Activities at Avebury
Autumn at Avebury 2021
With autumn all around us once again, our senses are drawn to the sights and smells of the season. The landscape is giving way to autumnal colours and the hedgerow fruits are ripening. Our thoughts turn to harvest, falling leaves of red and gold, pumpkin soup and hot chocolate. Join us for autumn walks, family trails, story-telling and a sculpture exhibition.
Winter at Avebury
Deep blue skies, frosty mornings, crisp fresh air all mean winter is here. Join us for a family trail in the Old Farmyard, warm up in the restaurant and treat yourself to a luxurious cake and a browse around the shop.
Visiting Avebury with your dog
No-one wants to leave a family member at home, so well behaved dogs are welcome. Here's what you need to know about bringing your dog to Avebury.
Stone circle tours
If you'd like to learn more about the prehistory of Avebury and the people who built the henge and stone circles, then join us for a stone circle tour.
Wiltshire Landscape calendar 2021
Download your free Wiltshire Landscape 2021 calendar which features some of the most beautiful places in Wiltshire, cared for by our local National Trust team.
Stonehenge and Avebury Walking Challenge
Explore the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site - challenge yourself, embrace health and feed your curiosity on these 8 self led walks.
The Wiltshire Landscape walking challenge
These twelve self-led walks take you all over the Wiltshire Landscape, exploring the National Trust countryside sites, from panoramic hilltops to deep coombes. Every site you visit is special for some reason, be it the archaeology, rare wildflowers or wildlife havens.
Windmill Hill (The long way round)
An interesting historical walk which takes you past standing stones, a hill once occupied by some of the first farmers n the British Isles and a Second World War airfield gymnasium.
- Challenging
- 4 hours
- 8.0 miles (12.85km)
Avebury archaeology walk
Starting at the heart of the Avebury World Heritage Site, this walk takes you through the remains of the largest stone circle in the world and along the West Kennet Avenue into rolling chalk downland.
- Moderate
- 3 hours
- 6.0 miles (9.65km)
West Kennet Round
This is a long walk taking in many of the ancient monuments within the Avebury World Heritage Site, including West Kennet Lomg Barrow, the Sanctuary, Silbury Hill and Avebury Henge and Stone Circles. You may also see wildlife such as deer, barn owls, red kites and brown hares as you walk around the landscape.
- Challenging
- 3 hours 30 mins
- 6.5 miles (10.45km)
Avebury Ridgeway walk
Starting at the heart of the World Heritage Site, this walk takes you trough the remains of the largest stone circle in the world and along the West Kennet Avenue into beautiful rolling chalk downland. You'll catch glimpses of mysterious Silbury Hill, pass Bronze Age burial mounds and walk along ancient roads with fabulous views.
- Challenging
- 3 hours
- 5.0 miles (8.0km)
Discover Windmill Hill
This walk explores the World Heritage Site to the north-west of Avebury. From Windmill Hill you will enjoy spectacular views back towards Avebury and Silbury Hill. The Neolithic earthworks of Windmill Hill still remain though they are difficult to pick out. Walking on Windmill Hill you will be walking in the footsteps of our ancestors over 5500 years ago.
- Moderate
- 1 hour 45 mins
- 3.5 miles (5.6km)
Around Silbury Hill
This walk takes you around one of the most important sites in the World Heritage Site. Silbury Hill is the largest prehistoric man-made mound in Europe and was built between 4,400 and 4,300 years ago. It would have taken hundreds of people working continually for several years to build Silbury Hill, using only stone and bone tools.
- Moderate
- 1 hour 15 mins
- 3.0 miles (4.8km)
Avebury Sanctuary stroll
Enjoy the beautiful views over the Kennet Valley on this slightly hilly walk covering the area around The Sanctuary ancient monument.
- Moderate
- 30 mins
- 1.0 mile (1.6km)
Walking in the Avebury landscape
Rolling hills, standing stones, long views - the walks around Avebury are the perfect antidote to our busy lives. Click to find out more.
Seven Barrows
The Avebury landscape is littered with Bronze Age round barrows
Silbury Hill
Imaging building this structure with nothing but cattle bones and determination