Avebury

The visitor reception is in the 17th century threshing barn in the Old Farmyard. Here you can buy tickets for the manor or museum, find out what's on and any other information about Avebury you need. There is also a cafe, picnic area, shop and toilets. Click for more information.

At Avebury you can wander among the standing stones of the largest stone circle in the world and marvel at the human ingenuity and dedication it took to create the enormous bank and ditch with no more than bones and stones. Click to find out more.

You can join a stone circle tour most days. They usually run from late morning through to mid afternoon (times can vary on the day) and last between 45 minutes and an hour. Just check on the board in the Old Farmyard for the times. Click to find out more.

Avebury Manor is a truly unique experience; it's a 16th-century manor house where, unlike most other properties, you are allowed touch the furniture, lie on the beds and handle the pots and pans.

Fun and learning for all the family in the museum. The museum is split into two galleries; the interactive display is in the Barn Gallery and the archaeological finds are displayed in the Stables Gallery.

We know that travelling and visiting tourist attractions with children can take a lot of work to plan, so here are a few bits of information that may make life a little easier so that everyone can relax for the day. Click to find out more.

At Avebury there are a number of places where you can get a delicious lunch, grab a quick cuppa or treat yourself to an indulgent cream tea. Click to find out about our full range of options.

For those who'd like to indulge in a souvenir or a treat to take home there is the National Trust shop in the Old Farmyard. There's also Cobblestones second-hand bookshop and a small range of items in the museum. Click to find out more.

You can freely explore the exceptionally well preserved Neolithic stone circle and immerse yourself in a fascinating history dating back almost 6,000 years.

Circles pop-up cafe serves delicious cakes, sandwiches, pasties and hot and cold drinks. Why not come in for a rest and indulge in a delicious cream tea?

Visitors come from miles around to enjoy the Manor Tea-room. You too can enjoy a traditional English tea in the elegant period style surroundings of Avebury Manor library.

The Coach House Cafe is set right in the heart of the stone circle in a pretty courtyard setting, the perfect location for stopping and relaxing during your time at Avebury.

A day of learning at Avebury is fun and informative, bring your group along and discover the secrets of Britain's prehistoric past.

Now that prehistory is on the school curriculum we have designed a flexible educational tour and talk for school groups.

From maintaining footpaths to running exhibitions, find out more about our vital ongoing work at Avebury.

Thanks to a generous donation, we now have a traditionally crafted rush mat in the Tudor Bedroom at Avebury Manor.