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Summer of play: build your own obstacle course 

Challenge yourself to build and complete a nature obstacle course. What can you create? See how fast you can jump, wobble, and weave!

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7 Jul to 30 Sep 2025
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10:00 to 17:00
+ 85 other dates or times
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Art demonstration with Sarah Hobley, artist in residence 

See Sarah Hobley demonstrating the creative process of her sculpted ceramics and find out more about her Avebury project. The finished pieces will evoke the experience of walking the Avebury landscape throughout the year.

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9 Jul to 8 Oct 2025
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11:00 to 14:00
+ 1 other date or time
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Glow worm walk at Figsbury Ring, near Salisbury 

Is a glow worm really a worm? Why do they shine? How can an insect produce light? Learn the answers to these questions and more by joining the rangers for a nocturnal promenade and talk under the moon and stars at Figsbury Ring.

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11 Jul 2025
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22:00 to 23:00
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Guided tour of Avebury Manor Garden 

Join a tour of the beautiful Avebury Manor Garden with Head Gardener Garry to learn about seasonal highlights, a varied history, and exciting new developments in the historic garden rooms.

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17 Jul to 21 Aug 2025
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10:00 to 11:30
+ 1 other date or time
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Summer of Play at Avebury 

Join us at Avebury for a fun summer of play. Families can take part in a lots of free activities to keep them entertained all summer long.

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19 Jul to 31 Aug 2025
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10:00 to 17:00
+ 43 other dates or times
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Avebury Adventures: exploring Avebury through locative games 

Take part in an exciting new gaming experience. Locative games use mixed-reality (elements in the digital and real world) to help you see familiar places in a whole new way. Download and play unique new games to discover more about Avebury.

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25 Jul to 31 Aug 2025
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10:00 to 17:00
+ 37 other dates or times
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Afternoon with an Avebury Archaeologist 

As part of the Festival of Archaeology, visitors of all ages can find out more about Avebury's ancient origins by walking back along the timeline with an expert archaeologist.

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31 Jul 2025
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12:00 to 12:30
+ 3 other dates or times
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Fairytale family theatre 

Special guests Tall Tales will be singing and performing some favourite classic tales for free outside the Dovecote on Friday 8 August. 

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8 Aug 2025
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11:00 to 12:00
+ 2 other dates or times
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Outdoor theatre: A Midsummer Night's Dream 

The Three Inch Fools present Shakespeare’s most iconic comedy. You are invited to Avebury Manor Garden for a magical evening of theatre for all the family.

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10 Aug 2025
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19:00 to 21:00
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Sculpture exhibition in Avebury Manor Garden 

This autumn, the garden at Avebury Manor becomes an outdoor gallery, hosting a range of beautiful sculptures and artwork set against the backdrop of colourful seasonal planting.

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31 Aug to 19 Oct 2025
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10:00 to 17:00
+ 49 other dates or times
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Artist in the garden 

Meet one of the sculptors whose art is featured in this year's sculpture exhibition while they showcase their work and answer questions.

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4 Sep to 16 Oct 2025
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11:00 to 15:00
+ 6 other dates or times
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Guided walk with Sarah Hobley, artist in residence 

Join a short, relaxed, and free art walk to look with new eyes at the textures, colours, atmosphere of natural and created Avebury.

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11 Sep 2025
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10:30 to 12:00
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Heritage Open Days: Free entry days 

As part of Heritage Open Days 2025, you can enjoy a visit to Avebury Manor Garden and the Alexander Keiller Museum for free on Friday 12 and Saturday 13 September.

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12 Sep to 13 Sep 2025
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10:00 to 17:00
+ 1 other date or time
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Avebury foraging workshop 

Discover nature's wild food secrets on a foraging course with forager-herbalist Fred Gillam from The Wild Side of Life. Walk through the Avebury landscape and learn to identify and use the plants and fungi growing in our hedgerows, fields and woods.

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13 Sep 2025
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10:30 to 15:00
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Guided landscape walk: Waden Hill circuit 

You can discover more of the history of the landscape that surrounds Avebury on this guided walk.

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26 Sep 2025
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13:30 to 16:00
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October half term fun 

Visit Avebury for family fun over the October half term.

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23 Oct to 2 Nov 2025
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10:00 to 16:00
+ 10 other dates or times