Sussex Cottage Guidebook
Sightseeing
Just 30 minutes from Sussex Cottage, Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument and World Heritage Site.
It consists of an outer ring of vertical standing stones measuring 13 feet high and seven feet wide, and weighing around 25 tons, topped by connecting horizontal lintel stones.
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Stonehenge
Just 30 minutes from Sussex Cottage, Stonehenge is a prehistoric monument and World Heritage Site.
It consists of an outer ring of vertical standing stones measuring 13 feet high and seven feet wide, and weighing around 25 tons, topped by connecting horizontal lintel stones.
Avebury village is a 15 minute drive from Sussex Cottage and is encircled by a world-famous prehistoric stone circle monument.
The Avebury monument is vast, and consists of several smaller sites of varying dates. The earliest of these is The Earthworks, dating from between 3400 and 2625 BC.
The Number 49 bus stops at the end of Sussex Wharf and will take you to the heart of Avebury village (The Red Lion pub) in just 24 minutes. The bus runs hourly in both directions Mon-Sat and every 2 hours on Sunday.
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Avebury
Avebury village is a 15 minute drive from Sussex Cottage and is encircled by a world-famous prehistoric stone circle monument.
The Avebury monument is vast, and consists of several smaller sites of varying dates. The earliest of these is The Earthworks, dating from between 3400 and 2625 BC.
The Number 49 bus stops at the end of Sussex Wharf and will take you to the heart of Avebury village (The Red Lion pub) in just 24 minutes. The bus runs hourly in both directions Mon-Sat and every 2 hours on Sunday.
Silbury Hill is 13 minutes from Sussex Cottage. It is the largest artificial mound in Europe.
Probably completed in around 2400 BC, Silbury Hill is part of the Avebury World Heritage Site, and a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
It's a crazy place and it's on the doorstep, so take a look. It only takes about an hour.
If you want to travel by public transport, take the 49 Bus from the top of Sussex Wharf and get off at Beckhampton Roundabout. Head east down the A4 towards Marlborough past the Waggon and Horses (great pub). Silbury Hill is about 1200 metres past the pub on the left.
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Silbury Hill
Silbury Hill is 13 minutes from Sussex Cottage. It is the largest artificial mound in Europe.
Probably completed in around 2400 BC, Silbury Hill is part of the Avebury World Heritage Site, and a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
It's a crazy place and it's on the doorstep, so take a look. It only takes about an hour.
If you want to travel by public transport, take the 49 Bus from the top of Sussex Wharf and get off at Beckhampton Roundabout. Head east down the A4 towards Marlborough past the Waggon and Horses (great pub). Silbury Hill is about 1200 metres past the pub on the left.
West Kennet Long Barrow is about half a mile south of Silbury Hill (From Sussex Cottage; 13 minutes in the car, 20 minutes on the 49 Bus, with a 1 mile walk at the other end).
The Long Barrow is a subterranean rectangular burial chamber enclosed by kerb-stones. The precise date of construction is unknown.
Human bones were placed within the chamber, probably between 3670 and 3635 BC, representing a mixture of men, women, children and adults. It was used as a burial space, receiving both human and animal remains over a period of several centuries.
Various flint tools and ceramic sherds were also placed within it during this time.
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West Kennet Long Barrow
Gunsite RoadWest Kennet Long Barrow is about half a mile south of Silbury Hill (From Sussex Cottage; 13 minutes in the car, 20 minutes on the 49 Bus, with a 1 mile walk at the other end).
The Long Barrow is a subterranean rectangular burial chamber enclosed by kerb-stones. The precise date of construction is unknown.
Human bones were placed within the chamber, probably between 3670 and 3635 BC, representing a mixture of men, women, children and adults. It was used as a burial space, receiving both human and animal remains over a period of several centuries.
Various flint tools and ceramic sherds were also placed within it during this time.
The Kennet and Avon Canal runs just 30 metres from the front door of Sussex Cottage.
The cottage is situated in Sussex Wharf, historically a place where goods were offloaded from canal boats.
Fantastic for walking, cycling, canoeing, all sorts of outdoorsing.
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Kennet and Avon Canal
The Kennet and Avon Canal runs just 30 metres from the front door of Sussex Cottage.
The cottage is situated in Sussex Wharf, historically a place where goods were offloaded from canal boats.
Fantastic for walking, cycling, canoeing, all sorts of outdoorsing.
The Caen Hill flight of canal locks are just 900 metres downstream of Sussex Cottage on the Kennet and Avon Canal.
The 29 locks in the Caen Hill flight raise the canal 237 feet over 2 miles (1:44 gradient).
Built in 1810, they were the final part of the 87 mile Kennet and Avon Canal to be completed, linking the sea port of Bristol (via the River Avon) to the River Kennet in Reading, and onto the Thames.
It's a great walk on a Sunday morning. But remember, you'll arrive at the top . . . .going down is easy. Coming back home might be more tiring!
There's a cafe at the top of the lock flight if you need a rest.
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Caen Hill Locks
The Caen Hill flight of canal locks are just 900 metres downstream of Sussex Cottage on the Kennet and Avon Canal.
The 29 locks in the Caen Hill flight raise the canal 237 feet over 2 miles (1:44 gradient).
Built in 1810, they were the final part of the 87 mile Kennet and Avon Canal to be completed, linking the sea port of Bristol (via the River Avon) to the River Kennet in Reading, and onto the Thames.
It's a great walk on a Sunday morning. But remember, you'll arrive at the top . . . .going down is easy. Coming back home might be more tiring!
There's a cafe at the top of the lock flight if you need a rest.
City/town information
Devizes is a beautiful market town in the heart of rural Wiltshire, England.
Originally developed around an 11th century castle (those original town walls run along one of the terraces at Sussex Cottage), Devizes went on to be famous for its textiles in the 16th century before turning to corn in the 18th century (later constructing the town's famous Corn Exchange in 1857) and tobacco and brewing in the 19th Century.
The famous Wadworth Brewery opened in 1875 and still runs today, just 5 minutes walk from Sussex Cottage.
Devizes has more than 500 listed buildings; a huge number for a town of its size and is a historical and cultural English gem.
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Devizes
Devizes is a beautiful market town in the heart of rural Wiltshire, England.
Originally developed around an 11th century castle (those original town walls run along one of the terraces at Sussex Cottage), Devizes went on to be famous for its textiles in the 16th century before turning to corn in the 18th century (later constructing the town's famous Corn Exchange in 1857) and tobacco and brewing in the 19th Century.
The famous Wadworth Brewery opened in 1875 and still runs today, just 5 minutes walk from Sussex Cottage.
Devizes has more than 500 listed buildings; a huge number for a town of its size and is a historical and cultural English gem.