Summer Solstice 2018 — Photos
Sophia Edwards
Updated on July 20, 2026
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Summer Solstice 2018
Simon Chapman/LNP/REX/Shuttersto Stonehenge Summer Solstice. An estimated 9500 people gather at the ancient monument of Stonehenge to celebrate the dawn and sunrise on the longest day of the year and the official start of summer. English Heritage provide free public access to the stones each year for the solstice.
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Summer Solstice 2018
WILL OLIVER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutters Revellers participate in the summer solstice gathering at Stonehenge, Salisbury, Britain, 21 June 2018. The annual festival attracts hundreds of people to the 5,000-year-old stone circle to mark the longest day in the northern hemisphere. Sunrise was at 4.52am local time and was celebrated by dancing, music, and ritualistic events around the stones.
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Summer Solstice 2018
Simon Chapman/LNP/REX/Shuttersto Stonehenge Summer Solstice. An estimated 9500 people gather at the ancient monument of Stonehenge to celebrate the dawn and sunrise on the longest day of the year and the official start of summer. English Heritage provide free public access to the stones each year for the solstice.
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Summer Solstice 2018
WILL OLIVER/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutters Revellers participate in the summer solstice gathering at Stonehenge, Salisbury, Britain, 21 June 2018. The annual festival attracts hundreds of people to the 5,000-year-old stone circle to mark the longest day in the northern hemisphere. Sunrise was at 4.52am local time and was celebrated by dancing, music, and ritualistic events around the stones.
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Summer Solstice 2018
Simon Chapman/LNP/REX/Shuttersto Stonehenge Summer Solstice. An estimated 9500 people gather at the ancient monument of Stonehenge to celebrate the dawn and sunrise on the longest day of the year and the official start of summer. English Heritage provide free public access to the stones each year for the solstice.
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Summer Solstice 2018
Simon Chapman/LNP/REX/Shuttersto Stonehenge Summer Solstice. An estimated 9500 people gather at the ancient monument of Stonehenge to celebrate the dawn and sunrise on the longest day of the year and the official start of summer. English Heritage provide free public access to the stones each year for the solstice.
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Summer Solstice 2018
Simon Chapman/LNP/REX/Shuttersto Rollo Maughfling, the Archdruid of Stonehenge and Britain, at Stonehenge Summer Solstice. An estimated 9500 people gather at the ancient monument of Stonehenge to celebrate the dawn and sunrise on the longest day of the year and the official start of summer. English Heritage provide free public access to the stones each year for the solstice.
