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tjj wrote:
I've just seen this petition on one the UK Stone Circles Facebook Page ..
https://www.change.org/p/wiltshire-county-council-english-heritage-bypass-avebury-stone-circle

I can see why visitors to Avebury might think a bypass is a good idea as heavy goods vehicles do trundle through on a daily basis, not to mention high volumes of commuter traffic and two double decker buses an hour but where would a bypass go without destroying the World Heritage Site which includes Silbury and Windmill Hill. Quite a few people have signed the petition but I wonder how many of them could come up with a viable alternative route.
(PS: I haven't signed it.)

They could always utilise the Ridgeway Path :-)

Sanctuary wrote:
tjj wrote:
I've just seen this petition on one the UK Stone Circles Facebook Page ..
https://www.change.org/p/wiltshire-county-council-english-heritage-bypass-avebury-stone-circle

I can see why visitors to Avebury might think a bypass is a good idea as heavy goods vehicles do trundle through on a daily basis, not to mention high volumes of commuter traffic and two double decker buses an hour but where would a bypass go without destroying the World Heritage Site which includes Silbury and Windmill Hill. Quite a few people have signed the petition but I wonder how many of them could come up with a viable alternative route.
(PS: I haven't signed it.)

They could always utilise the Ridgeway Path :-)
Haha! There is actually quite an interesting discussion taking place on the above mentioned FB page. General consensus is 'leave Avebury and its surrounds alone'. And 'take the 49 bus from Devizes or Swindon if you want to visit'.