Avebury · Marlborough
Sunset at Avebury
Drive out to a stone circle bigger than Stonehenge and watch the sun go down over it.
- ⏱ 45 min
- 💷 £0
- 🥾 Easy
Just up the road from Marlborough is Avebury — a Neolithic henge so large the modern village sits inside it. Unlike Stonehenge, you can walk right up to the stones. Time it for sunset and it's hard to beat.
What you’ll do
- 1Make the trip
- 2Find your stone
- 3Prove it
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Photo: Pam Brophy, CC BY-SA 2.0
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