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Stonehenge,
Wiltshire
Stone Circle and prehistoric complex. OS reference SU123422

As every visitor to Stonehenge will agree, its surroundings leave much to be desired. Indeed, the site has been described in Parliament as "a national disgrace".

Many people feel a start could be made on improving things straight away and need not be left until resolution of the longer-term discussions, particularly about the A303 trunk road. Please support the following proposal, which has already gained support from a lot of other organisations. If enough people join our call then it will be heeded.

Proposal for an Achievable Stonehenge

The current situation	The proposal

We call upon the UK Government to:

• Begin working towards improving the immediate setting of Stonehenge without further delay.



• Ensure that this much-needed work can be undertaken as an immediate standalone project without prejudice to the form of future improvements (including the eventual removal of the visitors’ centre and car park) or current discussions relating to the A303 Trunk road.



• Take a major first step by closing and grassing over the A344 road from its junction with the A303 up to the western end of the visitors’ car park. This would also enable the pedestrian tunnel to be de-commissioned and the fencing to be moved much further away from the stones, reuniting the monument with its landscape.

How you can help

• Sign the Achievable Stonehenge online petition



• Let the government know that you think their current 'consultation' on the future of Stonehenge does not offer options that are truly in Stonehenge’s interest.