Avebury - West Kennet - Silbury Hill - Avebury

David and Chris Stewart

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Avebury - The Sanctuary - West Kennet - Silbury Hill - Avebury

Starting at the Avebury stone circle, the walk takes you along the stone avenue and up to the Ridgeway, with spectacular Wiltshire views of 'hedgehogs' and curious burial mounds.

The route then takes you to visit The Sanctuary, yet another ancient site, then through lush farmland to see the famous West Kennet Long Barrow. You then return to Avebury via the amazing man-made Silbury Hill (carbon dating suggests that Silbury Hill was built around 2,500BC, making it an extraordinary feat for its time).

This walk features in the 'Pathways' book - for more information click on the link on the Walkingworld homepage.

England - South England - Wiltshire - Countryside

Features

Great Views, Museum, National Trust, Pub

09/11/2008 - Vanessa Tocher

I walked this with a bunch of friends and our labradors on Nov 7th. We absolutely loved this walk and without a doubt will do it again in the summer! My notes: 1. The day we walked it was after a week and a half of rain, and it was REALLY muddy and the going was quite tough in places, so would not suggest anyone do it after heavy rains. 2. We felt it would actually be better walked backwards, so you see Silbury Hill first, then West Kennett Long Barrow, then The Sanctuary, and end the walk by entering Avebury via The Avenue and then take your own time to walk around among the stones, so this is how we'll walk it in future. 3. Great walk for dogs - we had them offlead for most of the walk (except road crossings and one field with sheep in) and there were loads of places for them to swim and race about. There were 4 stiles to cross, and only one of them was hard to navigate with the dogs - the farmer had fenced off the gap under the stile. It was next to a farm gate leading onto the road at the start of Step 12 (Cross the road...). The farm gate does not open. We eventually coaxed the dogs under the gate and were fine, but if you are walking it with very big dogs this could be an issue. Overall an excellent walk, and many thanks to the contributors David and Chris!!