Must-SeeBath
England
About 22 miles away
Roman baths, Georgian crescents and Jane Austen, in golden stone.
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Silbury Hill
The tallest prehistoric man-made mound in Europe, 39 meters of chalk raised for reasons still unknown.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- 30 minutes
- Address
- A4, near AveburyDirections
- Getting There
- About 1.2 miles south of Avebury, beside the A4.
Why Go
The mound was built around 2400 BC, about the same size as some Egyptian pyramids of its age, yet excavations have found no burial inside. You can't climb it, but the viewing area by the road and the paths around Avebury show it well.
Nearby in Stonehenge
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About 27 miles away
Honey-stone villages, like Bibury and Bourton-on-the-Water, in rolling countryside.
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If You're NearbyJurassic Coast
England
About 70 miles away
Durdle Door, and 185 million years of cliffs, with fossil-hunting on the beach.
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