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From London: Stonehenge Summer Solstice Sunset Tour (Jun 20)

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Celebrate Summer Solstice at Stonehenge with this once a year event. See the sun sets and witness the pagan rituals taking place.

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  • Live guiding
    English
  • Duration
    12 hours
  • Includes
    • Access to Stonehenge for Summer Solstice event
    • Return transportation from & to London
    • Entry to Avebury henge and stone circles
    • 1 course dinner
    • Local guide
    • Hotel pickup and drop-off
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Highlights

  • Celebrate Summer Solstice at Stonehenge
  • See the sun sets
  • Entry to Avebury henge and stone circles
  • Dinner in the village of Lacock

Description

The most famous prehistoric monument in the world, and now a world heritage site, Stonehenge stands alone in the vast empty tract of Salisbury plain. Its origins date back nearly 5,000 years, and it has been home to pagan religion and spiritual worship, not to be mention public debate ever since. What was this vast collection of stones intended for? Was it an observatory of the moon, a temple to the sun, or an elaborate cemetery? Who were the people who carried and carved these 40 ton rocks? Come and unlock the secrets for yourself and marvel at this remarkable and mysterious feat of ancient engineering and design, as we enjoy the wonderful celebrations that take place to mark the summer solstice.

Tour departs London at 12 noon and heads west towards the site, taking the time to enjoy the ancient stones at Avebury, before heading to picturesque Lacock for an early evening supper. From here we journey to Stonehenge itself arriving at roughly 19:00pm, as it begins it’s annual celebration of the summer solstice. Huge crowds gather and there will be plenty of time to soak up the atmosphere of this historic event, walk amongst the stones, and observe the pagan rituals and ceremonies that take place at varying intervals throughout the evening. We arrive back in London at around midnight.

Summer Solstice
The solstice itself is an astronomical event that occurs twice each year as the Sun reaches its highest or lowest excursion relative to the celestial equator, with the sun appearing to have reached its highest or lowest annual altitude in the sky above the horizon.
The word solstice comes from the Latin sol (sun) and sister (to stand still), because, at the solstices, the Sun, as seen from earth stands still in declination before reversing it’s direction. Thus after the summer solstice, the sun does not appear as high in the sky and daylight reduces. The solstice is therefore seen as the midpoint of summer in many cultures and is cause for celebration.

Pagan Celebrations
Like other religious groups, Pagans are in awe of the strength of the sun and the divine powers that create life. For many pagans, they believe that the Goddess took over the earth from the horned God at the beginning of spring and she is now at the height of her power and fertility. The summer solstice marks the marriage of the God and Goddess and sees their union as the force that creates the harvest's fruits. To celebrate many Pagans and non-Pagans head to ancient religious sites including Avebury and Stonehenge, to conduct fascinating and colourful ceremonies throughout the night enjoying the last sunset and sunrise before the sun alters it’s direction once more.

Good to know before you go
  • There is a twenty to thirty minute walk involved in order to get from the Stonehenge coach park to the monument and back.
  • Viewing of sunset is subject to weather conditions.
  • We are unable to accept requests for guests to join the tour at Stonehenge.
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  • Adults
    17-59 years
  • Seniors
    60-99 years
  • Students (with ID)
    18-27 years
  • Children
    3-16 years
  • Infants
    0-2 years
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