23/05/2021
With Summer Solstice fast approaching, we wanted to give you an update on the arrangements for access to Stonehenge for Solstice this year. We are well underway with planning, and are working carefully with the Police, Wiltshire Council and others to keep abreast of the latest COVID-19 guidance and how it may impact on Summer Solstice access. Many will have noticed that the date coincides with that identified in the Government’s re-opening roadmap for England as Step Four - the final stage of ‘un-locking.’ If that remains the case, we can confirm that Solstice celebrations will be going ahead at Stonehenge on the evening of 20 June into the morning of the 21 June. However, if the guidance changes for England, or indeed for Wiltshire, our plans will need to change. Updates will be posted here .
This year, there will be plenty of additional safety measures in place and we do ask that anyone who is thinking of coming, check our website for details of these along with precautionary health measures and the usual conditions of entry. Anyone arriving on June 20 can expect to see socially distanced queuing, hand sanitiser stations, and reminders to keep your distance and to stay within groups of fewer than 30. Catering outlets will all operate under COVID-secure arrangements.
We are asking everyone who attends to be considerate of their own safety and that of those around them, to respect the stones and remember that this is a spiritual occasion for many.
As proved enormously successful last year, we will be live-streaming the sunset and sunrise for free so that those who cannot join us or feel nervous about attending an event with lots of people, may still enjoy the occasion from the comfort and safety of their own home.
This is going to be amazing.
everyone please invite your friends.