The King's Men/The Rollright Stones Circle, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire Normally open to the public daily all the year round. Paid entry

Details

Accessibility

Please see our photos. "The stones are located on Rollright Road along the Oxford/Warwickshire boundary between the A44 and A3400. There is parking space for several vehicles in a lay-by on Rollright Road, from which a level path leads to the stone circle. Entrance to the path is via a kissing gate."

Brief description

"The Rollright Stones consist of three groups: the King's Men stone circle; the Whispering Knights burial chamber; and the single King Stone. They span nearly 2,000 years of Neolithic and Bronze Age development."

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollright_Stones

Learning: School groups can be accommodated by the Rollright Trust. They request that contact is made to plan a group visit at least 3 weeks in advance to plan activities and to ensure no other events are taking place. https://www.rollrightstones.co.uk/contact

Address

Little Rollright, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 5QB

Email

https://www.rollrightstones.co.uk/contact

Phone

Website

https://www.rollrightstones.co.uk/stones/kings-men

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollright_Stones

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/rollright-stones/

Directions

"By Road

The Stones are located on an unclassified road along the Oxfordshire/Warwickshire boundary between the A44 and the A3400, north of Chipping Norton and south of Long Compton.  

The Rollright Stones are located on the crest of the Cotswold Hills at: 

- Latitude/Longitude: Lat 51deg 58’ 32.68” N, Long 1deg 34’ 14.11” W 

- National Grid Reference: SP 2963 3089

- Post Code OX7 5QB

Ordnance Survey maps: Landranger 151 (Straford-upon-Avon 1:50,000); Explorer 191 (Banbury, Bicester and Chipping Norton 1:25,000)

PARKING

There are two small laybys on the main road which are suitable for about a dozen cars. At busy times these may be full so please park carefully, remembering the road is often busy with through traffic and HGV's.  Do not leave valuable items visible in your vehicle, stow them in your boot so they can't be seen.

Parking: There is limited parking in the lay-by on Rollright Road. The stones are linked to a network of public rights of way and permissive paths if you'd like to make your visit part of a longer walk.

On foot

The Rollright Stones are linked into a network of public rights of way and permissive paths. The D’Arcy Dalton Way links Salford, Little Rollright and Great Rollright passing just south of the Whispering Knights and is linked to the Stones by a permissive path. The Shakespeare’s Way passes through Little Rollright and a detour to the Stones is possible from where it crosses the road past the Stones or via the Darcy Dalton Way. 

There is limited parking space at the Stones. Please do NOT park there as the base for a longer walk.

By bicycle

The Rollright Stones are not on a recognised part of the Sustrans national cycle route network, but they are easily reached from parts of the network via unclassified roads (see http://www.sustrans.org.uk/map?key=Midlands&type=RG#429948,231028,2). There are a few routes posted on the internet. "

Opening Times

Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change

"The Stones are normally open to the public daily all the year round including being available to night-time stargazers.  (Extremely rarely the site is closed for a ticketed event or some overriding public interest/safety risk).  

ENTRY FEES

2023: "The entry charge is £1 for adults and 50p for children aged 7-16.  The Rollright Trust receives no public funding and this is our main source of income to look after the site.

You can pay your admission fee online in advance;  OR by logging into this facility via a QR code on site;  OR (in daylight hours) by cash using the honesty box at the entrance to the stone circle;  OR by paying the warden if on duty (some busy weekends). "

Transport

"By bus

No bus routes pass by the Stones. Stagecoach Warwickshire (no. 50) runs between Stratford Upon Avon and Chipping Norton and the driver may be willing to stop at the crossroads at the top of Long Compton Hill, half a mile east of the Stones. If not, the nearest stop from which to walk is Long Compton. There are also local taxi services.

By rail

The nearest railway stations are Kingham (c. 7.9km or 4.9 miles as the crow flies) and Moreton-in-Marsh (c. 9.5km or 5.8 miles). Oxford, Banbury and Stratford-upon-Avon are the nearest mainline interchanges and are relatively convenient to link to Stagecoach buses."

Amenities

See https://www.rollrightstones.co.uk/visit/facilities-refreshments-and-accommodation 

"Wyatts garden centre is approximately 1 mile east of the stones and has a cafe and toilets. The nearest pubs and restaurants are the Greedy Goose at Chastleton and the Red Lion at Long Compton."