Avebury Stone Circle

We started the day with a good look out of the windows to see about all the noise; the cows had gathered in the back garden and the chickens were roosting at the pub next door (although the chooks proved to be quite camera-shy).









The drive to Avebury was very pretty, and we walked through the stone …

We had a great breakfast at the Castle and Bell Hotel. We talked to some vacationing English people that told us about a town called Lalock where Harry Potter and other films were shot. So Diana and I decided to re-route our trip to take in Lalock.

On the square outside the hotel was a flea market. There were all sorts of things for sale, …

I started the morning out bright and early (well early at least), before the rest of Bath was awake. I ventured for a morning coffee and a scone before hopping my bus to Stonehenge. I am now the proud owner of my very own pictures of this pre-historic monument. I appreciated that it was in the middle of a field of fluffy white sheep. And of course …

... delay to return to the palace and pick up a wayward sweatshirt we arrived in Avebury. While in Avebury we have enjoyed exploring the largest stone circle in England. Sigourney and Pelly have, unsucessfully, tried to pat sheep and we have pic nicked ...

Avebury is an example of monolithic stones that were not carved into shape (like Stonehenge). It dates back to 2800 B.C., which is 6 centuries older than Stonehenge and 16 times bigger. We really enjoyed walking among the stones and imaging their ...

Avebury, England has the largest stone circle in the British Isles. Large irregular stones line the inner circumference of the earthen works circle. Not too far distant, Silbury Hill, the largest man-made earthwork, can be seen. The summer of 1999 saw ...

... Avebury... at a pub called the Red Lion. The pub is in the center of town which is also the center of the stone circle that Avebury is known for. This isn't Stonehenge that most people think of when they hear that word. This is another stonehenge ...

... at the pub next door (although the chooks proved to be quite camera-shy). The drive to Avebury was very pretty, and we walked through the stone circles, then up to the manor and abbey. We drove past Silbury Hill, which ...

... to sample lots of over the course of the trip.  Why isn't it as readily available in the rest of the world? Avebury's stone circle is indeed much larger than the one at Stonehenge, though the stones are all free-standing, and many of them are ...

... presents! I tried my hardest to see the bats, but alas, failed.     As the museum told us, Avebury is the largest stone circle in the world. It has two shapes of stones, speculatively one is the female stone- the diamond- and the other ...