Summer Solstice

[Barney]

Any one recommend a good spot to see the summer solstice? Seen Stonehenge a few times so not bothered about that one, when it was Stonehenge and not blimmin Glastonbury.

Any tips?

 

[Iona]

depends whether you're after a patry or a beautiful 'solitary' space?

 

[Goatboy]

Hey Barney,

Instead of a typical religious / special site what about here...

http://www.orkneyjar.com/history/skarabrae/

See the solstice as they would've all that time ago in their everyday lives. One of those "ultimate" bushcraft sites due to how they lived with what they had!

TTFN
Goatboy.

 

[Shewie]

What about bivvying up on Scafell Pike or the Old Man of Coniston, always fancied it myself.

 

[Iona]

Coed hills is having a 'do', should be good...

 

[launditch1]

A beach is always good..watching the sun rise over the sea.Supurb.

I was going to suggest Avebury but i saw you are in Lancashire!

According to my Elfin,The actual Solstice is at 6.47. Sunrise on the 21st is at 4.43

Whatever you do have a gud 'un!

 

[xylaria]

Watching it anywhere beautiful is special.

 

[bushcraftbob]

Is it me or does anyone else prefer watching the sun go down on solstice day, rather than watching the sun come up?

Summat about sitting round a fire as the light fades i suppose...

 

[Walks with dogs]

Planning on watching it from the top of Snowdon. Naturally the forecast is for cloud.

 

[redandshane]

I am going up on Solisbury Hill
set the alarm for 4 am

 

[Cougar]

Long meg and her daughters, near Little Sakeld in Cumbria eden valley, or little meg, long meg is far bvetter but there are lots of henges locally

 

[JonathanD]

Went up to my local woodland which sits high above the valley where my town is to watch it. Cloud cover was too dense, so had a brew instead....

 

[launditch1]

Slept through my alarm

Now the gods hate me!

Cloudy anyway!

 

[Walks with dogs]

Me the missus and our two dogs drove down over to Snowdonia, arriving at the snowdon ranger car park just before 1 am. We've never done a night walk before, and it was really eerie in a good way to walk up in almost total darkness. We got to the top just before 4am . Quite a few people bivvying up there. There was total mist cover so we had no chance of seeing the sun break, or anything else for that matter so we headed down at half past.

Absolutely fantastic little trip out. Knackered now though.

 

[JonathanD]

Looks like it's going to be cloudy tonight too... grump grump grump...