Facilities & Access
General
- Enjoy local, seasonal food at the Circle Café
- Buy a memento of your visit at the shop, including a range of locally sourced giftware
- Pay & display parking, 500 yards from stone circle (off A4361). National Trust and English Heritage members park free. Note: parking during the Summer Solstice in late June may be limited. Overnight parking prohibited
- Dogs on leads are welcome
- Two holiday cottages are situated in the village of Avebury: Fishlock's Cottage and Isobel's Cottage
Family & children
- Hands-on interactives in the Alexander Keiller Museum's Barn Gallery
- Children's crafts and activity areas in the Barn Gallery, including Bronze Age dressing-up
- Pushchairs and baby back-carriers admitted
- Family fun trails, events and activities
- Suitable for school groups. Education room onsite - please book in advance
- Children's meals, homemade cakes and picnic food are available at the Circle Café
- Baby-changing facilities
Access
- Separate parking, 200 yards. Drop-off point
- Museum galleries and Manor are accessible with ramped entrances
- Accessible toilets located behind Barn Gallery
- Only parts of the stone circle are accessible due to slopes. Some cobbles and undulating terrain in the old farmyard
- The Manor Garden has accessible pathways but they can be uneven due to the nature of the original surfaces. Garden contains some steps, grass and pathways, which may become slippery on wet days
Alexander Keiller's car on display in the Barn Gallery of the museum
© M Webb
Parking at Avebury
Coming by car?
Our main car park is on the A4361, just south of the henge monument, and is a pay and display car park. National Trust and English Heritage members can park for free. All proceeds from the car park go towards the care of Avebury.
One of the wonderful things about Avebury is there's a village in the middle of one of the largest henge monuments in Britain. We welcome everyone to come and enjoy this beautiful place, but please respect those who live in the village, by parking in our car park.
Car park opening times:
- 9.30am to 6.30pm in summer (21 March – 31 October)
- 9.30am to 4.30pm in winter (1 November – 20 March)
Parking charges: summer
- £5 all day
- £3 after 3pm
- Motorbikes and coaches can park for free
Parking charges: winter
- £2 all day
- Motorbikes and coaches can park for free
Please note there's no overnight parking allowed in the main car park except in designated areas for authorised camping dates for observances.
Information for people with disabilities
The henge is around 200m from the main car park. It's a further 150m to the old farmyard, where our museums and other facilities are based, and where you'll find accessible toilet facilities.
Blue Badge holders can park for free in the main car park, the village car park, and in the designated spaces in the staff car park by the old farmyard.
Camper vans and mobile homes
Outside the Summer Solstice, you're welcome to park your camper van in the main car park during the day, but we unfortunately can't allow you to park overnight in our main car park.
This has been a condition of the Enforcement Notice of Kennet District Council since it was imposed on 1 January 2007. Please help us to comply with local regulations by noting the closing times of the car park. Breaching these conditions can cause a nuisance to local residents and we may have to remove your vehicle from the car park.
While we don't provide anywhere for camping in vehicles overnight, for your convenience the following links may help you source available accommodation locally:
- Postern Hill Caravan and Camping Site, near Savernake Forest, tel: 0845 130 8224 or 01672 515195
- Blackland Lakes, Calne, tel: 01249 810 943
- Bell Caravan Park and Camping, Lydeway near Devizes, tel: 01380 840 230
We hope you have a very enjoyable visit to Avebury. If you need help with planning your visit, please call us on 01672 539 250 or email us.