avebury tour

Tours from Antiquity offers a unique opportunity to explore the awe inspiring world famous Stonehenge and Avebury Prehistoric Landscapes with an expert service, guided by a qualified archaeologist. This exclusive tour can be booked through ‘The Stonehenge Tour Company‘

West Kennet Long Barrow

The tour includes –

Return travel from London in a luxury coach
Entrance in to Stonehenge
Visit Stonehenge Cursus, Stonehenge Avenue and several Bronze Age Round Barrows (burial mounds) (only runs between March and October, due to time restrictions in the winter months)
A visit to one of the world’s most beautiful cities, Bath. Nourished by natural hot springs, stunning architecture, great shopping and iconic attractions
Guided coach tour around some of the most beautiful and stunning architectural works in Bath
Visit Woodhenge and Durrington Walls
Visit West Kennet Long Barrow and Silbury Hill
Visit Avebury Stone Circle and Henge

You will enjoy the passion and enthusiasm expressed by our professional, archaeologist tour leaders.

Why choose Tours From Antiquity?

Tours From Antiquity conduct ONLY Archaeology Tours, and as a result we believe we offer an excellent up-to-date specialist service; giving you the opportunity to learn in great detail about these amazing prehistoric sites, but also leaving you time to explore your surroundings by yourself.
Tours From Antiquity is owned by qualified archaeologists and our tour leaders are all qualified archaeologists, offering the most professional service possible.
On our tours you will be travelling with no more than 19 other people – guaranteed. With smaller group sizes comes a more personalised excursion experience.
Our tour coaches offer luxury transport, with good air circulation and clear PA system.

Our itineraries are carefully planned offering the very best experience while you discover as much as possible.

Tours From Antiquity was set up in order to tackle the growing interest and demand in the historic environment in the United Kingdom. Identified was a niche for specialist, qualified archaeology tours to the exceptional and world famous archaeological sites of Stonehenge and Avebury prehistoric landscapes. We aim to concentrate on small group sizes unlike the larger tour companies, creating an intimate feel to thetour.

Tours From Antiquity aims to guide you around all these fantastic archaeology sites, maximising your enjoyment and experience, answering all queries, be it general or academic whilst conducting a brilliantly informative archaeology tour. As well as a qualified archeologist tour leader, Tours From Antiquity offer luxury coach travel, admission to English Heritage sites and ‘free time’ for our customers to enjoy and explore the world’s most beautiful cities, Bath. Nourished by natural hot springs, stunning architecture, great shopping and iconic attractions

Tours From Antiquity offer lecture standard archaeology tours, embracing the entire landscape in which these famous sites are situated. Offering a guided archaeology tour through the biographies of these landscapes allows our customers a rare opportunity to truly understand the motives and beliefs of the architects and creators of prehistoric Britain.

Tours From Antiquity firmly believe that through providing passionate tour leaders who have devoted their careers to the study and public presentation of archaeology offers our customers a truly unique and exceptional experience.

This exclusive tour can be booked with ‘The Stonehenge Tour Company’ http://www.StonehengeTours.com

STONEHENGE & AVEBURY Neolithic monuments and megaliths forged in a mysterious landscape…

Silbury and Kennett
The tour starts with an initial fast-track out of London. The drive westwards takes us back in time and deep into the county of Wiltshire. First we have the option of exploring the largest prehistoric burial mound in the country, the West Kennet Long Barrow, where once skeletons of the ancient were laid in its multitude of underground chambers. Nearby is Silbury Hill, the world’s largest man-made pre-historic mound. Strangely conical in shape, it was made unsafe by multiple excavations and thus has kept its secrets as to its use or meaning.

Avebury Stone Circle

Avebury
Next, we make our way to the spooky village of Avebury, locked-in by the largest stone circle in Britain. Discover the Devil’s Chair, where it is said the dark one himself may be summoned, or the murderous Barber Stone, which exacted a terrible revenge on a villager who tried knock it down. Lunch is an option at a haunted pub within the circle.

Woodhenge and Durrington
In the afternoon we make the journey south, discussing along the way the huge ancient chalk carvings that decorate the slopes of local hills. Soon, we reach Woodhenge and the ancient settlement of Durrington Walls. Latest finds from recent digs around this area will help us theorise.

Stonehenge
Then our day reaches its climax, as we enter the mysterious World Heritage site of Stonehenge itself, an ancient stone structure older than the pyramids of Egypt, and a rare surviving monument of the pre-historic world. Some have a deep fascination with this place, and wonder about its meaning. Those not so swayed by the stones’ magical charms are left pondering the biggest mystery of all – how on Earth did they get there? Finally, on the drive home, reflect on the biggest mystery surrounding these places… just why did Captain Caveman become Fred Flintstone?
● Daily. Entrance fee payable.

Full-day private driving tour from London with official guide.
● Duration: 9 hours. Outward driving time from London: 1.5hrs approx.
● For couples, families or small private groups (up to 7 persons).
● Attractions subject to seasonal openings. Any entrance prices are extra

From £360
The Stonehenge Tour Company – www.Stonehengetours.com
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