Do Druids all go to Stonehenge at the Summer Solstice?
Druids have had a long history of being connected with Stonehenge at the solar festivals and many feel it to be an important temple. However, because Druids feel too the importance of tribe and locality, those who don’t live close to Stonehenge tend to have a less connection with it, if any at all, preferring temples (ancient and modern) closer to home. Given the huge numbers who now attend this ancient monument at dawn on 21 June each year, very few Druids are present on this date (often less than two dozen amidst the 20 000 revellers). Many Druid groups have private access to the temple close to the solstice but away from the crowds, giving them the peace and space to meditate with the stones, the ancestors and the sun. For more information on Stonehenge, see our Sacred Sites pages in What is Druidry.
