Avebury, Silbury Hill and West Kennet Barrow

Avebury is a world heritage site recognised for its outstanding Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments. The Avebury Henge dates from around 4,600 years ago. The bank and ditch are almost a mile in circumference, and the ditch was originally around nine metres deep. The banks were built up from chalk, dug from the ditch using stone and bone tools, and both would have been bright white when new. The outer stone circle is the largest prehistoric circle of standing stones in the world and there are the remains of two other smaller stone circles within it. The stones are huge with the largest weighing at least 100 tonnes, making it the heaviest in Britain. The stones are a locally sourced hard grey sandstone known as sarsen. You can walk amongst all the stones and along the henge bank. Other pre-historic features in the surrounding landscape include Silbury Hill and West Kennet Long Barrow

Full details about travel arrangements, car park charges, are available here. Main points to note:-

• Access to the stones and all the other structures cited above is free.;
• The only necessary charges are for parking - cars are £8 for the day (campervans etc are £11).
• Note – the National Trust car park opens at 9am so you are advised not to arrive before this time.