Goodness, that's ridiculous. Will that include the little car park that one seems to be able to get away with parking in if it's not too busy?

Which paper Notd?
PeteG

I take it the locals can park for free, which is obviously how it should be.
So for your fiver you get to drive into a world class monument, park your car and are then free to walk around the monument unhindered. That doesn't seem too outrageous to me. Whats a fiver? a packet of fags, a couple of drinks in the Red Lion. If there's four of you in the car then that's only one pound and twenty five new pence each.
I would hope that there's a decent bus service to the village and that this charge may persuade more folk to use it. I drive a car meself so I'm not gonna start preaching but there are really are too many cars on the road and Avebury is only a small village.

I guess I'd better put me tin hat on.....

I went to Avebury today to walk up to Fyfield Down with Rex (another story). I went to park in the carpark on the main road but the attendant advised me he would be closing the gate early that day. Because I would probably not be back in time I decided to park in the Red Lion carpark instead. I payed 2 pounds for four hours which I though was reasonable.
The problem I have is that if I want to go for a bit of a hike from Avebury I need to make sure I get back in time before they lock the gate or the ticket runs out. This always makes me feel a bit rushed. For a fiver I would want to be able to park as long as I liked.
Avebury is my fave place in all the world, I remember going there when I was little and the grass was left to grow long also when I was studying and squotting for exams (I used to cycle from Chippenham in those days) and always now when I need to sit and ponder things. I visit avebury at least 10 times a year (thats a lot of pondering) and a fiver then start to become a fair amount of money for us (sort of) locals.
I plan to outwit the charges though because I have told my sons to spread my ashes around the place when I die and I can be there foreever without paying a penny ;o)