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chb Jul 30th, 2016 06:12 AM

Stonehenge After Hour tour
 
We will be in London November 24-December 3 2016. Would like to book a after hour tour of Stonehenge but don't see any for this time frame. I'ver just done a quick internet search- any suggestions?

Thanks
Chb

janisj Jul 30th, 2016 08:58 AM

Last year Inner Access was not offered from November til early Spring. I assume the same would apply this year. But you can e-mail English Heritage and ask them . . .

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travelhorizons Jul 30th, 2016 09:42 AM

The best-connected England tour company for bespoke experiences like this is Noteworthy Events — http://www.noteworthy.co.uk/about-us/

They can get you access to things like after-hours tours, seeing the Churchill War Rooms (and actually getting *into* the room and sitting in the chair), watching the Changing of the Guard from *inside* the Wellington Barracks, etc.

janisj Jul 30th, 2016 10:07 AM

OK -- I know you are a travel agent -- but tour companies don't determine access - English Heritage does. Are you suggesting one can have Inner Access when English Heritage doesn't offer it . . .???

chb Jul 31st, 2016 03:10 PM

Thanks Much! I'll email English Heritage I appreciate your time...

I am not a tour agent- just a traveler! ����

travelhorizons Jul 31st, 2016 07:21 PM

Noteworthy is not a "tour company." They do have relationships built over 30 years that can get you exclusive access at many places when nobody else can. They may have more pull with English Heritage than you do — or maybe not. It costs you nothing to ask, and the worst case scenario is that they won't be able to pull strings for you.

janisj Jul 31st, 2016 08:27 PM

chb: Not to worry - I know you aren't a travel agent. travelhorizons is.

travelhorizons: >>They do have relationships built over 30 years that can get you exclusive access at many places when nobody else can. <<

Yes -- NoteWorthy IS a 'tour company' - just a 'high end', personalized one. Just like other bespoke private tour organizers.

Gyhtson Aug 1st, 2016 05:04 AM

Your big issue is that in Nov/Dec it'll be dark at 4pm so there's literally no point in an after hours tour because you won't see a thing. That's why they're not offered till the spring.

janisj Aug 1st, 2016 05:56 AM

>>it'll be dark at 4pm so there's literally no point <<

oh -- but not to worry . . . Noteworthy can set up klieg lights ;) >)

And BTW, same applies to <i>early</i> inner access since at the time they would be run it is still dark.


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