ACTOR and comedian Stephen Merchant and Hollywood star Christopher Walken were spotted at Stonehenge.

The pair are filming together in Bristol and Walken had always wanted to visit the historic site.

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Picture credit: English Heritage 

They visited the famous Stones on Saturday August 7.

In a post on Twitter Merchant said: "Here I am introducing one of the world’s greatest cultural icons to another. “Mr Christopher Walken, meet Stonehenge.”"

Walken has starred in a number of films including Pulp Fiction, The Deer Hunter, Sleepy Hollow and Catch Me If You Can to name just a few.

Jane Thomas, Stonehenge marketing manager, said: “We were delighted to welcome Stephen Merchant and Christopher Walken to Stonehenge, where they enjoyed a Stone Circle Experience visit recently.

"The pair are filming together in Bristol and Christopher Walken expressed a lifelong ambition to visit Stonehenge."

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