Summer Solstice 2024 Stonehenge. This comes nearly three weeks after the beginning of meteorological summer, which starts on june 1. ‘the secrets of the stones’ tour of stonehenge and avebury.
Each year on the 21 june visitors from around the world gather at stonehenge overnight to mark the summer solstice and to see the sunrise above the stones. The event is a favorite of photographers and often brings people out onto sidewalks on spring and summer evenings to watch this unique sunset.