The National Trust is highlighting a range of treats for visitors throughout April.
One of the most popular attractions is Avebury Manor Garden, which is arranged as a series of 'rooms', each with an individual style.
People can sit and relax in the quiet spaces, which are completely accessible by wheelchair or mobility scooter.
There are also guided tour around the largest prehistoric circle of standing stones in the world.
The Alexander Keiller Museum has one of the most important prehistoric archaeological collections in Britain is housed in the museum.
There are also guided tour around the largest prehistoric circle of standing stones in the world.
The Alexander Keiller Museum has one of the most important prehistoric archaeological collections in Britain is housed in the museum.
A spokesperson said: "Discover finds from the Avebury landscape spanning thousands of years, including a human skeleton from 5,300 years ago."
Other attractions include:
Other attractions include:
- Family tour: Wednesdays and Sundays during school holidays until 3 October, 11am and 1pm, £2.50 per child, free for accompanying adults. Learn more about the amazing Avebury World Heritage site with a family-friendly tour of the stone circles. Tickets available from the barn in the old farmyard.
- Easter Trail at Avebury until Monday 21 April, 10am-5pm, £3.50 per trail plus garden admission.
- Easter adventures for families in Avebury Manor Garden: Don your bunny ears and follow the trail, with Easter games and challenges along the way, to claim your chocolate egg. No need to book. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wiltshire/avebury/events
- Easter Craft in Avebury Barn: Until Monday 21 Apr, 11am-3pm, £2 per craft pack. The Green Man is traditionally the symbol of Spring time and new growth. Children can celebrate Easter by making a Green Man mask in the atmospheric threshing barn at Avebury. Pick up a craft pack from reception in the barn.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wiltshire/avebury/events
- Blossom Celebrations at Avebury: Create a beautiful flower crown, dance around the May Pole, follow the early blossom trail, take a guided tour or simply enjoy Avebury Manor Garden in spring. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wiltshire/avebury/events
- Windmill Hill Anniversary: Find out about the Neolithic causewayed enclosure at Windmill Hill on the 100th anniversary of its excavation, including displays and family-friendly activities. Avebury Barn and Alexander Keiller Museum from March to the end of the year. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wiltshire/avebury/events
- Easter Trail at Avebury until Monday 21 April, 10am-5pm, £3.50 per trail plus garden admission.
- Easter adventures for families in Avebury Manor Garden: Don your bunny ears and follow the trail, with Easter games and challenges along the way, to claim your chocolate egg. No need to book. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wiltshire/avebury/events
- Easter Craft in Avebury Barn: Until Monday 21 Apr, 11am-3pm, £2 per craft pack. The Green Man is traditionally the symbol of Spring time and new growth. Children can celebrate Easter by making a Green Man mask in the atmospheric threshing barn at Avebury. Pick up a craft pack from reception in the barn.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wiltshire/avebury/events
- Blossom Celebrations at Avebury: Create a beautiful flower crown, dance around the May Pole, follow the early blossom trail, take a guided tour or simply enjoy Avebury Manor Garden in spring. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wiltshire/avebury/events
- Windmill Hill Anniversary: Find out about the Neolithic causewayed enclosure at Windmill Hill on the 100th anniversary of its excavation, including displays and family-friendly activities. Avebury Barn and Alexander Keiller Museum from March to the end of the year. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wiltshire/avebury/events
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