At 8:06am, we took the bus from Broome Park to Canterbury, walked through town to the Canterbury West depot, boarded the train to London's Waterloo Station, and switched to the train to Salisbury, arriving at 12:30pm. At 1:15pm, we boarded the #3 Wilts and Dorset bus for the 9 1/2-mile ride to Stonehenge. Adults cost £5.20, and children cost £2.60. A family ticket costs £13.

They give each person a wand to carry on their walk around the monuments. The wand picks up signals as you progress and broadcasts information about the history of Stonehenge. By the time you have circled the monuments, you have heard a great deal of information. There are different theories about the origin and purpose of Stonehenge, but no one can say with certainty what the truth is. Not all of the original stones are still present. Some were taken away and put to other uses over time. Stonehenge is managed by English Heritage and is surrounded by 1,500 acres of land owned by the National Trust. For 5,000 years, people have been drawn to Stonehenge, where they marvel over this amazing feat of engineering. Even after you witness it with your own eyes, it will still seem impossible that people of a simple farming culture accomplished something so incredible. We spent about an hour and a half there, including a visit to the gift shop on-site.

We took the bus back to Salisbury, boarded the train to London's Waterloo station, switched trains to Canterbury West station, and sat down to dinner at Nando's Restaurant before 8pm. We spent five times as much time getting to and from Stonehenge as we spent at Stonehenge, but it was worth every minute. It was a day we'll always remember.

For more information, go to:

www.english-heritage.org.uk/stonehenge/