Stonehenge Lanes , closed ?

[boboneleg]

I went by Stonehenge yesterday on the A303 (in the van) and noticed that the byways off that road are closed off by barriers.

I then found this on the Wiltshire CC website, so what is an 'experimental byway closure' . If I were a cynical person I'd imagine that they're closed permanently

At least I won't get a pitchfork thrown at me anymore by the mad woman at Springbottom Farm

http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/news/articl ... itage-site

[Stewie]

The lane to the south has had a 'voluntary' closure for years...
TRO by another name...

[byewayrider]

Something needs doing to prevent cars and campers turning off and onto the a303 as its dangerous... Maybe a cycle and motorcycle use only like some lanes near Alton... But then again then whole section of a303 is going underground whenever they decide on start date...

The gates where locked at summer a few years ago, then opened again in autumn...

[zimtim]

Prevent the hippies from shittin in the field.
Does make it a little awkward for some of our ride outs as we often go through there

[Richard Simpson Mark II]

Does that include the long one by the pig farm, or just the short one where all the VW campers park?

[catcitrus]

they say closed for 18 months--but still open to walkers, horses etc--i.e. a "bridleway"--its classed as an experiment!--obviously they intend it to be permanent--and there appears to be a mechanism for any objection [email protected]. I guess its to stop all the camper vans etc, but they could also allow motorcycles to use it just as they do with other lanes in Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire etc

[DavidS]

Allegedly the TRF hierarchy are dealing with it but we poor foot soldiers and financiers aren’t allowed to know what goes on with these things.
That route only leads to misinformation and incorrect speculation.

I heard it is always gets closed for the solstice but conveniently didn’t get reopened this year.

[boboneleg]

they say closed for 18 months--but still open to walkers, horses etc--i.e. a "bridleway"--its classed as an experiment!--obviously they intend it to be permanent--and there appears to be a mechanism for any objection [email protected]. I guess its to stop all the camper vans etc, but they could also allow motorcycles to use it just as they do with other lanes in Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire etc

My thoughts exactly Chris, they're trying to close it by stealth. I wonder how an 'experimental byway closure' stands in law ?

[Pint Master]

English Heritage have been trying to close the lanes near Stonehenge for some years.

[garyboy]

I heard it is always gets closed for the solstice but conveniently didn’t get reopened this year.

me and Cliff couldn't find a way through .. an ex-biker of trails, stopped his van where we were stopped, by a new metal gate and new `no entry` sign .. and said the same thing .. that hippies leaving the solstice thing played mayhem and this was the result