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This is a circular walk, which will take you at least 2 hours, starting in Avebury, the place of the famous ancient stone circle. 
This place is steeped in ancient history. 
The walk starts in the big National Trust car park in Avebury, and then you head off past the mysterious man-made Silbury Hill. 
<a title="Photograph by Greg O'Beirne CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0), via Wikimedia Commons" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SilburyHill_gobeirne.jpg"><img width="512" alt="SilburyHill gobeirne" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/SilburyHill_gobeirne.jpg/512px-SilburyHill_gobeirne.jpg"/></a>

After that, you make a slight detour up to the West Kennet Long Barrow.
<a title="Troxx CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/), via Wikimedia Commons" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:West_Kennet_Long_Barrow_sign.jpg"><img width="512" alt="West Kennet Long Barrow sign" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/West_Kennet_Long_Barrow_sign.jpg/512px-West_Kennet_Long_Barrow_sign.jpg"/></a>

Following your visit to the Barrow, you return to the loop and towards the outskirts of the villages of West Kennet and East Kennett.
Then, it's past the remains of another stone circle, called the Sanctuary.
After a walk alongside fields, you join up with <Link href="/family-hiking/ridgeway-hikes/">the ancient Ridgeway walk</Link>, which takes you into the famous Avebury stone circle.

Click on the link to the route on OS Maps for a follow-along route and map, as well as a fly-through of the walk.

A trail or route for hiking, cycling, or even canoeing.

Trail

This is a circular walk, which will take you at least 2 hours, starting in Avebury, the place of the famous ancient stone circle. 
This place is steeped in ancient history. 
The walk starts in the big National Trust car park in Avebury, and then you head off past the mysterious man-made Silbury Hill. 
<a title="Photograph by Greg O'Beirne [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SilburyHill_gobeirne.jpg"><img width="512" alt="SilburyHill gobeirne" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/SilburyHill_gobeirne.jpg/512px-SilburyHill_gobeirne.jpg"></a>

After that, you make a slight detour up to the West Kennet Long Barrow.
<a title="Troxx [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:West_Kennet_Long_Barrow_sign.jpg"><img width="512" alt="West Kennet Long Barrow sign" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/West_Kennet_Long_Barrow_sign.jpg/512px-West_Kennet_Long_Barrow_sign.jpg"></a>

Following your visit to the Barrow, you return to the loop and towards the outskirts of the villages of West Kennet and East Kennett.
Then, it's past the remains of another stone circle, called the Sanctuary.
After a walk alongside fields, you join up with <a href="https://www.getoutwiththekids.co.uk/family-hiking/ridgeway-hikes/">the ancient Ridgeway walk</a>, which takes you into the famous Avebury stone circle.

Click on the link to the route on OS Maps for a follow-along route and map, as well as a fly-through of the walk.

Avebury Circular Walk

Find family campsites, places to stay, and things to get out and do with the kids in Wiltshire.

*<TextLight>Photo of Stonehenge in Wiltshire taken by Simon Wakefield, CC BY 2.0</TextLight>*

Find family campsites, places to stay, and things to get out and do with the kids in Wiltshire.

<em><span style="color: #808080;">Photo of Stonehenge in Wiltshire taken by Simon Wakefield, CC BY 2.0</span></em>

Wiltshire

This is the summit of Tan Hill, which is part of the Wiltshire 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge.

Tan Hill - Wiltshire 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge

This is the summit of Milk Hill, which is part of the Wiltshire 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge.

Milk Hill - Wiltshire 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge

This is the summit of Barbury Down, which is part of the Swindon 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge.

Barbury Down - Swindon 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge

Barbury Castle is an ancient Iron Age hill fort and is one of several that can be found along <Link href="/family-hiking/ridgeway-hikes/">the ancient Ridgeway walk</Link>.
The modern Ridgeway footpath goes right through Barbury Castle.

This is a really quick and easy walk to do, even if you have young children. 
The hill is within the Barbury Castle Country Park, and there's a car park with toilets. This car park is already most of the way up the hill, and so it's an easy walk up to the old entrance to the castle. 
Once at the top, image what it would have been like to live here in those Iron Age roundhouses. 
You can carry on along the path to the exit at the opposite end, and then walk back between the ancient ramparts, and back to the path that takes you to the car park. 

Aerial photo of the fot by Geotrekker72 <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0">CC BY-SA 4.0 </a>

Barbury Castle is an ancient Iron Age hill fort and is one of several that can be found along <a href="https://www.getoutwiththekids.co.uk/family-hiking/ridgeway-hikes/">the ancient Ridgeway walk</a>.
The modern Ridgeway footpath goes right through Barbury Castle.

This is a really quick and easy walk to do, even if you have young children. 
The hill is within the Barbury Castle Country Park, and there's a car park with toilets. This car park is already most of the way up the hill, and so it's an easy walk up to the old entrance to the castle. 
Once at the top, image what it would have been like to live here in those Iron Age roundhouses. 
You can carry on along the path to the exit at the opposite end, and then walk back between the ancient ramparts, and back to the path that takes you to the car park. 

Aerial photo of the fot by Geotrekker72 <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0">CC BY-SA 4.0 </a>

Barbury Castle

This is the summit of Martinsell Hill, which is part of the Wiltshire 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge.

Martinsell Hill - Wiltshire 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge

This is the summit of Liddington Hill, which is part of the Swindon 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge.
Although this is a high point, there's no trig point or marker to indicate its location.

Liddington Hill - Swindon 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge

This is the summit of Liddington Castle, which is part of the Swindon 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge.

Liddington Castle is sometimes called Liddington Camp. It's a late bronze age or early iron age hill fort.

Liddington Castle (Liddington Camp) - Swindon 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge

Glamping at Mill Farm is hot water on tap, comfy beds, snugly duvets and pillows, eggs most days, wifi when needed, rechargeable lanterns for the evenings and fantastic hosts. And for the kids - bunk beds in a mini wooden house inside the lodge, reading bedtime stories by candlelight, mini tractors to race around the meadow, a safe environment...and best of all, no electronic games consoles or TV. With 100 heifers, 200 baby calves, chicken’s, donkeys and ducks on the farm, it’s always someone’s dinnertime. Farmer Joe is happy for young guests to join in with feeding on the farm tour.


### The Tented Lodges - Glamping sleeps 6


The super-chic canvas lodges are fabulously spacious and well furnished, with a generous master bedroom, an all-new cosy bunk barn and a second bedroom with single beds. The attractive living and dining area features a superb stove with oven, hob and a wood-burning fire. Its cosy warmth – and the romance of dining by lantern light – all add to the magic of an unforgettable stay. A cool box is provided for your cold items (plus there’s a fridge in the farm shop if you want to store things in there) and rechargeable lanterns for at night. The comfortable lounge/dining area of each lodge opens on to an attractive, covered veranda for sitting al fresco and enjoying the best of nature: all those memorable meals with fine, fresh local produce somehow taste even better when they’re eaten outdoor. Glamping at Mill Farm never means doing without the best of home comforts. All the luxury canvas lodges have a separate toilet and shower cabins situated on the rear deck of your own tent with a flushing toilet and a piping hot shower.

There is a choice of accommodation at Mill Farm; Luxury Canvas Lodges and Mill Farm House. The farm can also accommodate larger parties if guests take on the whole site.
  

### Honesty Shop


One of the old barns has been converted into an ‘honesty shop’ and information centre for the convenience of families staying at Mill Farm. The shelves and fridges are filled with life’s little essentials. From fresh bread, butter and milk to cakes, cheeses, quiches, honey, jams and pickles. Not to mention a fridge packed full of local sausages, bacon, chicken and beef to cook on your stove. Perfect for lazy holiday breakfasts, yummy picnic lunches and cosy fireside dinners as well as the occasional treat.

For families who like to stay connected on holiday, Mill Farm provides a free password-protected wi-fi connection for guest use.


### The Organic Farm


The Dyke family own the flourishing Mill Farm – along with neighbouring Belle Vue Farm – both run organically. Belle Vue is home to a herd of 100 organic dairy heifers – along with a small gaggle of organic geese, donkeys, rabbits and guinea pigs. Farmer Joe is very proud of his farm: he loves showing guests around and explaining the day-to-day running of an organic farm. Depending on the time of year, your farm tour will include hands-on fun with feeding, harvesting, digging for worms and much more. 

Children aged ten and under can enjoy the special fun of riding on our friendly donkey, Moto. Times for rides are posted on the blackboard in the Honesty Shop.


### Welcome Meal


Want the hassle of cooking for everyone, as well as shifting luggage and settling in when you arrive? Well if no is the answer, then how does the sound of a delicious pub meal delivered to your luxury canvas lodge sound? The local pub The Raven Inn based in Poulshot is highly rated for its food and friendliness and with prior arrangements, a freshly cooked welcome meal can be delivered to your tent door. Now that's my kind of Glamping!


### Additional facilities and activities on the farm


Facilities and activities on the farm include laser clay pigeon shooting, bikes for hire, donkey rides, a straw bale arena, BBQ areas and more. Plus a great range of local walks, good country pubs within walking distance or a short drive away. 


### Location & Things to do In Wiltshire


Mill and Belle Vue Farms are surrounded by swathes of idyllic green pastures and woods, near the village of Poulshot, near Devises and can accommodate up to 18 guests. Should families wish to explore further afield then a fabulous roll call of attractions are nearby including Longleat, Caen Hill Locks, Bowood House, Avebury and Stonehenge. The market town of Devises is just 3 miles away, offering a good selection of shops and cafes.

Glamping at Mill Farm is hot water on tap, comfy beds, snugly duvets and pillows, eggs most days, wifi when needed, rechargeable lanterns for the evenings and fantastic hosts. And for the kids - bunk beds in a mini wooden house inside the lodge, reading bedtime stories by candlelight, mini tractors to race around the meadow, a safe environment...and best of all, no electronic games consoles or TV. With 100 heifers, 200 baby calves, chicken’s, donkeys and ducks on the farm, it’s always someone’s dinnertime. Farmer Joe is happy for young guests to join in with feeding on the farm tour.

<h3>The Tented Lodges - Glamping sleeps 6</h3>

The super-chic canvas lodges are fabulously spacious and well furnished, with a generous master bedroom, an all-new cosy bunk barn and a second bedroom with single beds. The attractive living and dining area features a superb stove with oven, hob and a wood-burning fire. Its cosy warmth – and the romance of dining by lantern light – all add to the magic of an unforgettable stay. A cool box is provided for your cold items (plus there’s a fridge in the farm shop if you want to store things in there) and rechargeable lanterns for at night. The comfortable lounge/dining area of each lodge opens on to an attractive, covered veranda for sitting al fresco and enjoying the best of nature: all those memorable meals with fine, fresh local produce somehow taste even better when they’re eaten outdoor. Glamping at Mill Farm never means doing without the best of home comforts. All the luxury canvas lodges have a separate toilet and shower cabins situated on the rear deck of your own tent with a flushing toilet and a piping hot shower.

There is a choice of accommodation at Mill Farm; Luxury Canvas Lodges and Mill Farm House. The farm can also accommodate larger parties if guests take on the whole site.
  
<h3>Honesty Shop</h3>

One of the old barns has been converted into an ‘honesty shop’ and information centre for the convenience of families staying at Mill Farm. The shelves and fridges are filled with life’s little essentials. From fresh bread, butter and milk to cakes, cheeses, quiches, honey, jams and pickles. Not to mention a fridge packed full of local sausages, bacon, chicken and beef to cook on your stove. Perfect for lazy holiday breakfasts, yummy picnic lunches and cosy fireside dinners as well as the occasional treat.

For families who like to stay connected on holiday, Mill Farm provides a free password-protected wi-fi connection for guest use.

<h3>The Organic Farm</h3>

The Dyke family own the flourishing Mill Farm – along with neighbouring Belle Vue Farm – both run organically. Belle Vue is home to a herd of 100 organic dairy heifers – along with a small gaggle of organic geese, donkeys, rabbits and guinea pigs. Farmer Joe is very proud of his farm: he loves showing guests around and explaining the day-to-day running of an organic farm. Depending on the time of year, your farm tour will include hands-on fun with feeding, harvesting, digging for worms and much more. 

Children aged ten and under can enjoy the special fun of riding on our friendly donkey, Moto. Times for rides are posted on the blackboard in the Honesty Shop.

<h3>Welcome Meal</h3>

Want the hassle of cooking for everyone, as well as shifting luggage and settling in when you arrive? Well if no is the answer, then how does the sound of a delicious pub meal delivered to your luxury canvas lodge sound? The local pub The Raven Inn based in Poulshot is highly rated for its food and friendliness and with prior arrangements, a freshly cooked welcome meal can be delivered to your tent door. Now that's my kind of Glamping!

<h3>Additional facilities and activities on the farm</h3>

Facilities and activities on the farm include laser clay pigeon shooting, bikes for hire, donkey rides, a straw bale arena, BBQ areas and more. Plus a great range of local walks, good country pubs within walking distance or a short drive away. 

<h3>Location & Things to do In Wiltshire</h3>

Mill and Belle Vue Farms are surrounded by swathes of idyllic green pastures and woods, near the village of Poulshot, near Devises and can accommodate up to 18 guests. Should families wish to explore further afield then a fabulous roll call of attractions are nearby including Longleat, Caen Hill Locks, Bowood House, Avebury and Stonehenge. The market town of Devises is just 3 miles away, offering a good selection of shops and cafes.

Mill Farm Glamping

This is the summit of Whitehorse Hill, which is part of the Oxfordshire 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge.

Whitehorse Hill (Oxfordshire 3 Peaks Hiking Challenge)

This is a walk to the famous chalk White Horse on <Link href="/family-hiking/ridgeway-hikes/">the ancient Ridgeway</Link> on the Berkshire Downs and is full of legends and history. You could easily turn this into a magical and mystical walk for the kids :-)

You start the walk at the National Trust Car Park. This car park was a quarry and the stones were used in the buildings of Uffington. Follow the steps up to the hill and turn left up to Uffington Castle.
Don't look out for towers and walls, as Uffington Castle is an ancient hill fort.


#### The White Horse

Carry on round the hill past Uffington Castle and you get to the famous White Horse.  Up close, it won't look much like a horse. 
No one knows why it was built, but it's understood to be about 3000 years old.
PLEASE DON'T STAND ON THE HORSE.


#### Dragon Hill

From Whitehorse Hill, look across to Dragon Hill. 
It's been given this name as the story of George slaying the Dragon is said to have been on that hill, and the white chalk spot on the top of the hill is where the dragon died.
<MediaImage url="/uploads/2019/11/Dragon-Hill-1024x768.jpg" height="" width="" alt="Dragon Hill" />


You can find <a href="http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/short-stories/george-and-the-dragon" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a child-friendly version of the George and the Dragon story here</a>.

And here's an alternative kids George and the Dragon story, though without the Knight and no dead dragon! ;-) 
<YouTube video={"IA9nAvl8uuw"} />


#### Uffington Castle

Follow the path south to <Link href="/family-hiking/ridgeway-hikes/">the Ridgeway</Link>, past the Trig Point. As you pass, you get a closer look at Uffington Castle and you can still see the ramparts.


#### The Ridgeway

Once you reach the Ridgeway, following it to your right, walking down the hill. 
<Link href="/family-hiking/ridgeway-hikes/">The Ridgway is an ancient trackway</Link> that traverses the hills from Buckinghamshire to Wiltshire. <Link href="/family-hiking/ridgeway-hikes/">For more information on the Ridgeway and other walks along it, tap here.</Link>
Carry on along the Ridgeway until you get to Weyland's Smithy.


#### Weyland's Smithy

After descending the hill, you leave the Ridgeway to your right and visit Weyland's Smithy, an ancient Long Barrow burial chamber.
Local legend says it's where an invisible smithy used to live, and if travellers left a silver coin, their horse would get new shoes!
<MediaImage url="/uploads/2019/11/Wayland-Smithy-1024x676.jpg" height="" width="" alt="Weyland's Smithy" />



#### Alternative National Trust Route and Info

<a href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/white-horse-hill/lists/white-horse-hill-audio-tour-" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Want to learn more? Tap here for The National Trust's free audio tour.</a>  Note: the route we have here is shorter than the one on the National Trust's website, <a href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/white-horse-hill/trails/white-horse-hill-to-ashdown-walk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">which you can find by tapping here</a>.

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This is a walk to the famous chalk White Horse on <a href="https://www.getoutwiththekids.co.uk/family-hiking/ridgeway-hikes/">the ancient Ridgeway</a> on the Berkshire Downs and is full of legends and history. You could easily turn this into a magical and mystical walk for the kids :-)

You start the walk at the National Trust Car Park. This car park was a quarry and the stones were used in the buildings of Uffington. Follow the steps up to the hill and turn left up to Uffington Castle.
Don't look out for towers and walls, as Uffington Castle is an ancient hill fort.

<h4>The White Horse</h4>
Carry on round the hill past Uffington Castle and you get to the famous White Horse.  Up close, it won't look much like a horse. 
No one knows why it was built, but it's understood to be about 3000 years old.
PLEASE DON'T STAND ON THE HORSE.

<h4>Dragon Hill</h4>
From Whitehorse Hill, look across to Dragon Hill. 
It's been given this name as the story of George slaying the Dragon is said to have been on that hill, and the white chalk spot on the top of the hill is where the dragon died.
<img src="https://www.getoutwiththekids.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Dragon-Hill-1024x768.jpg" alt="Dragon Hill" />

You can find <a href="http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/short-stories/george-and-the-dragon" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a child-friendly version of the George and the Dragon story here</a>.

And here's an alternative kids George and the Dragon story, though without the Knight and no dead dragon! ;-) 
https://youtu.be/IA9nAvl8uuw

<h4>Uffington Castle</h4>
Follow the path south to <a href="https://www.getoutwiththekids.co.uk/family-hiking/ridgeway-hikes/">the Ridgeway</a>, past the Trig Point. As you pass, you get a closer look at Uffington Castle and you can still see the ramparts.

<h4>The Ridgeway</h4>
Once you reach the Ridgeway, following it to your right, walking down the hill. 
<a href="https://www.getoutwiththekids.co.uk/family-hiking/ridgeway-hikes/">The Ridgway is an ancient trackway</a> that traverses the hills from Buckinghamshire to Wiltshire. <a href="https://www.getoutwiththekids.co.uk/family-hiking/ridgeway-hikes/">For more information on the Ridgeway and other walks along it, tap here.</a>
Carry on along the Ridgeway until you get to Weyland's Smithy.

<h4>Weyland's Smithy</h4>
After descending the hill, you leave the Ridgeway to your right and visit Weyland's Smithy, an ancient Long Barrow burial chamber.
Local legend says it's where an invisible smithy used to live, and if travellers left a silver coin, their horse would get new shoes!
<img src="https://www.getoutwiththekids.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Wayland-Smithy-1024x676.jpg" alt="Weyland's Smithy" />

<h4>Alternative National Trust Route and Info</h4>
<a href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/white-horse-hill/lists/white-horse-hill-audio-tour-" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Want to learn more? Tap here for The National Trust's free audio tour.</a>  Note: the route we have here is shorter than the one on the National Trust's website, <a href="https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/white-horse-hill/trails/white-horse-hill-to-ashdown-walk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">which you can find by tapping here</a>.

https://audioboom.com/posts/4545591

https://audioboom.com/posts/4545876

https://audioboom.com/posts/4545929

https://audioboom.com/posts/4545937

https://audioboom.com/posts/4545944

https://audioboom.com/posts/4545958

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