Hi All,
I've had to modify my trip slightly to accomodate our desire for the inner circle experience at Stonehenge. The only time during our stay was the day after we intended to leave London. The original plan was to take the train to Oxford, pick up our car, drive to Cotswolds for 4 nights and day trip to Stonehenge but now we would have to be at Stonehenge the next morning at 8 AM. Our new plan is to take the train to Salisbury, pick up the car and have the 20 minute drive in the moring. We'll have to save Oxford for another trip. It will be my husband, 10 YR son, 8 YO daughter and me.
I've heard how wonderful the visitor's center is. Obviously with our 8 AM entry, we won't be able the visit prior to our inner circle experience. Would you try to go the evening before? I am planning to have my kids watch a few documentaries about Stonehenge before we go to get them excited.
If we can't go, is it worth hanging out for the visitor's center to open and visiting after? I'm thinking yes if it was just my husband and me, but the kids will be ready to move on.
Now that we've interrutpted our long stay in the Cotswolds, I'm tempted to head to Bath for an overnight after we leave Salisbury. Then do two nights in the Cotswolds. We had intended to do Bath as a day trip to limit the number of hotel changes.
Here's the current itinerary
London - 5 nights (day trips for Harry Potter Studio and Windsor)
Salisbury - 1 night
Stow on the Wold - 3 nights (day trip to Bath)
York - 2 nights
Edinburgh - 4 nights
Thanks for all your feedback!