Activities at Avebury
Autumn at Avebury 2020
There’s a lot that is different this autumn at Avebury but at the same time, so much remains the same. The landscape is giving way to autumnal colours and the season’s hedgrow fruits are ripening. We’ll also be continuing to celebrate heritage open day with an online experience and hopefully enticing you into the countryside for crisp autumnal walks. Read on for details on all of this and more.
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.
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.
Bringing your dog
No-one wants to leave a family member at home, so well behaved dogs are welcome at Avebury. We ask that you keep them on a lead at all times and pick up after them.
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.
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)
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)
Walks, talks and family fun in the Wiltshire countryside
In the countryside near to Avebury, did you know that we have lots of events coming up? Here's a list of what's going on this spring in the Wiltshire Countryside.
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)
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)
West Kennet Long Barrow
Enjoy a gentle stroll up to the West Kennet Long Barrow, take in the views then enter the dark chambers of the tomb
Stone circle tours
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.
Guided and self guided walks
We offer a guided walk around the stone circles, or you can download a walk to explore by yourself. We also have a number of specialist guided walks throughout the year.
Around the hill at Avebury
Take a nice, gentle one-mile walk through chalk grassland, with great views of the Silbury Hill ancient monument.
- Easy
- 30 mins
- 1.0 mile (1.6km)
West Kennett round
A circular walk with historic ancient monuments in the beautiful setting of Wiltshire's chalk grassland, with a variety of wildlife and wildflowers to enjoy.
- Easy
- 2 hours
- 5.0 miles (8.0km)
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)