Longbarrow to Airman's Cross - clogged!

Well, just what we thought would happen and it's not even summer! the A360 from Longbarrow was queued all the way to Airman's Cross last Sunday with people taking advantage of the one and only nice day of the holiday, and trying to see Stonehenge. They probably all had to queue on the A303 to get to Longbarrow in the first place. The lack of a separate entry/exit to the visitor's centre (blame the planners) means we villagers are in that queue too. We can't get onto the A360 when the visitor's centre is busy and may well be locked in our villages especially during the summer months!!! Everyone's complaining to STAG: Stonehenge Traffic Action Group about the queues whether you be local or from far flung places, just trying to get to your destination......when will English Heritage and Wiltshire Council wake up and smell the exhaust fumes!!! Where on earth did they think 600 + vehicles an hour, previously using the A344 were going to go....just disappear?? Look at these photos, taken on Sunday 29th December by a local resident just wanting to make a trip from our village to Amesbury. Like most people in the queue, they made a u-turn - dangerous in itself yes, but had no choice but to re-route.....or give up!
They show standing traffic between the two roundabouts - Airman's Cross and Longbarrow....because the car park to Stonehenge was full, and this only mid morning ..Got news for you.....The Stones can no longer be seen without paying the money - £15.00!!!     No more quickies with the camera at the fence!!! Cecil Chubb will be revolving in his grave.....don't go too fast Mr Chubb - it's enough to make you sick!
I've had yet another e-mail reporting that the car park for the visitor's centre is not fit for purpose. No way will it support 500 vehicles and it's clogged on the first nice day of the festive season causing all the queues on the A360. I'm dreading the summer! A local resident returning from Salisbury has had to drop a U, back to Longbarrow and re- route via A303 to Winterbourne Stoke to get back to Shrewton!!  It occurred to me that during the summer, we may well be traffic locked in our village and perhaps a helicopter could be used to drop in luxuries like bread and milk!
  English Heritage.....you need your heads examined for closing the A344 before dualling the A303!!!

The A303 needs to be dualled past Stonehenge...so please sign our Parliamentary petition here: www.sh2.co.uk and please remember to use the follow up e-mail to confirm having signed......thanks a lot!  This picture is courtesy of :www.westerndailypress.co.uk taken from the top of Beacon Hill A303 on the last August Bank Holiday was 12 miles long!  Please now allow 1 hour 40 minutes to reach Stonehenge Visitor's Centre from this point.....some 6.9 miles.....coach companies, I'd give up if I were you!!