What’s On in the World Heritage Site: Summer 2025

A guide to the events taking place across the Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site.

 

Stonehenge:

• 15 February – 7 September: Echoes, Stone Circles, Community and Heritage exhibition.

• 17 June and 13 September: British Sign Language guided tours.

• 19 July – 31 August: Kids’ dig.

 

Avebury:

• 5 June – 30 September: Build your own obstacle course.

• 7 June and 13 September: Foraging Workshops.

• 15 June: Guided landscape circuit walk towards the Ridgeway.

• 26 June, 17 July and 21 August: Guided tours of Manor Garden.

• 5-22 July: Artist commission of Avebury Papers.

• 19 July – 31 August: Family activities.

• 25 July – 31 August: Adventures with locative games.

• 31 July: Festival of Archaeology afternoon.

• 10 August: A Midsummer Night’s Dream outdoor theatre.

• 12-13 September: Heritage Open Days at Keiller Museum and Manor Garden.

• 26 September: Guided landscape circuit walk to Waden Hill.

   

Wiltshire Museum (Devizes):

• 5 April – 6 September: Un/Common People, Folk Culture in Wessex exhibition.

• 7 June: Wiltshire Day celebration of folk activities.

• 14 June: Young Curator’s Club

• 17 July, 21 August and 18 September: Connections and Collections.

 

The Salisbury Museum:

• 7 June, 5 July, 2 August and 6 September: Behind the Scenes tours.

• 25 June: Annual General Meeting for museum members.

• 28 June, 26 July and 27 September: Young Curator’s Club.

• 11 July: Archaeology fun for under fives.

• 26-27 July: Festival of Archaeology showground.

 

Enjoy at any time

Together, the Stonehenge and Avebury landscapes forms one World Heritage Site celebrated for its Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments spanning 5,000 years of history. To plan a visit Stonehenge see English Heritage‘s website and to explore Avebury see National Trust‘s webpages.

The collections of The Salisbury Museum , Wiltshire Museum in Devizes and Alexander Keiller Museum in Avebury contain many important finds discovered at Stonehenge and Avebury, giving insight into the people who lived here thousands of years ago and how the monuments were constructed.

Discover monuments, encounter wildlife and enjoy beautiful views on one of the many walking routes through the World Heritage Site landscapes. Here are just a few examples:

Stonehenge landscape circular walk | Wilts | National Trust Secrets of Stonehenge walk | Wiltshire | National Trust Avebury Ridgeway walk | Wiltshire | National Trust Around Silbury Hill | Wiltshire | National Trust