ENJOY storytelling and archaeological activities at Stonehenge.

Red-hatted story tellers will be captivating visitors every weekend with tales of Stonehenge childhood, Victorian picnickers, narrow-misses and how sleepy Salisbury Plain became home to the Airmen’s Cross.

The storytelling takes place at the monument every hour on the hour each weekend in this month.

Half term will see a new explorer quest launched, which will lead kids on an adventure around the prehistoric site, as well as the return of the forensic archaeology activity as families come face to face with the people of Stonehenge.

Facial reconstruction experts will be demonstrating how archaeological evidence and modelling clay are used to reconstruct what people looked like 4500 years ago. Visitors can have a go and gaze into the eyes of a man who once walked in the Stonehenge landscape before the stone circle was even built.

Jennifer Davies, English Heritage’s head of historic properties for Stonehenge said: “Our story telling sessions reveal some fascinating tales of the stones, and our half term events and popular explorer quests are a brilliant opportunity to get the kids outside in the fresh air, running around and having fun while exploring the wide open World Heritage landscape and learning about Stonehenge.”

A new panel is being added to the Your Stonehenge exhibition at the end of January – telling the story of Lieutenant-Colonel William Hawley who worked tirelessly between 1919 and 1926 to uncover the archaeological secrets of Stonehenge.

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