Visiting the Henges

Avebury Henge and Stonehenge

Avebury Henge

On our drive from Bristol to Southampton, we visited Avebury Henge and Stonehenge along the way. Avebury Henge is the lesser known henge, only 40 minutes from Stonehenge, free to visit,  allows you to walk amongst the stones as well as touch them. This differs to Stonehenge which costs money, requires advance bookings and keeps you quite a distance from the stones. We missed the tours at Avebury however, so didn't come away with much knowledge about the how and why of these stones. 

The grey sky tells what is coming!

Tony and I have been to Stonehenge before, but I don't recall coming away with much knowledge about it. For this visit, we got the free audio tour (I'm sure it wasn't available ten years ago!). We also knew we wouldn't be able to answer the children's questions, so we needed to hear from the experts!

Love the audio guides!

Our visit to these two locations completely frustrated Lachlan. He is such a 'facts' person and thrives on being able to recall details. There is so much unknown about the henges: how the stones came to be; how they got there and what their significance was to the people of the time. This annoyed Lach - he really wanted answers! Even after the audio, he still was coming up with his own answers and couldn't deal with how much is unknown about this history. A great insight into his character and personality also! It was a very cold and windy day and we just avoided rain at Stonehenge ... we were glad to be leaving as we watched everyone get wet!