I agree. My wife and I were saying the same thing just yesterday. There's something mystical about the monument, the Salisbury Plain, the Avenue that leads to the River Avon, etc. despite the monument being hemmed in by two busy highways. Did you also visit Avebury which is nearby?
Yes, we visited Avebury, too. Unfortunately, we opted for a tour bus for this part of our trip. The woman leading the tour was soon dubbed the “Nazi” for the way she commanded us to line up and march from the bus to the sites and back. My traveling companion and I soon had everyone on the tour calling her a Nazi—(behind her back, of course). This added some fun to our trip.