The New Inn at Winterbourne Monkton is about a mile from the village. There's a bus every hour to Avebury, and a short walk back (take a torch, it's a wild road). That's my favourite Avebury stop-over.

The Red Lion is the pub you are thinking of in Avebury. . but they have a 'lock in' rule. You don't get a key to the pub, so you have to be 'in' by 11.30 (when they close). It's a bit like living with your parents and being 13 again. I suppose some like it!

I think there are 3 b&bs in Avebury too, but I haven't stopped at any and don't have their numbers. There are cards pinned in the post office though, perhaps you could ring them?

If you are driving, and aren't to bothered about spending time in the stones at night without driving, then Marlborough or Calne or Devizes has plent of digs.

But for my money, book in the New Inns, http://www.thenewinn.net/ catch the bus into Avebury, grab some beers, buy some tat from the shops. . and brave the mile walk back. It's nothing when you're megalith powered!

if u use the red lion and eat in the restaurant try this little amusing game.......see how many bottles of vineger you have to look into until you find a bottle WITHOUT dead flys in..the current record is 5 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!..disgusting

The New Inn.
It will change hands in October after cabbage Sunday (first sunday in Oct, get there for a feckin great day)
Pete G

Hello All!!!!!

The Red Lion is great!!! Pagan friendly peeps and always friendly! Right now ive made sure that im not going to be barred, will someone please give the poor bod the b & b number in trusloe!:):):), i'm not there till 18th otherwise i'd do it!

Hope everythings good in Avebury - missing the Hot Chocolate with piles of cream on lots....

Kate
xxx

Flies in the ointment (sorry, vinegar) aside the Lion's a great place as a pub but as a B&B it's absolute crap. The one and only time I stayed there (about four years ago) our view of the outside world was a brick wall and an extracter unit that rattled all night long (or was it the bed?). The 'shower room' was a horrible dark little place with paint peeling off the walls and ceiling that reminded us of something out of Lord of the Flies. Breakfast was uninspired to say the least. The Lion's a great place to drink but stay somewhere else - try Mrs Dixon's place at the top of the hill just outside Avebury Trusloe (Tel: 06723 588). Gotta be one of the best B&B breakfasts in the country (with real coffee!) and if you can get the front bedroom you'll also get a view of Silbury.

A good tent??