Marden Henge

#2747 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Marden Henge is the largest Neolithic henge enclosure discovered to date in the United Kingdom. The monument is northeast of the village of Marden, Wiltshire, within the Vale of Pewsey and between the World Heritage Sites of Avebury and Stonehenge. ()

Coordinates: 51°19'25"N, 1°52'13"W

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Marden Henge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Devizes Town Hall, Wiltshire Museum, Kennet and Avon Canal Museum, Devizes Marina.

5.7 miW
City hall
Devizes Town Hall, Devizes
145 min walk • Devizes Town Hall is a municipal building in St John's Street in Devizes, Wiltshire, England. The structure, which is the meeting place of Devizes Town Council, is a Grade II* listed building.
5.6 miW
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Wiltshire Museum, Devizes
144 min walk • The Wiltshire Museum, formerly known as Wiltshire Heritage Museum and Devizes Museum, is a museum, archive and library and art gallery in Devizes, Wiltshire, England.
5.8 miW
Museum
Kennet and Avon Canal Museum, Devizes
148 min walk • The Kennet and Avon Canal Museum is a museum in Devizes, Wiltshire, covering the history of the Kennet and Avon Canal. The museum is located in an old bonded warehouse at Devizes Wharf, approximately 1 mile from the Caen Hill Flight.
4.9 miNW
51°21'43"N • 1°57'55"W
Devizes Marina, Devizes
125 min walk • Boat tours, Sailing, Boat rental
2.6 miNE
Church
All Saints Church
68 min walk • All Saints Church in Alton Priors, Wiltshire, England, dates from the 12th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is now in the care of The Churches Conservation Trust. It was declared redundant on 28 July 1972, and was vested in the Trust on 12 December 1973.
5.1 miE
Canal
Jones's Mill, Pewsey
130 min walk • Jones's Mill is an 11.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Pewsey in Wiltshire, notified in 1975. The site is managed as a nature reserve by Wiltshire Wildlife Trust.
3 miN
Cemetery
Long Barrow at All Cannings, Avebury
76 min walk • The Long Barrow at All Cannings is a modern barrow near All Cannings, Wiltshire, inspired by the neolithic barrows built 5,500 years ago. It was the first barrow built in Britain in thousands of years.
3.5 miN
Museum, Art gallery
Hill figure, Avebury
90 min walk • A hill figure is a large visual representation created by cutting into a steep hillside and revealing the underlying geology. It is a type of geoglyph usually designed to be seen from afar rather than above. In some cases trenches are dug and rubble made from material brighter than the natural bedrock is placed into them.
3.7 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Milk Hill
96 min walk • Milk Hill, located near Alton Priors east of Devizes, is the highest point in the county of Wiltshire, southwest England, at some 295 m above sea level. It is the location of the Alton Barnes white horse.
5.8 miW
Nightlife
Black Swan Hotel, Devizes
148 min walk • The Black Swan Hotel is a traditional inn and hotel in Devizes, Wiltshire. Overlooking the Market Place on the A360 road, the inn was built in 1737. It is associated with the nearby Wadworth Brewery. The inn is reputedly haunted; a young woman in a long dress is said to wander the corridors and walk through the walls.
3.8 miNE
Archaeological site, Mountain
Knap Hill
98 min walk • Knap Hill lies on the northern rim of the Vale of Pewsey, in northern Wiltshire, England, about a mile north of the village of Alton Priors.