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What to do and see in Avebury, England: The Best Things to do Good for a Rainy Day
Discover the best top things to do in Avebury, United Kingdom including Avebury Manor, Church of St. James, Elements of Avebury, The Henge Shop, Alexander Keiller Museum.
Restaurants in Avebury
1. Avebury Manor
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 654 reviews
Reviewed By Middletonlass - Banbury, United Kingdom
Wasn't expecting much but this place is brilliant. The house has themed rooms from various eras with either original or copies of the type of furniture used. You can sit on the furniture and touch most things. Great for kids and adults alike. Informative, helpful staff. The house and gardens are on timed tickets. The gardens are beautiful and well maintained, there is currently a sculpture exhibition with items scattered all around the garden. There is also a dovecot, archaealogical exhibition, access to the numerous stones, good parking and a lovely cafe.
2. Church of St. James
3. Elements of Avebury
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 16 reviews
4. The Henge Shop
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 23 reviews
The Henge Shop is in a unique location in the centre of Avebury, the largest prehistoric stone circle in the world. To honour this unparalleled setting we stock the best quality merchandise, using fair trade or local suppliers wherever possible. We have a wide range of gold, silver and pewter jewellery, large selection of crystals, woollens, tee shirts, hats, dowsing rods, minerals and fossils and books on a variety of subjects from the archaeological to the spiritual and arcane. We are also used as a base by local people who run tours in the area. You will also find Avebury Tarot here, run by Ivan Brownrigg, Tarot reader, mindfulness teacher and meditation leader. He has over 40 years’ experience with the Tarot and distils this knowledge to provide enquirers with profound insights and practical guidance. We also have several beautiful rooms available for therapies and workshops & a delightful conference space, overlooking the ancient standing stones, for audiences of up to 50.
Reviewed By 77Tessa
Lovely shop with a good selection of books about Avebury, wonderful fossils and semi precious stones,in big and small chunks- irresistible! People serving are lovely.Go and take home a bit of local sarcen stone,your little bit of magical Avebury.
5. Alexander Keiller Museum
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 133 reviews
The Alexander Keiller Museum is divided into two galleries, The Barn and The Stables. The Barn Gallery houses an interactive display setting the scene for life in the Neolithic and Bronze Age Avebury, and The Stables gallery has many artefacts from the Avebury area.
Reviewed By swift-simba - Camberley, United Kingdom
This Museum is a National Trust property and is well worth looking at before you explore the stone circles. In here you will find a lot of displays of artifacts found in and around the stone circles. It gives you some understanding of what it was like for people a that time and how they went about there day to day life. There is even the skeleton of a child there as well as many other exhibits. and a lot of information boards that help you understand the exhibits. Then we went over too the Great barn to look at the displays there. There are lot of information boards giving a great insight into what went on around here. There are also interactive displays too. The Barn itself is well worth looking at as the timbers forming te roof are very well constructed and a art form in their own right. When we were there the Manor house was not open.
