Stonehenge Summer Solstice Tour from London: Sunset or Sunrise Viewing

London, England

11 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Celebrate summer solstice at Stonehenge with a sunrise or sunset tour from London, and experience the festival atmosphere as druids, sun worshipers, and pagans congregate to welcome the longest day of the year. Learn the history of the ancient site, hear about the rituals that still take place at the site, and enjoy the time to explore the grounds. Sunset tours include time to visit the village of Avebury and have dinner in a local pub.

Summer solstice trip to Stonehenge from London
Walk inside the UNESCO-listed stone circle
Choose between a sunset or sunrise viewing
Visit the prehistoric stone circle at Avebury and enjoy supper in Lacock (sunset viewing only)

Why Travelers Choose This Tour

This tour adds stops at Avebury and Lacock, plus dinner at a local pub.

What's Included

Access to Stonehenge to celebrate Summer Solstice
Entry to Avebury henge and stone circles (if Sunset option is selected)
Round-trip transport by air-conditioned coach
Professional guide
Dinner (if sunset option selected)

Gratuities
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Food and drinks, unless specified

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Millennium Hotel and Conference Centre Gloucester London
4-18 Harrington Gardens, South Kensington, London SW7 4LH, UK
For Sunset tour (June 20) - Departs at 12:00 noon Or Sunrise tour (June 21) - Departs at 01:00 am

End point

Victoria St, London SW1E 5ND, UK

Itinerary

Stonehenge

3 hours • Admission Ticket Included

Premium Tours - London Tours

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Avebury Stone Circle

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

The George Inn

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Infants must sit on laps
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not recommended for pregnant travelers

No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Travelers should have a strong physical fitness level
Please note the duration of the tour varies between 8 to 12 hours
Sunset tour option (June 20) - The dinner venue may change to a different village.
We are unable to accept requests for guests to join the tour at Stonehenge.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 55 travelers

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Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 3 days in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Reviews

3.7

based on 24 reviews

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POORLY ORGANIZED

Alicia_L, Jul 2024

I would start by saying our tour guide and driver were wonderful and its a shame they were put in this situation.This was a highly rated tour and I wanted to love it.Instead it was hurried, the food at was inedible and were given about 10 minutes to eat.Once finally arriving to the Stonehenge entrance,it was obvious we weren't going to see the sunset if we didn't get out and RUNNNN.and thats what almost everyone resorted to on our tour.I booked with this company bc it was well regarded and Im glad we did have some stops before Stonehenge but man,it was simply ridiculous what everyone went through here.

Very poorly organized

eileenc125, Jun 2024

You would think going with a tour bus they would know that getting into Stonehenge would be difficult on the summer solstice and/or have an arrangement to get their tourists in safely and effectively. None of that happened. We were late, and cutting it close to almost missing sundown. Everyone got off the bus and had to walk for two hours just to get to the stones to only be there for 20min before we had to leave. That was not the plan or what was promised. Very disappointing.

Diabolical

Emma_C, Jun 2024

Terrible trip, poorly organized, I am telling you to refund me. The coach got lost, we were late, we had to provide directions to Avebury, the toilet broke and stunk up the entire downstairs for hours making us feel sick, Steve the ‘guide’ got so many basic historical facts wrong, he constantly talked and repeated himself, his joke about the pigs was unacceptable as there were veggies and vegans on board, he made us late for arriving at Stonehenge and if it wasn’t for Tyronne’s smart driving, we would have missed it all together. I want my money back in full please

Overrated

Rohini_G, Jun 2022

For a sunrise trip, only transportation and the sunrise event itself are included (there is not enough time to explore the grounds better). Not worth the price.

This was an absolutely wonderful tour...

Thomas C, Jul 2014

This was an absolutely wonderful tour - the highlight of our trip to London! The ability to visit Avesbury first and learn about henges proved a truly helpful approach. Learning about "lay lines" (the magnetic lines in the earth) increased our understanding and awe of why these circles were built. Lacock was interesting - a quintessential English village - especially for Harry Potter fans! Stonehenge itself was amazing and to be able to enter the circle and touch the stones a once in a lifetime experience. We were able to talk with Druids and Pagans and witness their celebrations as well as getting fantastic pictures of the sunset. The crowd was large but extremely well mannered - we were very impressed! The only negative was the distance we had to walk to actually get to the henge. From where our bus was parked it took 40 minutes over fairly rough terrain to reach the stones. We would have appreciated a "heads up" regarding this as it would have made a difference in choice of shoes! Also, we were warned repeatedly to be back by 10:00 P.M. or the bus would leave without us as it had a "window" of time to depart. This was barely 30 minutes after sunset and the long walk was problematic! In spite of this, we would do it again!

Podría haber sido mucho mejor.

Tolo_C, Jun 2024

La excursión a la puesta de sol durante el solsticio de verano creo que deberían replantearla, ya que lo importante es Stonehenge. Para empezar nos convocaron a las 12.00 del mediodía y por mala organización salimos media hora tarde. Luego nos dirigimos a Lacock, para comer, parada totalmente innecesaria porque no tiene nada q ver con el solsticio y perdimos mucho tiempo con eso y el tráfico que era muy denso. Después fuimos a Avebury que sí tiene sentido en esta excursión ya que también son piedras relacionadas, en cierto modo, con Stonehenge. El bus tuvo una avería y perdimos otra media hora. Total que llegamos a Stonehenge muy justos de tiempo para verlo y disfrutar del solsticio. Creo que si seguís haciendo esta excursión deberíais hacer Avebury-Stonehenge para poder disfrutar plenamente de la experiencia.