SUMMER SOLSTICE 2014 hints and tips

.....And another meeting!
This time, hosted by the lovely Kate Davies: General Manager at Stonehenge World Heritage Site (WHS) the subject for discussion:
SUMMER SOLSTICE AT STONEHENGE 2014

English Heritage is pleased to be providing Managed Open Access to Stonehenge for the Summer Solstice on 20-21 June 2014. Please help us to create a peaceful occasion by taking personal responsibility and following the Conditions of Entry and guidelines set out on these pages. The full Conditions of Entry can also be downloaded from the right hand side of this page:

 

 

http://www.english- ties/stonehenge/summer-solstice/?lang=en

 

TIMINGS FOR SUMMER SOLSTICE:

• SOLSTICE CAR PARK OPENS
  19.00 hours (7pm) Friday 20 June
• ACCESS TO STONEHENGE
  19.00 hours (7pm) Friday 20 June
• LAST ADMISSION TO SOLSTICE CAR PARK
  06.00 hours (6am) Saturday 21 June
• STONEHENGE CLOSES
  08.00 hours (8am) Saturday 21 June
• SOLSTICE CAR PARK TO BE VACATED
  12.00 hours (12 Noon) Saturday 21 June

We hope the weather will be kind and wish you a peaceful and celebratory solstice.

Sunset and sunrise occur at the following times:

Sunset on Friday 20 June 2014 is at 21.26 hrs (9.26pm)
Sunrise on Saturday 21 June 2014 is at 04.52 hrs (4.52am)

The meeting also included a presentation from The Good Inspector Lange: Sector Inspector for Wiltshire Police, who provided the run down of security, closures to Byway 12 and what it would be used for, car parking, disabled access, first aid/lost souls and lots of things of a Police nature.
Provided the weather is kind, Wiltshire Police expect crowds of up to 30,000 people to descend on Stonehenge this Solstice......therefore: I thank General Disquiet for this map of car park arrangements:

If you need to contact the Police during your stay in the area...please call the
Wiltshire dedicated Police line on: 101
Matrix signs are already out on the A303 from as far back as the M3 telling revellers that the car park at Stonehenge is filling up or may even be full - expected by 21.00!!!  So! if you're journey to the West Country isn't urgent....If I were you, I would take in some rays at home instead!

Another little point to take into account, is the well known use of the area of Salisbury Plain for training our Armed Forces.   So! should you wander into areas you're not familiar with and  you come across one of these.......>
It does not signify.....
"The Party's Here folks"!!! because you may well
 be faced with one of these....!!!