Shooting
advice
Avebury is at its best
during the autumn and
winter. With low-lying
autumn mists, fog and a
touch of frost the whole
site can take on a
wonderful ethereal mood
and atmosphere. There
will also be significantly
fewer people. The whole
site has views and angles
from every direction but
there is very little elevation
so most shots will be from
within the circles and
relatively close-up. Sunrise
and shooting into the light
would be my favoured time
of day. As the main road
passes right through the
site, watch out for road and
fences in your shots and
unsightly concrete markers
showing where stones
once stood.
Food and lodging
The National Trust
has a tearoom at Avebury
offering a limited menu,
while The Red Lion pub is
situated next to the stones.
For accommodation try
Avebury Lodge bed and
breakfast, a fine Georgian
house in the heart of the
village. For a wider
selection of food and
accommodation, the
town of Marlborough is
six miles away.
Further afeld
The stone circles of
Avebury are incredible to
shoot, but just a stone’s
throw away is the
mysterious Silbury Hill and
West Kennet Long Barrow,
both on the road to
Marlborough. The
Ridgeway, often described
as the country’s oldest
road, is also accessible by
foot from Avebury.
Warning
The area of Avebury,
Silbury Hill and West
Kennet Long Barrow has
become an area well
known to thieves, and car
break-ins are common.
You have been warned.
LOCATION GUIDE Technique
An atmospheric
image of Silbury Hill
taken at dawn
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