Avebury (9am) for a full exploration of the huge Neolithic henge, so large that part of the village lies within it. Morning walk around the henge and along the Avenue, approaching the great stone circle as in prehistoric times. Visit Alexander Keiller Museum.

Afternoon circular walk (3 hours) past Silbury Hill, the largest man-made mound in Europe, to the chambered tomb at West Kennet, over to the Sanctuary, along the Ridgeway and return to Avebury from the east. Walking in our ancestors’ footsteps helps us try to understand their motives and methods.