UK Staycation: A journey through time around Avebury
I've always had a fascination with the idea of World Heritage Sites. The idea of there being a group of monuments, natural environments, and cities all across the world so unique and intrinsic to the understanding of the Earth and human culture that they have been picked by the UN to be understood as such, is a beacon to someone as world-curious as myself. In fact, I think it’s beautiful. I think of it as if an alien landed on planet Earth tomorrow and wanted to know everything about all of history, human culture, and nature, the UN has already hand-picked all of the best places to start. Growing up in the heart of Ancient Wessex, in the South West of England, I’ve been fortunate to be within arms reach of a number of these amazing places. But the one I come back to time and time again is Avebury World Heritage Site. This charming village in the heart of Wiltshire might not be as famous as the nearby Stonehenge, but is steeped in ancient history and surrounded entirely by the large...