Avebury Stone Circle – Avebury Village loop from Avebury Stone Circle

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Avebury Stone Circle – Avebury Village loop from Avebury Stone Circle

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Avebury Stone Circle – Avebury Village loop from Avebury Stone Circle

01:36

6.09km

50m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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North Wessex Downs National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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36 m

Avebury Stone Circle

Highlight • Natural Monument

Avebury is an extraordinary place in the North Wiltshire & Wessex Downs AONB. One of many Neolithic sites in the area, this stone circle is large enough to encircle part …

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49 m

The Red Lion, Avebury

Highlight • Restaurant

Olde worlde thatched (chain) pub in stunning, historical surroundings. Plenty of outdoor seating. Open daily for brunch, lunch & dinner.

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185 m

Avebury Village

Highlight • Settlement

Avebury lies about 10 miles (16 km) south of Swindon and is a massive prehistoric site with open access to Stone Circles. The main Great Circle is surrounded by a …

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205 m

St. James Church, Avebury

Highlight • Religious Site

The Parish Church of St. James, Avebury
The church dates from around 1000 A.D., or possible a few years earlier, and still retains its tall Anglo-Saxon nave, although this was …

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646 m

View of Silbury Hill from Avebury

Highlight • Historical Site

Following the White Horse Trail to the footbridge behind the church allows a view of Silbury Hill from Avebury village.

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1.39 km

Sloe Copse

Forest

3.10 km

Accessible via bridleways and byways from Yatesbury or the A4361 from Avebury. If walking you can follow a footpath route from Avebury too. Great 360 views of the surrounding area and is said to be home to some nesting Owls.

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5.60 km

White Horse Trail

Highlight • Trail

Go over the footbridge and follow the White Horse Trail towards Windmill Hill

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6.09 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.67 km

2.43 km

760 m

119 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.67 km

1.96 km

853 m

612 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

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Tuesday 10 November

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Comments

April 15, 2023,Windmill hill, Adam Eve at Avebury

A nice easy stroll around some of the earliest known settlements in the UK, Avebury, Windmill hill and the Adam and Eve stones.
Although it is called Windmill hill it's only 195m