Chris Smith, 31, who had come to Stonehenge for the winter solstice for the first time, said he was there because of the 'spiritual draw of the area'. He said: 'This is all about renewal ...

Revelers cheered and beat drums as the sun rose at 8:09 a.m. (0809 GMT) over the giant standing stones on the winter solstice — the shortest day and the longest night in the Northern Hemisphere.

Thousands of people including pagans, druids and dancers have gathered at the ancient Stonehenge monument for the winter solstice, marking the shortest day of the year. During sunrise at 8.09am ...

Pagans, druids and tourists all gathered at Stonehenge to celebrate the winter solstice today (Picture: ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock) Thousands of people have gathered at Stonehenge today to mark ...

No one could see the sun through the low winter ... until the summer solstice in June. The solstices are the only occasions when visitors can go right up to the stones at Stonehenge, and thousands ...

And despite high winds and grey skies, those in attendance were in good spirits. Chris Smith, 31, who had come to Stonehenge for the winter solstice for the first time, said he was there because of ...

Thousands of people greeted the dawn with cheers and applause at Stonehenge as they marked the winter solstice. Those who observed the spectacle on Saturday at the neolithic monument in Wiltshire ...

It shows that this site on Salisbury Plain was important to the people not just living nearby, but across Britain.’ ...

People take part in the winter solstice celebrations during sunrise ... AP/James Manning That follows from the recent discovery that one of Stonehenge’s stones — the unique stone lying flat ...

People take part in the winter Solstice celebrations at Stonehenge, England, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Anthony Upton) People take part in the winter Solstice celebrations at Stonehenge ...