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rvbaker2003 visited on 10th Nov 2024 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 5

NDM visited on 1st Mar 2023 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4

Phillwhite visited on 16th Sep 2021 - their rating: Cond: -1 Access: 5

TheCaptain visited on 25th Sep 2020 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 2 Access: 5 Over the A4 to the Sanctuary, perhaps I can sit and have lunch here, but the circle of concrete breezeblocks has a couple of alternative types sat in the centre and dinging little bells. Couple of photos and move on.

SandyG visited on 7th Aug 2016 - their rating: Cond: 1 Amb: 3 Access: 5

Chrononaut1962 visited on 24th Jul 2016 - their rating: Cond: 1 Amb: 3 Access: 5

trystan_hughes visited on 22nd Dec 2015 - their rating: Cond: 1 Amb: 4 Access: 5

KimIannucci visited on 1st Aug 2015 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 5

Chrus visited on 1st Jan 2014 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4

rideflame visited on 13th Apr 2013 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 5

ModernExplorers visited on 21st Dec 2012 - their rating: Cond: 1 Amb: 2 Access: 5 Right next to the road so no ambience and there are no stones, only markers where ther found holes that they think were used the position of huge stones

jeffrep visited on 26th May 2011 - their rating: Cond: -1 Amb: 3 Access: 5

johnstone visited on 30th Jun 2010 - their rating: Amb: 2 Access: 5

Richard13 visited on 1st Jul 2009 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 2 Access: 5

Ogham visited on 18th Jan 2009 - their rating: Cond: -1 Amb: 2 Access: 5

Woode visited on 21st Dec 2007 - their rating: Cond: 1 Amb: 3 Access: 5

wildtalents visited on 5th Aug 2001 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 5 I feel a little fraudulent rating The Sanctuary 4 for Ambience: it's essentially a complex of stone markers with no real vestige of what may have stood at this site. (Excarnation complex, for example?) But for all it's forlorn air, and the constant roar-hiss of the cars speeding close by, when seen and respected as part of the whole sacred Avebury landscape it still has a distinct atmosphere all it's own. If you know where to look you can see elements of the rest of the landscape, Avenue stones for example. Stukeley's sketch of the site - which was already being ruined at that very time (I seem to remember he names the guilty farmer) - captures something of what was once here. But not necessarily what was always here. I think it has probably been through many iterations and sad though the current one is I would still recommend a visit to any serious megalithomane. It's a way of making a connection to the distant generations who revered this place.

TheCaptain visited on 4th Oct 1998 Visit lots of ancient sites on a long off road cycle tour from Avebury to Windmill Hill, along the Wansdyke and back up Kennet Avenue

BolshieBoris visited on 1st Jun 1987 - their rating: Cond: 1 Amb: 2 Access: 4

Twistytwirly visited - their rating: Cond: 1 Amb: 3 Access: 5

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bishop_pam visited - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 5

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 1.15 Ambience: 2.95 Access: 4.86

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