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Stonehenge Summer Solstice information for 2016 Wiltshire

Submitted by Andy B on Monday, 06 June 2016  Page Views: 3714

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Stonehenge has been a place of worship and celebration at the time of Summer Solstice for thousands of years. English Heritage is pleased to provide free Managed Open Access to Stonehenge for Summer Solstice 2016

If you are planning to join them for this peaceful and special occasion please follow the Conditions of Entry. These are written to ensure enjoyment and safety for everyone attending Summer Solstice at Stonehenge.

Please note to reduce risk to those attending and to the monument itself, alcohol is not permitted in the monument field during Summer Solstice.

MONDAY 20 JUNE
Access to monument field - 7pm
Sunset - 9:26pm

TUESDAY 21 JUNE
Sunrise - 4:52am
Monument field closes - 8am

The Solstice Car Park opens at 7pm on 20th June with last admissions at 6am (or when full, if earlier) on 21st June. The car park will close at 12 noon on 21st June.

Admission, Parking and Planning Your Journey

Admission to the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge is free of charge, however please note that parking fees apply.

We strongly recommend travelling by public transport or arranging to car share. Help with planning your journey and accommodation can be found on the link below, along with other helpful advice if you are planning to come to Summer Solstice.

PARKING FEES
Cars, motorhomes, live-in vehicles & private-hire minibuses £15
Motorbikes £5
Commercial coaches & minibuses £50

Further information at the English Heritage web site

You can view the Megalithic Portal's unique collection of solstice images in our gallery, including an empty one waiting for submissions for 2016.

Note: Alcohol banned from summer solstice at Stonehenge and £15 parking charge confirmed - do you agree? Leave a comment below and vote in our poll
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Booze banned from summer solstice at Stonehenge and £15 parking charge confirmed by Andy B on Thursday, 09 June 2016
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'Pay for pray' accusation after plans to charge for solstice parking at Stonehenge and ban on alcohol
http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/salisbury/salisburynews/14257199._Pay_for_pray__accusation_after_plans_to_charge_for_solstice_parking_and_ban_alcohol/#comments-anchor

BOOZE will be banned from summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge, English Heritage has confirmed.

And drivers will have to fork out £15 to park at the Stones, in a bid to reduce the number of cars at the event. When the plans were unveiled in February it led to a "pay to pray policy" accusation from senior druid King Arthur Pendragon.

Bosses at Stonehenge say the reason behind introducing a £15 parking charge is encourage more people to car share and use public transport. They also believe that banning alcohol will "reduce the risk to those attending and to the monument itself".

Drinking will not be allowed anywhere in the monument field.

Part of the reasons for the changes is the increase in numbers to Stonehenge for the summer solstice. In 2000, approximately 10,000 people attended while in 2014, the figure was close to 40,000. That same year, the stones were vandalised during both the summer and winter solstice celebrations. Money raised from the new charges would go towards supporting £60,000 a year cost of maintaining the visitor centre car park.

Kate Davies, Stonehenge’s General Manager, said: “Over the last 15 years we have seen a huge increase in the number of people celebrating the summer solstice at Stonehenge. We have limited parking facilities and we believe the parking charge will encourage more people to car share or travel by bus. “We’ve also seen more drunken and disrespectful behaviour. Something has to be done or we risk losing what makes solstice at Stonehenge so special.

http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/14411283.Booze_banned_from_summer_solstice_at_Stonehenge_and___15_parking_charge_confirmed/

Druids block tourist coaches at Stonehenge in protest over 'pay to pray demands'
http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/14528809.Druids_block_tourist_coaches_at_Stonehenge_in_protest_over__pay_to_pray_demands_/
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    Just park somewhere else? by Andy B on Thursday, 09 June 2016
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    How close does English Heritage's rather expensive car park get you to the stones?

    You could plan a nice walk the evening before that takes in some of the other ancient sites in the area. You can also usually park free on Byway 12 (see our map) but I don't know if restrictions are in force?

    Our map of Stonehenge area showing the monuments
    http://www.megalithic.co.uk/le_megalith_map.html#13/51.1788/-1.8266

    Any good suggestions?
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