Fifteen Ramblers met at Avebury for a tour of some of the best Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in southern Britain. They headed south, past the mysterious pudding-basin shaped mound of Silbury Hill – sadly no King Zel and his horse have ever been found buried here. Then on to the chambered tomb at West Kennett, before walking along field edges to reach The Sanctuary.

The walk then joined part of the ancient Ridgeway before branching off to return along a byway to Avebury, enjoying a distant glimpse of the Stone Avenue that ran between Avebury and The Sanctuary.

From the top of West Kennett Long Barrow a view of Silbury Hill

From The Sanctury we make our way back to Avebury

The famous Avebury Stones

After a stop for lunch, six members of the group completed a further 4-mile walk through fields and along part of the White Horse Trail to explore the causewayed enclosure of Windmill Hill. From there, they had a panoramic view of the surrounding countryside and learnt about ‘hedgehogs’ – tumuli with small copses of trees planted on top.

On top of Windmill Hill

Walking around the Avebury Stone Circle