Summer Solstice at Stonehenge visitors urged not to drive

Summer Solstice festivities will begin at 7pm on Tuesday, June 20 and run until 8am the following day.

Salisbury Reds will be operating its special 333 bus service to Stonehenge for the event, with buses departing from New Canal between 6.30pm on June 20 and 1am on June 21 and buses returning from Stonehenge from 4am to 10am.

Car parking will be available from 7pm on June 20 until 6am on June 21, and will shut once full. The car park will be vacated by noon on June 21.

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Pedestrians are advised to use the designated, temporary pedestrian crossing on the A303 at Stonehenge Cottages.

A 40mph speed limit will be in place on the A303 between the Countess roundabout and Longbarrow roundabout, with the lay-bys closed in between, and the dual carriageway will be reduced to a single lane between Countess Roundabout and Stonehenge Cottages.

Kathryn Wiltshire, resilience planner for the South West at National Highways, said: “We’re anticipating traffic volumes to increase on the A303 around this event, and our aim is to keep the National Highways network running while keeping road users safe and informed.

“The traffic management will be in place for safety and to keep disruption to a minimum, and we advise all road users to check our traffic and travel information channels, plan their journeys and allow plenty of time.

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“A temporary pedestrian crossing will be installed near Stonehenge Cottages for the safety of visitors walking from Stonehenge Road, Amesbury, and we advise all pedestrians to use this to access the site.”

Drivers can obtain live travel information via the National Highways: South-West Twitter page, by phoning the National Highways Information Line on 0300 123 5000 or by accessing the website.

Additional information on the Summer Solstice event can be found here.