Secret Stonehenge | Vanlife England | Wiltshire

[@tracylandry9854]

You can actually do private tours of Stonehenge at sunrise and sunset, where you get to go right up to the stones. I’ve done it twice and it was a really great way to experience it!

[@TravelBeans]

Sounds fantastic! 🤩

[@johnc3403]

...did you chant a silly song and rattle some beads too?

[@mertfox3488]

Visited all of these places in 2017. Absolutely wonderful journey.

[@TERRYnKERRY]

Great vlog, I remember when Stonehenge you could walk upto the stones, and we camped in a hippie campsite in the next field, peace man! Ha ha had a 1963 mini, showing my age, stay safe, love from Alfoquia Spain Carola and Terry 😊♥️

[@krzysio53a]

9:15 I actually discovered Woodhenge years ago, when visit Stonehenge and decided it's a rip-off to pay a lot for seeing some stones and not even be able to get close enough to touch it. So we take a ride , and find this stunning place

[@creativewoes3495]

The Beans, the henges, the hill, the Grass, the barrow, I love it... And the name Beanstalks would make for a good merch that we'd so love to buy. Maybe the Bean henge too? Lol

[@TravelBeans]

Bean Henge! 😂 I love it!

[@creativewoes3495]

@@TravelBeans Travel beans replied me😰... I'm telling my family I've made it big in life😂

[@AshleySandy]

On my local patch here in North Wessex Downs. Lots of amazing places in Wiltshire to see. It’s a magical place undiscovered by many,

[@JohnandCaraRetiredTravellers]

Our daughter, while studying archaeology in England participated in a one in a once of a life time dig near Stonehenge. She found it all fascinating! Thank you for showing us the other locations we never knew about! Great video guys~Cara 😊

[@TravelBeans]

So cool!

[@thaichau2757]

I've recently stumbled into your channel and have been binge watching all your videos...very addictive.

[@DDIII3]

They're awesome! Welcome.

[@TravelBeans]

Aw thank you so much! So happy yo hear you're enjoying them! 🙏💛

[@theonlywoody2shoes]

Back in the 1970s I can remember climbing up Silbury Hill on a school coach trip - two punctures and a complete electrical failure later we got back home to Wales at 4am - still remember that trip even today.

[@TravelBeans]

Wow! Back from a school trip at 4am?! 😂 definitely sounds memorable

[@ruthuckardes7401]

Such a fun video...you are so comfortable in front of the camera and so entertaining!! I love the toilet roll propped above the window on your handy shelf...got to have the creature comforts even when wild camping 😆 Wiltshire is beautiful, thanks for bringing us along.

[@TravelBeans]

Thanks so much Ruth!! 🙏

[@adrianwilson44]

Thanks for cheering up my day,you are both really funny,you made all those Stone things interesting,happy travels.

[@mentalneil]

Thank you for the tip about "Avebury henge", my wife and I have been just a few miles away on our reunion with a friend from 28 years ago, so we decided to give it a view

[@DDIII3]

Remember Emma, you don't have to be faster than the cow, just faster than Alex.

[@TravelBeans]

😂😂😂

[@naomithorn7224]

Ahhh I’ve only just found your channel and how amazing that you went past the white horse I see from my bedroom! Love your channel!

[@sleep.eat.repeat6786]

your travel vlogs are the best! it has the perfect balance of learning too much without learning anything at all! @2:11 "I don't think Emma is selling this enough" I couldn't stop laughing at the contrasting description! 🤣🤣

[@TravelBeans]

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[@Love_rainy_days]

Thanks guys for another fun video, Stonehenge is very interesting. Be careful of the cows .🐄🐂🐄😀 Cheers 🧔

[@TravelBeans]

Thank you!

[@luke125]

Emma makes a lovely guide to the henges of England.

[@always.wondering.wandering]

Little Beanstalks, love it!!! Never heard of Silbury Hill, had to look it up. I read where several tunnels were dug but they are collapsed now, nothing ever found. I was on an organized tour and never saw Woodhenge. They may be walking barefoot because they are "earthing" or grounding with the earth's surface. We had to do a slow drive-by of Stonehenge because that year there was a severe run of foot and mouth disease among the livestock and they were afraid of foot traffic spreading it. So gald you took us on this tour, thanks! Take care you two.

[@TravelBeans]

Possibly! I do love how grounding walking around barefoot is 🥰 Hopefully you can visit stonehenge in the future.. although at least you can get a look at it from the road! 👍

[@hanspronk2749]

Great vlog. Learned a little more about the history. The first time we visited SH, around 1980, we were allowed to walk in the circle, quit impressed.

[@reynardthefox]

Great stuff . Enjoyed your tour I've been to Avebury and thought it was magical .🧙

[@dalefrederickson8279]

Fun video & the places you visited were beautiful! Keep doing your amazing videos!! ❤

[@The2wanderers]

"I've heard of woodhenge," This was actually a great trip down memory lane. The first time I visited England when I was twelve years old (will not say how long ago that was) my family spent a week at a cottage in Wiltshire, visiting all of the sites covered in this video. Thanks for reminding me of them all.

[@annabelv.2400]

I demand we officially get baptised BeanStalks ! I love it! Also, as an archaeologist, I totally dig (see what I did there) this kind of content!

[@TravelBeans]

😂 love it!

[@TravelBeans]

Also, that's so cool that you're an archaeologist!!

[@annabelv.2400]

@@TravelBeans People find it cool, but I can assure you it's nothing like a Lara Croft/Indiana Jones lifestyle!. We are underpaid, when sent abroad, we have to mostly live on our own and rely on local people 's goodwill like buddhist monks, most of the time reduced to scratch up reports that nobody ever reads and are a specie on the list of extinction 😂 So at the moment instead, I sell Belgian Waffles :| In a will to not go extinct myself

[@lynmoore8355]

omg never heard of this wood end.......... been to stonehenge many a time............ but did not know about this place thank you...

[@WhenAdventureKnox]

Loved being called a Beanstalk ❤️ Sorry Emma - I saw the face you pulled but I like it! 👍 BUT your face at 10:26 is even better. Very much loled there!!! 🤣 If you guys enjoyed visiting these places, you must make it up to the Isle of Lewis in the campervan. Callanish Standing Stones are stunning, unlike Stonehenge are free and you can walk in amongst them. There's the Blackhouses at Arnol and Gearrannan, a broch and a reconstructed Iron Age house on Bernera (and that's before you take into consideration the wild eagles, stunning seafood and picture postcard beaches!)

[@seamusward1363]

Absolutely tremendous just love how real you are, from a very evenious Irish man

[@TravelBeans]

Aw, thanks Seamus 🙏😊

[@michaelbooth9073]

Awesome guys looks totally amazing 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❤️❤️

[@alexj9603]

In Germany there is a site similar to Woodhenge, where they actually reconstructed the rings of wooden posts. Just look for "Ringheiligtum Pömmelte". The site can be visited for free.

[@avanithakker3762]

Stones, reminds Outlander and that Scottish music🎶 😇😇

[@JustinBrehm]

Thank you for another great video Emma and Alex. That place I've seen only in pictures but your video surely brought out the beauty of the area

[@TravelBeans]

Thanks so much Justin 🙏

[@drummerbus]

I'm thinking that I'm potentially a 'beanstalker'... Love the adventures 👍👍👍

[@christophspiegel5791]

Enjoying your vids lots. You guys are so natural and funny. Cheers from Munich

[@gwynethglas-brown9171]

Lovley video. Great to see you both out and about 🥰

[@TravelBeans]

Thank you Gwyneth! 🙏😊

[@johndare3576]

I love it when you do random videos like this. Beans at their best!

[@andrewong9312]

Oh wow just catching up with your travels 😃. Having grown up in Bradford on Avon near Bath Alex made me lol talking about Mare, as in Weston Super😅. Lovely to see this vid about the stones but you've missed a hidden gem of a town on your way through from Bristol ie this stunning town of Bradford on Avon. Can't recommend it enough with stunning history, buildings & walks along with the stunning Kennett & Avon canal. If you pop by stop in at the rail station for a coffee with the coffee girl there week days 7-1 her parents live in Puglia😃 Keep up the great work guys, thoroughly enjoying your travels! 👍

[@sheerkhanful]

Lovely! Travel Beans out and about!

[@raymondbarry4196]

The Thatched roof houses are so cool

[@TravelBeans]

Aren't they?! I love them!

[@lisaeveleigh658]

My son had his first “legal” drink with his dad at the Lion pub. What a beautiful area. We also visited the very small town of Everleigh and now question if we’ve been spelling our last name wrong all these years. Hahahahaha

[@kimbuttress2904]

Brings back memories, visited this area year ago when I was studying history- had a few pints in the Red Lion

[@Tyley61]

Loving the Thatcher's lanyard!

[@stevemanners9372]

G Glad you both you enjoyed it. A few years ago, my wife and I did almost exactly the same trip to Wiltshire as you guys and had a great time too.

[@monkey281059]

Brilliant video glad you both enjoyed it x

[@angcam42]

Interesting didn't know there was so much more to see, thank you for showing us.

[@suzieq2958]

Hi Beans! was lucky enough to be at one of the last fessies at stonehenge in 198? (can't remember which one!!) Was amazing to be there amongst the stones... You asked about any other "stoney" places - have you been to Rollright stones in the cotswolds? really interesting and plenty of wild camping available amongst absolutely beautiful landscapes 💜 Love your cheerful videos and enjoying Emma's DIY on the camper van, thank you 😊🌼

[@SideshowBob44]

9:25 “You get stoned, you get wood” sounds like a party 😂

[@toobydude41]

talk about being hung over

[@iolair1973]

My parents had their first date in the Red Lion. Also, I've been to Stonehenge for Winter Solstice twice; interesting experience.

[@Drpepperhernandez]

You guys are quickly becoming my favorites to watch on KZbin! Thank you for all the work you do to create such great content. 🙌🏽

[@katiewilson1795]

We wild camped at Woodhenge a couple of weeks ago! Great place to stop :) Love watching you guys x

[@dingetjedinges2165]

I've been to this area 2 years ago, with my sister. Like real proper tourists whe went to Stonehenge. If we only knew about all the stones around it, it would've saved us lot of money.... Just discovered your video's, I love them! My sister would've too. Sadly she passed away 2 months ago. She's the one I always went to England with. I promised her to take the rocks back that she 'stole' from the beaches at Whitby. She wanted to put them back herself on our planned holiday in 2020. Corona f*cked it up. Now it's my job, I'll bring them back, don't worry. I might go back to the New Forest area one day, just to trace our last holiday together. I will keep in mind the free stones.

[@TravelBeans]

We're so sorry to hear about your sister passing 💛 so lovely that you have such wonderful memories traveling together.. the new forest is a favourite camping spot of ours and we have many happy memories there 😊 hope it's not too long until you're able to visit and return those stones for her 💛💛💛

[@alanjwindow]

I’ve stayed in the Red Lion, in the morning opened the curtains and there were the stones shrouded in mist. What a holiday. Shame they stopped accommodation.

[@eurocharger]

Brilliant another U.K. campervan trip. You gotta love this..❤️❤️❤️

[@wacconka]

Love you guys soo much! 🙏🏻😇 You’re awesome!

[@NyreeAlana]

I loved the barrow! I think the cow might have wanted to play with you 😄 Great video Beans! ❤

[@tonys1636]

Last time I visited Stonehenge it was free, except a charge for the car park, one could also walk amongst the stones, no heritage centre or café just a van in the car park selling tea, coffee and sandwiches, I think it was an ex wartime WVS/NAAFI van. ("Tea, no sugar and a cheese wad, please"). It was still noisy from the A303 running past just far less traffic. Roll on the tunnel, it might become a peaceful place again. It was over 60 years ago though.

[@donstravelsandrants.]

Brilliant to watch. Avery looks beautiful.

[@wolvoman1]

I remember in the 70's you could go in among the stones at stone henge and have a picnic or whatever, and you didn't have to pay. Did you have a walk around Avebury ?

[@kennybrydges9084]

hello you two, we have just subscribed to your channel, we now live in Ontario Canada moving from Lancashire U.K. Just like you we have bought a Roadtrek B Class 19ft long RV ( Project) its a older vehicle and are looking forward to traveling Canada in it in the future... ATB to you both and your journeys. Kenny & Jeanette.. ;-)

[@havisiting]

You can visit Stonehenge for free on any day. I know because I made a video about it. There’s a free footpath that runs right alongside the paid one. The only difference is it’s £21 cheaper, you’re a few metres further away from the rocks and any exhibition stuff isn’t included. And it doesn’t close so early.

[@smokinrider]

It’s a byway not a footpath and you can drive on it and park there. Only idiots pay to see something that was given to the public for free access. And £40. Shove that. Surprised they didn’t wild camp there on the byway with the hippies.

[@havisiting]

@@smokinrider when Cecil Chubb gifted Stonehenge to the nation in 1918 he asked that visitors be charged no more than one shilling to enter. By today’s money that’s a little short of £3, so yes, £20 is daylight robbery. I don’t blame anyone for paying though if they want to get a littler closer. I just don’t think the extra metres are worth the extra money

[@thylacinenv]

You might try "The Weddings" stone circle at nearby Stanton Drew, second in size to Avebury. Enjoy a pint in the local, "The Druids Arms", where the ladies toilets are said to be haunted, mercifully the Gents are not as no spirit would be seen dead in there!

[@TravelBeans]

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[@TravelBeans]

Thanks for the recommendation too!👍

[@emmateawitch]

I love Avebury stones and west Kennet long barrow, it’s a great place to meditate. Another one to check out is uley long barrow (hetty peglers tump) another place to meditate.

[@HighIntentionsYoga]

Beanstalks! I love it!

[@thehappylori]

What a fun video! I cannot believe Alex had never been to Stonehenge! I had an obsession with it when I was a child and as soon as I crossed the pond, that was #1 on my list. I love all that mystical stuff and I would have loved a "henge tour". I had actually heard of Woodhenge before 😉, but I promise only because of all my school projects on Stonehenge. Fun to see you traveling around in the van. So much to explore!

[@SlovenianGirlAbroad]

I did similar trip to Avebury and Stonehenge with my classmates from my uni and was so cool. Avebury was so impressive and had super cute visitors centre back then. Thanks for this trip down the memory lane. I really enjoyed revisiting through your vlog. 😀

[@TravelBeans]

Aw thanks so much! So glad to hear you have such happy memories of it 😊💛

[@susannortham11.11]

This is the stuff I love about England - so good! I've seen a documentary where the Neo people used large sleds loaded with the stones dragged by slaves and animals, but who knows for sure.

[@kevdenn]

Oh you guys are making me homesick. Having lived in neighbouring Hampshire before moving to the US (mistake), I really miss the beauty of the British countryside. Thank you for showing the "henges"...i never took the opportunity to visit them. Yep I miss home, the countryside and those wonderful country pubs where one can get a great Sunday Roast.

[@TravelBeans]

Aw thanks Kev! Nothing can beat a good Sunday roast on a chilly day 😋

[@angelamouland8012]

What a fab vlog, totally love it. I spend half my life in Wiltshire and I have never heard of Wood Henge. I will definitely be visiting it. Did Stonehenge at summer solstice once. Glad I did it, wouldn't do it again. They gorgeous morning walk back to the car was the best bit 😆

[@angelamouland8012]

P.S. And I love Stonehenge!

[@TravelBeans]

Would love to experience it at solstice one day.. not the biggest fan of busy crowds though, that's my only worry 🤔

[@bobi2582]

I live very close to Woodhenge/Stonehenge. You missed the Durrington Walls, just next to Woodhenge. Recently discovered and believed to be the encampment of the builders of Stonehenge. Also, just along from West Kennet Kings Barrow is Swallowhead Springs. An ancient spring emerging from a pair of intertwined trees, forming an arch over the water. People leave gift offerings and tie ribbons on the trees here. Wiltshire is the home of the ancient Druids!

[@TravelBeans]

So cool! Thanks for this info.. we'll have to check these out next time we're there! 👍

[@bobi2582]

@@TravelBeans You're welcome. I'm enjoying your Vlogs guys.

[@fourroam1457]

“ You can’t trust the man” 😂. Great video again you too. Always makes me laugh

[@TravelBeans]

😂🙏

[@americanberran2527]

So happy to be a "Beanstalk" :-)

[@TravelBeans]

🌱💛

[@AAAStiller]

When??? Finally, are we going to see the big mountains? ... Really. Watching for so long...

[@stephenfoster2215]

You two are so bloody entertaining you crack me up, keep up the good work 🤣👍

[@TravelBeans]

Aw thank you!! 🥰

[@thomascrown3816]

Best travel travel for Europeans - great commentary!

[@andrewparton5404]

We're touring Wiltshire/Somerset at the beginning of August so thanks for the heads up it gave us a few good pointers. NB. If you join English Heritage stonehenge becomes free to visit including the parking.

[@CliveScoggins]

Great film. Was that a new personal best time achieved through the cow field? 🏃‍♀️🏃We use Stonehenge as lunch stop off for most trips to the SW, as the cafe does the best pasties and as NT members we can park/visit for free. Good to see woodhenge; we've passed signs to it so often but never stopped.

[@onyxavatar]

I visited Stonehenge in 2017. It was a bucket list item for me and so amazing to see it in person. My wife was unimpressed and called it "a bunch of fucking rocks". LOL!

[@TravelBeans]

😂 guess mysterious old rocks aren't everyone's cup of tea!

[@westsaxoninwales]

May I suggest Belas Knap near Winchcombe, Stoney Littleton near Bath, Tinkinswood near Cardiff, Uley long barrow near Stroud and the entirety of Anglesey?

[@TravelBeans]

Yes! All of the suggestions!! Thank you! 🙏💛

[@2012edunne]

Guys love your sense of humour.

[@PropPlanePat]

As a Wiltshire lad, loved the video. Just as a FYI you dont "have" to pay to see Stonehenge. There is a Byway and "Permissive Path" that while doesnt get you right up to the stones, runs right along the path that you pay £40 pounds to be on ;) Keep up the vids really enjoyed this one!

[@TravelBeans]

😂 we spotted that one on the way out .. Good to know for others though!

[@mrneilrobinson9228]

This comes at brilliant timing as we're in Salisbury and heading to stone henge tomorrow :)

[@TravelBeans]

I hope you have a great time 😊

[@havisiting]

There’s a way to visit for free. I made a video about it

[@lauraslanesvanlifetravels]

lol...that cow was hilarious! 🤣

[@whitevanadventures4116]

Glad you enjoyed my home county! Stonehenge is free at the equinoxes too and much quieter. Hope you don’t get a verruca from walking barefoot on those grass paths 😀

[@TravelBeans]

Good to know! And i hope not! 😅

[@rosn55]

Being a bit old 😎 ... I have photos of my family standing right in there leaning up against the stones.. and it was free .... circa 1970 xxxx

[@TravelBeans]

That's so cool and such a nice memory 😊🙏

[@darrentynan2999]

You can park up on the track that parses the entrance of Stonehenge and the Chinese takeaway in Larkhill will deliver there.

[@TravelBeans]

😂 this is amazing info to know!

[@dragonmac1234]

I'm sorry to be a smart arse Alex but I've heard of Woodhenge (there is also a Seahenge in Norfolk), mostly because I have an interest in ancient history. I visited Stonehenge growing up in the 70's, and I do remember walking through and around the stones. Wiltshire is a beautiful part of the country.

[@katajha831]

Durringtonnnnnnnn Wallls. so jealous. Old Sarum is amazing too.

[@katajha831]

The henge at stonehenge is actually the bank and ditch. That ditch was dug with antlers thru chalk way before the stones were brought in.

[@borrico1965]

A drone shot would be *amazing* !

[@suewiltshire8092]

If you're a member of either English Heritage or National Trust it's free to get into Stonehenge. Worth noting though dogs are not allowed on the path which runs around it, plus last time I was there, there was no water for them. You can also get pretty close on the footpath which is also free. Loads of other stones etc in Wiltshire.

[@gabygaedecke2411]

Loved this one, well done! And I totally missed the long barrow when I was in Wiltshire, dang it!

[@TravelBeans]

Thanks Gaby! 🙏💛

[@AroundTheWorldin80]

love it - it's like watching the a modern version of Time Team

[@pcrgz1419]

Bean sprouts!!

[@karinpople1019]

whoot whoot on the road again

[@RobandJenny]

I'm from Wiltshire! (Jenny). It's so beautiful I'm glad you liked it. Next time grab a bite to eat at that pub, it won't disappoint!

[@STANDREW2]

When you eventually get to Scotland and do the North Coast 500 go to the Isle of Lewis and see the second biggest Henge in the UK, The Callanish Stones. Again, this is a complex of stone circles and in more spectacular surroundings. It will enhance your life!! You can also get closer to them and fewer tourists.

[@TravelBeans]

"It will enhance your life".. I'm sold! Thank you so much for this 🙏 it's now on our Scotland list of places to go!

[@harrisonandrew]

It’s an old story. The 3 little pigs built Straw Henge first, but the Big Bad Wolf blew it down. Wood henge only survived because of the post holes - BBW blew that down too. But he couldn’t blow down Stone Henge and that’s why it’s still there. True story.

[@TravelBeans]

Love this story! 😄💛

[@Tastewithnewdrinks]

amazing video vlog, I like it.☺

[@OTWD_yt]

How did you find this little gem? Drove past Stonehenge a million time so busy and touristy never fancied it but this is abit of us!

[@TravelBeans]

This is definitely the time to go, while it's quieter than usual 😊

[@OTWD_yt]

@@TravelBeans can’t flying to Kiev tomorrow to travel full time

[@phoebus007]

Keep calm around cattle. Avoid if there is a bull in the field but cows are friendly and inquisitive animals. They will generally approach you out of curiosity but if you run away from them, they will run after you. So, either stand and face them, in which case they will probably wander up to greet you, or walk calmly toward the exit. (Different rules if you have a dog, which will likely frighten them.)

[@TravelBeans]

Good to know! Thank you! 🙏 I actually love cows.. they're so cute 🥰

[@Dahlienliebe]

Great stuff, please more of them 🇩🇪

[@chrisdickinson3168]

As a child I would have said, what a load of rubbish it's just rocks but now I would consider going to have a look at them. Also after watching this I'm now really wanting to try a rose thatchers!

[@TravelBeans]

Well worth a cheeky gander mate.