"Avebury" Avebury by btex

Avebury Travel Guide: 100 reviews and 238 photos

Stonehenge gets all the attention, but in nearby Avebury, the stone circles are superior. They're more complete, and you can walk amongst them.
It isn't known for sure why these stone circles were built. Although, it seems kind of obvious to me that the circles were used for religious purposes, as calendars, as star and seasonal charts...and maybe as meeting places for the people in these ancient cultures. At the hostel, I remember one guy explaining how the stone circles were made by and for aliens as landing strips and so on...he's probably seen one too many Steven Speilberg movies.

Last visit to Avebury: Dec 1997
Intro Updated Dec 6, 2002
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On the bus trip back to Salisbury, I stopped off at the site of Old Sarum. Actually, it was closed by the time I got... more travel advice

Stonehenge Off The Beaten Path (4)

Construction of Stonehenge started around 3100 B.C. In 1998 A.D., I was there...and so was the rain. Nevertheless, I got... more travel advice

Stone Circles Things to Do (2)

The stone circle at Stonehenge only shows the inner circle of the complex. In Avebury, much of the monument remains: the... more travel advice

The Avenue Things to Do (2)

The Avenue of stones leads to the inner circles and is 1.5 miles in length. In the avenue, you can try to imagine what... more travel advice

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Written Dec 16, 2002

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rexvaughan Jun 20, 2004 at 2:29 PM

Thanks for visiting my Alsace pages. Your Avebury tips are well thought out and on the money. I loved Avebury and Old Sarum (there is a hist. novel entitled 'Sarum' that you might enjoy. I think parts of it go back about 6000 years.
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CdnJane Apr 19, 2004 at 4:26 PM

Thank you for sharing your pictures of Avebury. A couple of times I was near it but didn't know enough about it to go there, and I was to go there with a friend but that didn't work out. Silbury Hill I remember seeing, not knowing what it was. Thanks.
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roamer61 Apr 19, 2004 at 4:13 PM

Nice page on the prehistoric monuments here.
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keeweechic Sep 12, 2003 at 8:38 PM

I didn't know of this area.. Stonehenge it seems overrides everything else. Staying in that pub must be quite an experience, but I'd take the food and maybe a wine:-) Interesting area.
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Sweetberry1 May 27, 2003 at 5:37 PM

This place would be amazing to see... Thanks for the tour Brian.. Great page and info.. ;-)
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Jewels Jan 31, 2003 at 9:08 AM

Silbury Hill looks quite a challenge to climb. Great info !
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windoweb Nov 25, 2002 at 11:53 AM

Thanks for the tip on Avebury. The stone circles would be awesome to see.
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matcrazy1 Oct 20, 2002 at 12:07 PM

Stone Circles in Avebury looks great, I've just added them to my future UK itinery!
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KennetRose Oct 8, 2002 at 7:38 AM

Hush, we know it's better than Stonehenge but... ;)