Amesbury Attractions
Amesbury is located 8mi/13km north of Salisbury on the Avon River. Stonehenge is located 1.5mi/2.4km west of the town. The Benedictine Abbey in Amesbury was founded after the town in 979, on the site of a monastery. It is still used as a church today.
Netheravon Dovecote is a brick dovecote from the 18th C with over 700 nesting boxes.
Tips: Exterior viewing only.
Dogs allowed.
Transit: BritRail: Pewsey
Ratfyn Barrows in Amesbury are burial mounds of a Bronze Age cemetary.
Address:
Ratfyn Barrows, Amesbury , England
Tips: Access by written consent of owner.
Transit: BritRail: Salisbury
Neolithic site dating to 2300 BC. This English Heritage property consists of six concentric rings of timber posts, the entrance of which points to the rising sun on Midsummer Day.
Tips: Dogs allowed.
Disability Access: Full facilities for persons with disabilities.