Brits in the United Kingdom are not happy with the reviews being given about one of their most prized landmarks.
It appears that American visitors to Stonehenge arent’ impressed.
The attraction draws about a million visitors every year however one tourist said it would probably be better to drive past slowly and take a picture.
A North Carolina family review from July 2023 said, “Nothing to see here folks keep moving. You have to go. Walk back from the stones to the visitor centre to get some exercise. Stay in a beautiful bed-and-breakfast in the nearby town and walk through the town and by the rivers. If you go all the way, for only these rocks, you are a rockstar. I now get why they wanted these stones to roll.”
“There are these rocks. Standing. You can not even go anywhere close to this to see the stones. This place is boring. I and many others were happier looking at birds in and around this place,” another American from Montana wrote.
A third added: “Not a good advert for tourism and disappointed with Wiltshire and Stonehenge.
“Who wants to pay nearly £50 to look at some 5,000-year-old rocks anyway.”
TripAdvisor put a disclaimer at the bottom of the negative reviews:
“This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.”
There were some positive reviews of the landmark from Americans who seemed to love ancient history.
It is a pretty unique landmark:
In light of these critiques, Stonehenge is an enduring subject of study and admiration:
- Stonehenge is over 5,000 years old, making it one of the oldest and most significant prehistoric monuments in the world.
- The purpose of Stonehenge remains a mystery, with theories ranging from a religious site to an astronomical calendar.
- The stones were transported from long distances, with some coming from as far as Wales, over 150 miles away.
- Stonehenge aligns with the solstices, with the site ingeniously designed to frame the sunrise at the summer solstice and sunset at the winter solstice.
- It’s part of a larger prehistoric landscape, which includes numerous burial mounds and related monuments, indicating the area’s significance to ancient peoples.
