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Celebrating the Summer Solstice 2013 at Stonehenge Wiltshire

Submitted by Andy B on Saturday, 22 June 2013  Page Views: 27293

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Stonehenge Summer Solstice 2013
Stonehenge Summer Solstice 2013 submitted by dodomad : A flavour of the 2013 summer solstice at Stonehenge. Images copyright Robert Cawte, used with permission. (Vote or comment on this photo)
The Megalithic Portal has a photo collection from a dozen years at Stonehenge and elsewhere, please send us some photos showing your experience.

English Heritage is pleased to provide Managed Open Access to Stonehenge for the Summer Solstice on 20-21 June 2013. Please help them to create a peaceful occasion by following the guidelines set out below. The full Conditions of Entry can be downloaded from the link below.

Stonehenge is an ancient prehistoric site and has been a place of worship and celebration at the time of Summer Solstice since time immemorial.

During Managed Open Access for Summer Solstice at Stonehenge, English Heritage supports all individuals and groups conducting their own forms of ceremony and celebration providing that they are mutually respectful and tolerant of one another. It is a place seen by many as a sacred site - therefore please respect it and those attending.

English Heritage continues to work closely with the many agencies and people from all sectors of the community and we would like to thank them for their help and support.

Parking and entry to the Monument will be free, subject to the Conditions of Entry. Please do not arrive at the Solstice Car Park or Stonehenge in advance of the opening times listed below:
Timings for Summer Solstice at Stonehenge

SOLSTICE CAR PARK OPENS: 1900 hours (7pm) Thursday 20th June
ACCESS TO STONEHENGE: 1900 hours (7pm) Thursday 20th June
LAST ADMISSION TO SOLSTICE CAR PARK: 0600 hours (6am) Friday 21st June
STONEHENGE CLOSES: 0800 hours (8am) Friday 21st June
SOLSTICE CAR PARK TO BE VACATED: 1200 hours (12 Noon) Friday 21st June

See Travel and Parking for further information on travel and parking arrangements.

We hope the weather will be kind and wish you a peaceful and celebratory solstice.
Sunset and Sunrise

Sunset and sunrise occur at the following times:

Sunset on Thursday 20th June 2013 is at 2126 hrs (9.26pm)
Sunrise on Friday 21st June 2013 is at 0452 hrs (4.52am

More details at English Heritage Summer Solstice 2013

Here is the link to send us your summer solstice photos. They don't have to be from Stonehenge. Please resize them to approx 800 x 600 pixels first. The photo with the most votes in June will win a Megalithic Portal T shirt and book from our shop.

Note: Updated with images from this year's celebrations
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Re: Celebrating the Summer Solstice 2013 at Stonehenge by AngieLake on Saturday, 22 June 2013
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As usual, the Daily Mail has some excellent photos of Summer Solstice, not just at Stonehenge, but Avebury and Castlerigg amongst others.

See here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2345638/Summer-Solstice-2013-Revellers-rise-dawn-celebrate-drumming-dancing.html

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    Re: Celebrating the Summer Solstice 2013 at Stonehenge by Anonymous on Monday, 01 July 2013
    In the mail photo's the lad in red trousers "dancing" with the lady in white is my 13 year old son Orion, We wondered were he'd gone the cheeky monkey, The faces of everyone laughing is brilliant though, We all had a great time, and followed by a week around Avebury.
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      Re: Celebrating the Summer Solstice 2013 at Stonehenge by Bladup on Monday, 01 July 2013
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      For the record the above comment is by me, I'd forgot to sign in when i wrote it.
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Thousands celebrate Stonehenge solstice ahead of 'historic moment' by Andy B on Friday, 21 June 2013
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More than 20,000 celebrated the summer solstice at Stonehenge ahead of a “historic moment” in the £27 million transformation of the site.

Long-awaited refurbishments at the World Heritage Site will see a section of the road running next to the monument permanently closed from Monday 24 June.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/thousands-celebrate-stonehenge-solstice-ahead-of-historic-moment-8667835.html
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Summer solstice: thousands descend on Stonehenge to greet longest day by Andy B on Friday, 21 June 2013
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20,000 revellers gathered at ancient monument to [attempt to] watch sun ascend over misty Wiltshire plain

They came in their thousands. Some worshipped, others partied. Many were there simply to enjoy the atmosphere of the summer solstice at Stonehenge.

More than 20,000 people were at the ancient monument to greet the sunrise at 4.52am at the start of the longest day of the year. After a warm, moonlit night the mist and mizzle descended, making it impossible to judge the moment when the sun rose over the Wiltshire plain without an accurate watch.

But it did not matter much. "I've had a lovely time," said Belle Gay, a 21-year-old pagan from Exeter who was on her first pilgrimage to Stonehenge. "It doesn't concern me that we couldn't actually see the sun rise. That's how nature is – you can't control the elements and that's why it's all so special. It's such a beautiful, peaceful place."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2013/jun/21/summer-solstice-stonehenge-longest-day
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Re: Celebrating the Summer Solstice 2013 at Stonehenge by Anonymous on Wednesday, 19 June 2013
I agree with someone here the first two times were spirtual and amazing yet last year i saw it for what it had become and i hate it i gate saying too because i live in salisbury and i adore stonehenge but its become a drug fest people stand on the stones blowing their whistles like a rave but that not really whats its about so i wont be going this yr :+( shame
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Here is the link to send us your summer solstice photos by Andy B on Wednesday, 19 June 2013
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Here is the link to send us your summer solstice photos. They don't have to be from Stonehenge. Please resize them to approx 800 x 600 pixels first. The photo with the most votes in June will win a Megalithic Portal T shirt and book from our shop.
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Re: Celebrating the Summer Solstice 2013 at Stonehenge by Anonymous on Wednesday, 19 June 2013
This year will be my first time celebrating at Stonehenge & very much looking forward to it.
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Re: Celebrating the Summer Solstice 2013 at Stonehenge by Anonymous on Monday, 17 June 2013
Only been to stonehenge for solstice twice, first time was an amazing spiritual experience, unfortunately the 2nd time I went, 2 years ago, it was overun by people just there for a free rave..... I really hope that this year will return to what it's supposed to be, a spiritual celebration of the sun and nature! Hoping to be at Glastonbury Tour this year, so have a great time at Stonehenge!
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Celebrating the Summer Solstice - Archive by Andy B on Monday, 17 June 2013
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Anna Ervine writes:
With the Summer Solstice fast approaching we start to see our visitor numbers increase in Wiltshire. It is a bumper time for our tourist industry as people from all over the world descend upon our county and join in with this ancient celebration.

The Summer Solstice is known to Pagans as ‘Alban Hefin’ which means ‘Light of the Shore’. It occurs on the 21st June when the sun is at its highest point in the sky and the days are at their longest. The nights begin to draw in after this date, which is a scary thought as summer has only just got going. The Druids celebrate this event with special ceremonies and rituals that are believed to date back several millennia. Although the 4000 year old monument of Stonehenge has been the centre stage for these ceremonies; Avebury, Woodhenge and the Kennet long barrow have also attracted worshippers at this special time of year.

Looking into our local studies archives I have discovered that the Solstice festivities have...

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Re: Celebrating the Summer Solstice 2013 at Stonehenge by AngieLake on Saturday, 08 June 2013
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I'm not planning to go to Stonehenge this year, so shall look forward to all the great photos taken there to show me what I've missed!
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