About Avebury
Avebury stone circle "...did as much to excell Stonehenge as a cathedral does a parish church" (John Aubrey, 1663)
The village is partly inside the circle
This 22 square km World Heritage Site has no less than 345 archaeological sites, including Avebury Neolithic Henge (with stone circle and West Kennet and Beckhampton Avenues), West Kennet Long Barrow, Windmill Hill, The Sanctuary and Silbury Hill.
Village facilities include...
Two pubs serving good food (one in the village, one just West of Silbury Hill)
One cafe/ restaurant (daytime only)
Two gift shops (National Trust and Henge)
Post Office/ village store
Discover for yourself
Archeologists, astronomers, dowsers, historians and many others have theorized over the significance of the stone circles and the position of them in relation to other important sites. Mostly, people want to know why the circles came into being. As yet, there are no certain answers.
Part of Avebury’s (and Wiltshire’s) attraction is definitely the mystery!
