The National Trust has unveiled an extensive programme of autumn events at Avebury and Lacock Abbey.
Those at Avebury include Heritage Open Days on 11 and 12 September from 10am to 5pm, when people will be able to enjoy a visit to Avebury Manor and Garden and the Alexander Keiller Museum for free.
A Guided tour of Avebury Manor Garden will be given on 24 September from 10am to 11.30am, when Head Gardener Garry will talk about seasonal highlights, a varied history and exciting new developments in the historic garden rooms.
The price is £10 per person with booking required.
On 27 September from 9.15am, Avebury will host Trust 10, a monthly 10k trail run that gives the opportunity to explore the wider Avebury landscape. It is a free event but booking is required.
There will be a sculpture exhibition in Avebury Manor Garden from 5 September to 18 October, open from 10am to 5pm.
A spokesperson said: "This autumn, the garden at Avebury Manor becomes an outdoor gallery, hosting a range of beautiful sculptures and artwork set against the backdrop of colourful seasonal planting."
It is a free event, although normal admission applies.
The Ancient Pathways paintings exhibition will run from 5 September to 1 November, open from 10am-5pm, when Avebury Artist in Residence Georgie Weedon will be developing a new body of work inspired by the ancient stone circle, the surrounding landscape, and the historic spaces of Avebury Manor and Garden.
Exploring themes of place, memory and connection, her paintings invite visitors to experience Avebury not simply as a historic site, but as a living, evolving creative landscape. This is a free event, although normal admission applies.
Full details of events at Avebury can be found at https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wiltshire/avebury
At Lacock Abbey, events include photography exhibition Lacock by Martin Parr, running from September to November between 10am and 5pm.
A spokesperson said: "Known worldwide for his wry observations of ordinary Britons and British life, 2025 saw the return of Martin Parr to a place that shaped him early in his career.
"In the 1980s his photos of Lacock further developed the distinctive documentary style that brought him international acclaim."
This a free event, although normal admission applies.
From 14 to 18 September, people will have a chance to see inside one of the oldest complete houses in Lacock, one not normally open to the public, discovering its history from medieval open hall to Victorian coffee tavern, and then home to a post-mistress at the centre of village life.
This a free event with booking required.
Details of events at Lacock Abbey can be found at https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wiltshire/lacock ?
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