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Question. When is the Summer Solstice?
The Stonehenge Summer Solstice is on Thursday 21 June 2012 - Sunrise is @ 5.14 am!
4th SOLSTICE FESTIVAL BLOG @ 12 February 2012 We are booking up fast for 2012 and our numbers are limited this year. So book now if you dont want to miss out. I think we will be fully booked by March- 3 months early!!!
We held our 3rd Solstice Festival which was a fantastic event Thank you for the 65,000 website visitors in June 2011 - quite amazing. Last years event was a sell out with a long waiting list. We already have 40 bookings for 2012 event. We are likely to sell out by March 2012
If you wish to camp - Please Book on line for 2012 - Pay £30 Deposit online
£30 for 2 night stay, £50 4 nights & £70 for 6 nights.
Please bring Torch to see in dark to help you and us comply with H&S!
Our Festival is the one and only. We hold an annual 7 day Camping festival at our campsite from 18 June until 23 June. We are the closest site to Stonehenge being only 3.2 Miles by road ( A303) and 4 Mile walking and we are the only dedicated Stonehenge Summer Solstice Festival that allows camping on mass with campfire and food festival for the Solstice
NEW for 2012 - Food Festival - Pizza, Hog Roast, Bar & Cider Festival- Real Ale & Cider , Facilities - Supper New Shower block hired Workshops - Yoga etc and Trade Stands
( Minimum stay 2 nights / Minimum Charge £30/ head ) This is inclusive of Shuttle Bus up and back to Stones, Showers & Entertainment.
Extra Cars/Gazebo/EHU £5
Discount for 4 & 6 Day bookings - £50 & £70
We have a beautiful 9 acre smallholding and we have three fields for campers. Two will be a quiet area for rest, relaxation and sleeping and the other will be a more social area with large communal campfire ( Sits 40+ ) and informal social area around the campfire ( Singers are encouraged so please bring your musical instruments, etc etc )
Rally Field - 21 June 2nd Stonehenge Summer Solstice Festival 2010
Campsite Facilities - 17 Reasons to come!
NEW for 2012! Next year we will have some very special home cooked food on 18th & Hog Roast on Sunday & Monday 19th 20th + Healthy Veg Food . Our local farm shop in Berwick can also supply some very special pre ordered food - Maralyns Sausages are legendry! Call the Berwick Farm Shop on 01722 790490 to pre book your food
Healthy & Safety Statement - 14 Jan 2012
Please bring a torch & head lights so you can see in the night( & eat your carrots) and rain coat & boots incase of rain We have done a risk assesment of the site in particular for, Campers, Staff, Fire, Electricity ( Elec Cert in place), Water ( Mains), Pollution, Insurance & First Aid. Measures are in place for all of the Risks agreed with H&S following their inspection of 17 June 2011.
Please contact William Grant the site Safety officer for any futher information
Safety off site Please take care if walking to the stones at night on A303. All Campers are to act and drink responsibly particularly near the Campfire & Electricity points. Staff will be patroling for any unsafe activities!. We have 100% safety record over the last 3 years- please help us to keep it.
Shuttle Bus Transport We organise a 29 seater shuttle bus to run campers up to the Stones between 10pm - 1am and back between 4am-10am Cost FREE Included in ticket
Walking It will take you about 1 hour to walk 4miles in daylight or 1 1/2 hours in the dark. Please do not walk up A303. its not safe! and there is a much nicer 4 mile walk across country or take Shutte Bus
Taxi Charge to Stones one way range from £12 - £15 for 4/5 people ie £3-4/head. These can be pre booked from our Campsite. Call Value Cars on 01722 505050 to book or Google/Yellow pages for other Taxi firms
Drive You can drive and park at the Solstice car park (3miles/10mins), but it can be very difficult getting in and out at peak times - and there can be grid lock between 7am - 9.30am
Booking pls Text 07786 734732- space will go on 1st Come first booked William.
Please note I have saved space for past Campers from 2009,2010 & 2011
To book - please pay online with your card ( Fixed £30 Deposit ) We are now taking bookings for 2012!!!. There will be a managed limit so book now to avoid missing out! . Update 27 June 2011
SUMMER SOLSTICE INFORMATION ( Provided by EH)- 2012
English Heritage provide Managed Open Access to Stonehenge for the summer solstice each year. There will be casual entertainment from drummers, samba bands and the like but no amplified music is allowed. When you visit Stonehenge for the solstice, please remember it is a sacred place to many and should be respected.
Sunrise is at around 5.14am Thursday 21 June 2012
Rules include no camping ( Nearest site is Stonehenge Campsite), no dogs, no fires or fireworks, no glass bottles, no large bags or rucksacks, and no climbing on the stones. Please use the bags given free on arrival and take them out, filled with your litter, to the skips provided. Please respect the rules so that we're all able to enjoy the solstice morning at Stonehenge for years to come.
Please read the full Conditions of Entry (PDF document)
Map for the event (PDF document)
A high volume of traffic is anticipated in the Stonehenge area on the evening of Monday 20th June.
Where possible, please travel to Stonehenge using public transport. The local bus company, Wilts & Dorset, will be running a service from Salisbury railway and bus stations to Stonehenge over the Solstice period. This bus service will commence at 1830 hours (6.30pm) on Monday 20th June and run regularly until 0115 hours (1.15am) on Tuesday 21st June. A service taking people back to Salisbury will start again at 0400 hours (4am) and run frequently until 0945 hours (9.45am). Access to Stonehenge from the bus drop off point is through the National Trust farmland.
Transport
Bus Service InformationWilts and Dorset Bus Company www.wdbus.co.uk Tel: 01983 827005 Train InformationSouth West Trains www.southwesttrains.co.uk Tel: 0845 6000 650 First Great Western www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk Tel: 0845 7000 125 National Rail Enquiries www.nationalrail.co.uk Tel: 08457 48 49 50 Further details at English Heritage
You can also view EH many galleries of past solstices and please send EH some photos or links to video if you go this year.
FURTHER INFORMATION & LINKS
Go to the English Heritage website - EH Solstice Information http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/stonehenge/explore/summer-solstice-2010/
Or try www.megalithic.co.uk
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