Summer Solstice 2025 – choice of two options from London
The Summer Solstice is the most important day of the year at Stonehenge. Yes it’s an astronomical event and yes it is open access where unlike the rest of the year you can walk among the stones.
But the big draw is the Summer Solstice Experience at Stonehenge, a celebration that brings together pagan groups (druids, wiccans etc), plus throw in ordinary families and tourists and you have normally around 20,000 people enjoying themselves in one very large party.
We offer a choice of two tours from London, one leaving in the early hours of the morning in time for the sunrise itself, the other making a full day of it the day before, including the stone circle Avebury and a dinner in the medieval village of Lacock too, then soaking up the atmosphere of the party in the evening, before heading back around 10pm.
Stonehenge Sunrise Tour – Solstice Celebrations (20th-21st June 2025)
The single big event is sunrise on the 21st June where the sun rises over the Heel Stone witnessed by a celebrating crowd just like over 5,000 years ago perhaps. Stonehenge opens early evening the night before and the crowd quickly builds, most of whom will stay all night whatever the weather throws at them.
Pagan groups dress and perform colourful ceremonies in a party atmosphere, the sound of drums resonates, and everybody maintains a good frame of mind that will cheer almost anything.
As mentioned before this is an experience, hard to describe, and one you will remember all of your life.
Read our Stonehenge Summer Solstice blog to discover our experience of this incredible event.
Summer Solstice Sunrise bus from London
This is a straight bus service that will take you from London to the Stonehenge site and bring you back in the morning after sunrise in a comfortable air-conditioned tour bus.
The tour leaves London around 1am on the 21st June from the Millennium Gloucester Hotel London in Kensington very close to Gloucester Road Underground Station.
The London Underground closes around midnight but London has a very good night bus service.
We expect the bus to reach Stonehenge by 3am, just as the summer solstice festivities start to pick up. The excitement will build as we approach the sunrise, which will occur around 4:45am, marking the highlight of the entire celebration.
The bus should return to London around 8am although this is very much a tentative time for indicative purposes and may well be delayed.
Summer Solstice Sunset Tour from London
We have an alternative tour option that leaves London at midday on the 20th June. The departure point is from the Millennium Gloucester Hotel London in Kensington very close to Gloucester Road Underground Station.
Avebury
In the afternoon we first head for Avebury, another major henge about 20 miles north of Stonehenge. This is a training camp for the Stonehenge visit that evening. You will walk among the stones, experience energies/ley lines and learn a little of the pagan celebrations and the pagan groups themselves.
You may have the opportunity to observe pagan rituals, although this tour does not include organised events; nothing is guaranteed.
Lacock
Late afternoon we move onto Lacock, a picturesque medieval wool town, for dinner to fortify us for the evening’s events. Your ticket price includes a one course supper in a historic 13th Century Inn.
Stonehenge
Following Lacock, you will journey to Stonehenge itself arriving at roughly 7pm, as it begins its 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. Take a walk amongst the stones, and observe the pagan rituals and ceremonies that take place at varying intervals throughout the evening.
At around 10pm the coach will head back to London, returning between 12am and 1am.
Summer Solstice Services – important notice
The coach drop off and collection point will be at the same location, within the visitor centre car park, at least a mile from Stonehenge itself; a 20-30 minute walk to and from Stonehenge across grass fields.
There is little/no shelter at Stonehenge. You should come prepared with adequate footwear and clothing.
Note – there is no access to the Visitor Centre on this occasion.
Visitors are requested to dispose of their rubbish carefully at the designated recycling and rubbish points located in the Solstice Car Park and at Stonehenge.
This isn’t a typical tourist attraction filled with scheduled entertainment and activities. Instead, it’s an organic gathering where things unfold naturally and without a set plan. You’re not just an observer; you’re an active participant in the experience.
Prices & tour reservations
Major credit and debit cards are accepted. You will be emailed a confirmation with a booking reference after reservation. The booking reference and the name of the person ordering is all that you need to quote when joining the tour, there are no paper tickets.
On the tour detail page from the link below, there is a calendar control at the top right of the page, which depicts which dates still have availability. By selecting your required date you start the reservation process.
STONEHENGE SUMMER SOLSTICE 2025 – SUNRISE 21 JUN
Coach service from London for solstice sunrise at Stonehenge
Adult £136 • Child (3-16 years) £126 • Senior & student £133
- Direct, nonstop to/from Stonehenge, leaving at 1am
- Experience sunrise at Stonehenge
- Luxury air-conditioned vehicle with free Wi-Fi
- Professional guide
STONEHENGE SUMMER SOLSTICE 2025 – SUNRISE 20 JUN
Guided coach tour of Avebury & Stonehenge at sunset
Adult £133 • Child (3-16 years) £123 • Senior & student £130
- View ancient stones at Avebury
- Early dinner at Lacock
- Arrive at Stonehenge at around 7pm for summer solstice celebrations
- Luxury air-conditioned vehicle with free Wi-Fi
- Professional guide