Blick Mead, Amesbury

#5 among attractions in Amesbury

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Blick Mead is a chalkland spring in Wiltshire, England, separated by the River Avon from the northwest edge of the town of Amesbury. It is close to an Iron Age hillfort known as Vespasian's Camp and about a mile east of the Stonehenge ancient monument. Evidence from archaeology excavation at the site since 2005, indicates that there was continuous human habitation from 10,000 BP to 6,000 BP. ()

Coordinates: 51°10'39"N, 1°47'16"W

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Amesbury United Kingdom

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Blick Mead – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Church of St Mary and St Melor, Woodhenge, Durrington Walls, Cuckoo Stone.

0.4 miS
Church
Church of St Mary and St Melor, Amesbury
11 min walk • The Church of St Mary and St Melor is the parish church of the town of Amesbury, Wiltshire. The Grade I listed church dates from the 12th century and may be connected with the 10th-century Amesbury Priory or its 12th-century successor, Amesbury Abbey.
0.9 miN
Concentric rings of a prehistoric site
Woodhenge, Durrington
22 min walk • Woodhenge is a Neolithic Class II henge and timber circle monument within the Stonehenge World Heritage Site in Wiltshire, England. It is 2 miles north-east of Stonehenge, in Durrington parish, just north of the town of Amesbury.
1.1 miN
Ruins, Archaeological site
Durrington Walls, Amesbury
29 min walk • Durrington Walls is the site of a large Neolithic settlement and later henge enclosure located in the Stonehenge World Heritage Site in England. It lies 2 miles north-east of Stonehenge in the parish of Durrington, just north of Amesbury in Wiltshire.
0.8 miN
Archaeological site
Cuckoo Stone, Stonehenge
22 min walk • The Cuckoo Stone is a Neolithic or Bronze Age standing stone. The stone, which is now fallen, is in a field near to Woodhenge and Durrington Walls in Wiltshire, England. It is part of the wider Stonehenge Landscape.
0.6 miSW
Archaeological site
Vespasian's Camp, Stonehenge
15 min walk • Vespasian's Camp is an Iron Age hillfort just west of the town of Amesbury, Wiltshire, England. The hillfort is less than 3 kilometres from the Neolithic and Bronze Age site of Stonehenge, and was built on a hill next to the Stonehenge Avenue; it has the River Avon on its southern side and the A303 road on its northern edge.
0.6 miSW
Archaeological site
Bluestonehenge, Stonehenge
16 min walk • Bluestonehenge or Bluehenge is a prehistoric henge and stone circle monument that was discovered by the Stonehenge Riverside Project about 1 mile south-east of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England.
1 miW
Archaeological site
Coneybury Henge, Stonehenge
25 min walk • Coneybury Henge is a henge which is part of the Stonehenge Landscape in Wiltshire, England. The henge, which has been almost completely flattened, was only discovered in the 20th century.
0.6 miW
Memorial
Nile Clumps, Stonehenge
15 min walk • The Nile Clumps are a series of tree clumps just west of Amesbury on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, planted in the early 19th century purportedly to commemorate the Battle of the Nile.

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Which popular attractions are close to Blick Mead?

Nearby attractions include Church of St Mary and St Melor, Amesbury (11 min walk), Nile Clumps, Stonehenge (15 min walk), Vespasian's Camp, Stonehenge (15 min walk), Bluestonehenge, Stonehenge (16 min walk).