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Volunteering at Avebury

Staff volunteering at Avebury in Wiltshire, helping to re-turf worn out areas around the stone circle.
Corporate staff re-turfing worn out areas around Avebury stone circle | © National Trust Images/Emma Weston

Do you fancy volunteering at Avebury, where an ancient stone circle, museum and manor house can be found in the heart of the Avebury World Heritage Site? Volunteers are essential to us, helping us to care for special places and share them with visitors. Find out all you need to know about joining our team, or volunteering as part of a corporate group.

 

Why join us?

There are lots of reasons to join us; making the move to volunteer could be the best decision you ever make. 

  • Become part of a friendly and dedicated team 
  • Meet people from all walks of life and forge new friendships 
  • Utilise your existing skills and learn new ones 
  • Strengthen your CV and help to develop your career 
  • Enjoy the great outdoors 
  • Learn about the history of this special place.

 

Volunteering at Avebury

There are many different ways to get involved in all of the different parts that make up Avebury. From helping visitors in Avebury Manor and the Alexander Keiller Museum, to raising vital funds in our bookshop and helping to care for the countryside. 

We'll give you all the training you need, with regular sessions to help you update your knowledge and familiarise yourself with Avebury. There are lots of opportunities to meet up with other volunteers, with regular socials, trips and a Christmas party.

There's no fixed amount of shifts to cover or hours to volunteer - we're very flexible, and most roles have an online rota so that you can sign up to as much as you wish.

Get in touch about volunteering at Avebury

If you would like to know more about volunteering at Avebury, please contact Emma Talbot on 01672 538017 or by emailing emma.talbot@nationaltrust.org.uk. 

Corporate volunteering

There are lots of experiences across the beautiful Wiltshire countryside which are perfect for your company or business volunteering days.

You can unlock your team’s potential while developing skills and relationships, all the time supporting the conservation work of the National Trust.

Variety of roles

The diverse roles vary from helping in Avebury Manor Garden to working with our countryside rangers to care for some of the incredible sites that are in our care. 

Joining the team for the day and taking time out of the office will make an incredible difference to both us and your employees.

Corporate volunteering roles examples: 

  • Ragwort pulling at the Neolithic henge of Figsbury Ring, or at Lockeridge Dene, site of an unusual sarsen boulder stream
  • Hazel coppicing in the Stonehenge landscape
  • Hay raking at West Kennet Farm

To find out more about corporate volunteering, contact Emma Talbot on: 01672 538017 or by email at: emma.talbot@nationaltrust.org.uk

 

Thank you

Thank you to all our volunteers who give their time to support the National Trust in many different roles. 

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Frequently asked questions on volunteering 

These frequently asked questions should give you all you need to know about who can volunteer, what it involves and how to apply.

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History of Avebury 

Find out more about the history of the area including research from two archaeological and geophysical surveys in 2017. Discover new findings at this important site.

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Exploring the stone circles at Avebury 

Visiting Avebury and the surrounding landscape is a unique experience. The area contains multiple Neolithic and Bronze Age features including the largest stone circle in the world which you can enter and explore.

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Supporter groups in Bath and Bristol 

If you’d like to become more involved in a volunteer or social group in Bath, Bristol and the surrounding areas, read on to find out more.

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