Stonehenge to undergo major revamp
A £25million plan to revitalise Stonehenge -including diverting a nearby main road - was unveiled by the Government yesterday.
Proposals for a visitor centre were given the ‘go-ahead in principle’ by the Stonehenge Programme Board.
Culture Minister Barbara Follett and Transport Minister Lord Adonis, who chair the board, said the prehistoric site was currently ‘short of ideal’ for visitors.
The new centre, to cater for 800,000 tourists a year, would be located 1.5 miles west of the site and would also involve closing a section of the A344 near Amesbury in Wiltshire.
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Proposals for a visitor centre were given the ‘go-ahead in principle’ by the Stonehenge Programme Board.
Culture Minister Barbara Follett and Transport Minister Lord Adonis, who chair the board, said the prehistoric site was currently ‘short of ideal’ for visitors.
The new centre, to cater for 800,000 tourists a year, would be located 1.5 miles west of the site and would also involve closing a section of the A344 near Amesbury in Wiltshire.