Travel Lodge Swindon

When it comes to good affordable accommodation in Wiltshire, the Travel Lodge, Swindon may be the ideal choice.  It is centrally located in this provincial town, but provides you with easy access to the many attractions that this very historical county has to offer. 

Most of the major attractions such as Stonehenge, The Avebury Stone Circle and Silbury Hill are around about an hours drive from this town.  The closest of these being Avebury village where thousands of tourists visit each year.  Here you can spend time exploring what is the largest henge site in all of England, even bigger than Stonehenge as it actually surrounds the entire village. 

These stone circles are believed to date back more than 5,000 years and is believed to be even older than the one, which is located at Stonehenge.  In order to get to it you need to head out from Swindon towards Wroughton, then pass through the village and keep on the A4361 until you actually reach it.  The actual drive from Swindon to Avebury should take no more than 30 minutes to complete. 

The other historical monument that is located close to Swindon is Silbury Hill.  This is a prehistoric monument that was built by man over 4,000 years ago.  Although it is not within the village of Avebury, it is classed as part of the Avebury World Heritage site.  In order to get to it one needs to carry on through the village of Avebury heading in the direction of the town of Marlborough.  But be warned during the summer and winter solstice strange events take place at both these locations, and these times of years those who still celebrate pagan values can be found there.