About the Business
Originally three medieval cottages, the building which is now The Henge Shop was enlarged and heightened in the seventeenth century. It was thatched until the early twentieth century and is constructed of sarsen stone, chalk blocks and brick. It features on Stuckeley's map of 1723 and has served as the village post office and fire station in the past.
Our shop has a wide choice of goods on offer, using fair trade or local suppliers wherever possible. Items range from gold, silver and pewter jewellery, woollens, tee shirts, hats, dowsing rods, minerals and fossils to books on a variety of subjects from the archaeological to the arcane. We are also used as a base by local people who run tours in the area. Oxford educated historian Dave Chivers offers a walking tour of the stones and author Maria Wheatley runs dowsing tours and courses exploring energies in the area. Avebury itself now contains less than 100 inhabitants and is set in the most sparsely populated County in England.
Location & Hours
High Street
