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Stonehenge Visitor Centre wins Civic Trust Award

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The Stonehenge Visitor Centre which opened in December 2013 has won a special Civic Trust Award. The Centre was awarded the Michael Middleton Special Award. The announcement for the 2016 Civic Trust Awards, Pro Tem Awards and AABC Conservation Awards … Read More >

Ridgeway National Trail New Look Newsletter

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The Ridgeway National Trail is a great way to get to and explore the Avebury part of the WHS. Our partners The Ridgeway Partnership are pleased to announce a new-look newsletter.  The newsletter can be found here. This is a … Read More >

UNESCO launches #OurWorldHeritage

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#OurWorldHeritage UNESCO launches #OurWorldHeritage – a social media campaign where people are invited to share their unique World Heritage stories and experiences with our global community Post a photograph of yourself at a World Heritage site on Instagram using the tag … Read More >

Stonehenge on BBC 2

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A new two part series starts tonight on BBC 2 in Operation Stonehenge: What Lies Beneath? You can find out more about the excavation from this link to BBC News Archaeologists have unveiled the most detailed map ever produced of … Read More >

New Information Panel at Longstones, Avebury

Over a decade ago archaeologists were excavating in Avebury in search of the route of the less well-known Beckhampton Avenue. Today, the only upstanding evidence of this Avenue is the two cove stones known locally as Adam and Eve in Longstones … Read More >