Avebury · Marlborough
Silbury Hill
Europe's tallest prehistoric mound, and nobody knows why it was built.
- ⏱ 90 min
- 💷 £0
- 🥾 Easy
Silbury Hill is 39 metres high and around 4,500 years old, part of the Avebury World Heritage Site. You can't climb it, but the view is great.
What you’ll do
- 1See it from the viewpoint
- 2Walk to West Kennet Long Barrow
- 3Head on to Avebury
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Photo: Immanuel Giel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Text adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
While you're there
Avebury
Sunset at Avebury
Drive out to a stone circle bigger than Stonehenge and watch the sun go down over it.
West Overton
Overton Hill
Start the Ridgeway, Britain's oldest road, on Overton Hill.
Pewsey Vale
Alton Barnes White Horse
Climb up to a giant chalk horse above the Pewsey Vale.