbury
Woodhenge is 200 m northwest of Amesbury. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
The climate through the year
From May to September, Amesbury sees highs of 17–22°C.
Woodhenge
Historic site.
- Type
- Historic site
- Town
- 200 m northwest of Amesbury
Before you set off
Mapping Woodhenge
Use the numbers to match each place near Woodhenge with the list.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns around Woodhenge, by distance
The biggest base of the 4 is Amesbury (12,676 people). All of these towns include it on their pages.
Amesbury
Larkhill
Durrington
Bulford
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Woodhenge is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amesbury | 200 m southeast of it | 12,676 | 6 |
| Larkhill | 400 m west of it | 2,728 | 7 |
| Durrington | 600 m northeast of it | 5,718 | 7 |
| Bulford | 1.4 km east of it | 4,923 | 6 |
Also near Woodhenge
Around it, within 15 km, lie 21 more, including 3 castles, 2 cathedrals and a historic house.
CathedralSalisbury Cathedral14 km away2
Historic houseWilton House13 km away3
Castle · English HeritageLudgershall Castle14 km away4
CastleClarendon Palace14 km away5
CathedralOld Sarum Cathedral11 km away6AttractionAttraction · National TrustStonehenge Landscape2.1 km away7
Museum · National TrustMompesson House14 km away8
CastleOld Sarum Castle11 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Woodhenge
Where is Woodhenge?
Woodhenge is 200 m northwest of Amesbury, Wiltshire.
What is Woodhenge?
Historic site.
When is the best time to visit Woodhenge?
May to September are the warmest months in Amesbury, with afternoon highs of 17–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Woodhenge?
Within 15 km: Salisbury Cathedral (14 km), Wilton House (13 km), Ludgershall Castle (14 km) and Clarendon Palace (14 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Salisbury Cathedral: Andrew Dunn (Website: http://www.andrewdunnphoto.com/), CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wilton House: Kachii (Katy) from London, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ludgershall Castle: Ade Sims, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarendon Palace: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Sarum Cathedral: hugh llewelyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mompesson House: Seb Ballard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Sarum Castle: MARKEDWARDS, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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