A MOBILE exhibition of the Stonehenge Project began a 12-day tour of the surrounding area on Monday.

Organised by English Heritage and the National Trust, the presentation is aimed at keeping local people up to date with the latest visitor centre and access plans.

Display boards and models have been housed in a large walk-in trailer, which began its tour at the Stones and will finish in front of the Guildhall in Salisbury, next Friday.

John Vimpany, project director for English Heritage, said: "This is an information exhibition, aimed at local people.

"We want residents to come and have a look at our proposals because they are the people who are most affected by them, and therefore the people we are trying hardest to please."

English Heritage, the National Trust and the Highways Agency developed the Stonehenge Project to restore the site to an open grassland setting.

The plan also involves concealing part of the A303 and building a new visitor centre at Countess Roundabout in Amesbury.

Planning applications for both the centre and the access scheme are due to be submitted to Salisbury district council in September.

The mobile exhibition will be at Middle Woodford tomorrow, Amesbury at the weekend, Winterbourne Stoke on Monday, Boscombe Down on Tuesday and Durrington on Wednesday, and will finish in Salisbury next Thursday and Friday.