Solstice arrangements: 20 June, Avebury
Submitted by coldrum on Tuesday, 19 June 2007 Page Views: 2734
Neolithic and Bronze AgeCountry: England County: Wiltshire Type: Stone CircleInternal Links:
The National Trust and many other organisations including Avebury Sacred Sites Forum, Wiltshire Police and Avebury Parish Council are advising people planning to attend Solstice at Avebury to come by public transport due to the limited nature of car parking provision available on the night of Solstice, Wednesday 20 June.
High-sided vehicles, including campervans, caravans and motorhomes, will not be able to access the car park at Avebury this year as the National Trust, in order to comply with an Enforcement Notice, has to install a height barrier to prevent camping overnight in vehicles.
When the limited car parking area is full on the evening of 20 June, there will be nowhere else to park in Avebury or the immediate surrounding areas of Beckhampton, West Kennet and Winterbourne Monkton. On-road parking is not permitted and anyone parking illegally is likely to receive a fixed penalty notice and/or be towed away.
Please look at alternative ways of coming to Avebury or use the regular bus services from Swindon and Devizes. A regular bus service operates (www.wdbus.co.uk – route 5 & 6) from Swindon and Devizes, hourly during the day (last bus – late afternoon) and also from Swindon and Trowbridge (www.stagecoachbus.com - Route 49) hourly from early morning until early evening (last bus to Avebury - 19:05 from Swindon and 20:00 from Devizes).
The National Trust will be distributing Conditions of Entry details to ensure an enjoyable and safe Solstice and to minimise disruption to the village and its residents. The conditions include respecting the unique values of the World Heritage Site by not climbing on the stones, lighting fires or pitching tents.
Visitors are also requested to respect the village and its inhabitants by clearing up all rubbish, not setting up tents, keeping noise levels down and not setting off fireworks or playing amplified music.
The National Trust will be charging for its car park at the standard daily rate of £5 (£3 after 2:30pm). The car park opens at 8pm on Wednesday 20 June but it is anticipated that it will fill up very quickly. Thereafter, there will be no other provision for parking at Avebury. Silbury Hill car park will be closed over this period.
The National Trust, with other organisations and stakeholders, is still working towards a medium-term solution to parking and cmping at Avebury, which it hopes will be in place in future years.
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