Colossal stones, deep ditches and immense embankments! more

I love Avebury; it has a wonderful, unique atmosphere. In a very strange way it represents "real history" - over thousands of years it's been alive, ignored, plundered, desecrated, built on and around and finally "restored" but somehow it keeps a sense of integrity. The site is well managed & open & it never really feels crowded and the stones... more

Whilst stonehenge is the famous one, this is the one that's gives you a great day out. Avebury is a beautiful little village in it's own rights, and it just happens to have a giant system of stones surrounding it. It's not as dramatic as Stonehenge, but it's much bigger, you can walk around the village, touch the stones and... more

We happened on Avebury by chance having told our hosts about our interest in Stonehenge. It is much less commercialized and just as impressive. The stones in the fields are amazing and the man-made hill/pyramid as well. There are also other buildings from a more recent time to explore and lots of interesting information to be had. more

Comparitively unknown, except locally, until relatively recent times the huge bank and ditch system and the rings and avenues of standing stones surrounding the little Wiltshire village of Avebury are to my mind considerably more impressive than the rather uninspiring views at Stonehenge. Whereas Stonehenge suffers from being out in a huge open plain, the Avebury circles have the backdrop... more

I have wanted to visit Stonehenge since I was young, but Avebury turned out to have even more meaning. Take the time to visit both. You can get a great view of Stonehenge by looking though the chain link fence which borders it. Unless you want to pay extra, you can't get close enough to touch it. Avebury is different.... more

Visited the prehistoric site and stone circles at Avebury, Wiltshire. Very interesting with an exhibition. Avebury Manor gardens are also worth a visit. more

The quiet village is a dot on the map, but through its heart run hundreds of massive stones, arranged by their ancient architects in a circle that runs over small hills, across roads and through the town. In that timeless past, people dug the foundations with antler picks, and dragged these massive stones hundreds of miles, knowing they would stand... more

The stone circles are made of large monolithic stones, similar to Stonehenge, but covering a much larger area and not forming a stacked structure. The village of Avebury is within and around the larger circle. The place is charming, the village is nice, you can stroll around the stones and touch them, unlike Stonehenge. There are wooleys grazing about, so... more