Winter Solstice
Tuesday 21st December 2021
Woke up very early at the bed and breakfast in East Kennet, and walked back to Avebury for the sunrise. Alas the sky remained persistently cloudy and it was a bit underwhelming.
Wye Valley and Avebury
John's Pictures

06:49:26
Walking from East Kennet to Avebury before dawn.

06:58:28
Moody pre dawn photo of the road to Avebury.

07:01:08
Was doing a Night Sight shot when some cars came past and I had to move.

07:01:24
A stranded stone, originally part of the West Kennet Avenue, now just by the side of the road.

07:08:13
West Kennet Avenue in the pre-dawn.

07:08:57
Stone with a car headlights.

07:10:08

07:15:12
More of the stones of the West Kennet Avenue.

07:16:18

07:20:40
On arrival in Avebury - nice to see there were actually some people here this time round!

07:27:41
Lots of underwhelming photos waiting for the sunrise.

07:36:10

07:47:21
Some other solstice attendees.

07:47:43

07:50:25
People lined up on the embankment waiting for sunrise.

07:52:12

07:52:18
Some druids assembling over there.

07:52:21

07:53:31
More of the stones.

07:54:06
Some photographers here. I doubt they got any particularly great shots either.

07:57:00

08:02:47

08:05:37

08:08:20

08:10:28
I think this is pretty much the moment of sunrise. You couldn't tell from the photo.

08:13:41
The druids performing a ceremony.

08:20:16

08:21:32
Video of the gathering.

08:23:59

08:28:56
Video of the embankment with some singing in the background.

08:30:09
Some flowers on one of the stones.

08:32:09

08:32:26
Another video surveying the stones.

08:32:59

08:33:05

08:33:13
Last photo of the stones before I decided to head off.

08:33:33

08:34:13

08:36:24
Back down West Kennet Avenue.

08:37:47

08:38:15
More photos of the stones of West Kennet Avenue.

08:40:13

08:40:39

08:40:51

08:43:10

08:46:16

08:48:47

08:52:03
The hedgehogs.

08:52:10

08:52:25

08:54:52

08:55:42
One final stone.

13:25:11
Later on, after picking up the girls, on the way back to London. This is Beaconsfield services.

13:35:56
Erika bringing over lunch.