About Avebury- Avebury is the site of a large henge and several stone circles in the English county of Wiltshire surrounding the village of Avebury. It is one of the finest and largest Neolithic monuments in Europe dating to around 5,000 years ago. It is older than the megalithic stages of Stonehenge, which is located about 32 kilometres (20 mi) to the south.
Shopping - The Henge Shop is not owned or managed by The National Trust or English Heritage and as one of the only independent businesses in the World Heritage site we are free to select our own stock, using fair trade or local suppliers wherever possible.
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They have a wide range from gold, silver and pewter jewellery, woollens, tee shirts, hats, dowsing rods, minerals and fossils to books on a variety of subjects from the archaeological to the arcane.
Things to do and Tourst Information - Nearby Silbury Hill which is the largest man-made mound in pre-industrial Europe still dominates the surrounding landscape. The two largest surviving British long barrows of West Kennet and East Kennet are also prominent a short distance away and in recent years the remains of two massive palisaded enclosures have also been found.
For days out with children see: www.kidsdaysout.co.uk/
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