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| Highlights |  | Events
Full events programme, including family fun trails and seasonal activities, living history, archaeology week, craft workshops, talks and tours, art exhibitions and lectures |  | Guided tours
Short tours of the henge available in the summer |  | Country walks
Walking around Avebury guide features six local walks; available from the museum (£2.50 plus 50p p&p) |
About this property
This internationally renowned stone circle, a World Heritage Site, partly encompasses the pretty village of Avebury. Many of the stones were re-erected in the 1930s by the archaeologist Alexander Keiller, who uncovered the true wonder of one of the most important megalithic monuments in Europe. You can picnic amongst the stones and explore this intriguing and mysterious landscape, then discover the story of the people who created it. The Barn Gallery and the Stables Gallery house the museum, exhibiting many of the fascinating finds from all the local excavations. The Barn Gallery has many exciting interactive displays to bring the area to life and children can take part in a range of activities in the crafts area. Another layer of history is provided by the buildings themselves: the dovecote is 16th-century, while the thatched threshing barn and stables are 17th-century. Nearby, the gentle rise of Windmill Hill, once the site of an important neolithic settlement, has several well-preserved Bronze Age burial mounds and boasts commanding views. West of Avebury, the Iron Age earthwork of Oldbury Castle crowns Cherhill Down, along with the conspicuous Lansdowne Monument. With the spectacular folds of Calstone Coombes, this area of open downland provides wonderful walking.
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