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Avebury Travel Guide: 105 reviews and 229 photos

Reasons to visit

I had never heard of Avebury until our daughter visited. It is one of our grandson's favorite places. The stones are in a much larger circle which is all the way around the village of Avebury. They are not all there, and missing ones are indicated with these cement markers. I think they are doing some excavation work there now but there was no evidence of it in 2002

Main street of the village

Bob and our daughter and grandson walked around to the closest stones, and I walked up through town. I went into one of the souvenier shops along the street,.

Avebury is particularly busy at the summer solstice. If you go then, it might be a good idea to use the regular bus services that operate to Avebury from Swindon, Marlborough and Salisbury.

Sheep in a field with stones on the parking path

You can get a pamphlet with six walks around Avebury from the National Trust.

After this we went to our daughter's house in Cheltenham

Pros and Cons

Pros:Accessible
Cons:Not complete, and village prices are high
In a nutshell:Mysterious history

Last visit to Avebury: Jul 2002
Intro Updated Aug 14, 2004
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Reviews (7)

Crop Circles Favorites (1)

I was surprised to be able to see crop circles from Avebury. (The picture was taken in July.) I'm not sure if they are... more travel advice

Stonehenge Off The Beaten Path (3)

Stonehenge was one of the places that I was anxious to visit. My daughter took us there, but she said she liked Avebury... more travel advice

Salisbury Plain from Old Saarum - Avebury

Old Sarum and Salisbury Off The Beaten Path (3)

Old Sarum was one of the early places where people lived in this area and the remains there span about 4000 years.. It... more travel advice

Manor Farm and Keiller Museum Off The Beaten Path (3)

My family was more interested in the stones than the village, and I did not know anything about the village at the time,... more travel advice

Transportation (1)
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Written Aug 14, 2004

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Comments (5)

uglyscot Jul 2, 2009 at 4:41 AM Report Abuse

Nice page, We didn't see any crop circles!
christine.j Apr 11, 2006 at 10:17 PM Report Abuse

Again, great pictures and good information from you. Thank you.
roamer61 Dec 23, 2005 at 5:01 AM Report Abuse

A nice little page on this less known monument. Informative. Thanks Rosalie.
iandsmith Aug 14, 2004 at 7:48 PM Report Abuse

Excellent research, thank you for sharing it. ("antidates"??)
KennetRose Nov 6, 2002 at 1:06 AM Report Abuse

Sorry - I hadn't realised you'd already been here. Lovely pictures!