A NUMBER of roads, byways and footpaths will be closed next week because of the Summer Solstice. 

The event will take place on Thursday 20 June and the morning of Friday 21 June. 

Car parking will be available from 7pm on 20 June until 6am on 21 June, and will shut once full. The car park will be vacated by noon on the Friday. 

Buses will run from Salisbury and pedestrians are advised to use the designated, temporary pedestrian crossing on the A303 at Stonehenge Cottages. 

During the Solstice event, National Highways will assist the flow of traffic before, during and after the event.  

Wiltshire Council intends to temporarily close to all vehicles, motor propelled vehicles and caravans: 

  • Byway 10 (Part), Durrington; from its junction with Fargo Road to its junction with Byway 12, Amesbury/A344
  • Byway 12 (Part), Amesbury; from its junction with Byway 10, Durrington/crossing the A344 over to its junction with A303 (T)
  • Byway 12 (Part), Amesbury; from its junction with A303 (T) in a southerly direction to its junction with Byway 1, Wilsford cum Lake
  • Byway 1 (Part), Wilsford cum Lake; from its junction with Byway 12, Amesbury to its junction with Byway 11, Berwick St James
  • Byway 11 (Part), Berwick St James; from its junction with Byway 1, Wilsford cum Lake to its junction with Byway 16, Woodford
  • Byway 16 (Part), Woodford; from its junction with Byway 11, Berwick St James to its junction with A360, Druids Lodge
  • Byway 11 (Part), Amesbury; from its junction with A303 (T) in a southerly direction to its junction with Byway 2, Wilsford cum Lake
  • Byway 2, (Part), Wilsford cum Lake; from its junction with Byway 11, Amesbury to its junction with Footpath 3 at Springbottom Farm, Wilsford cum Lake. 
  • Footpath 4, Durrington, from its junction with the A345, to its junction with Fargo Road. 
  • Fargo Road (Part), Durrington; from its junction with the A345 to a point 300m north at Woodhenge. 

And to introduce a temporary No Waiting at any time restriction on the following lengths of road: 

  • A360 (Part), Winterbourne Stoke; from its junction with A303 Longbarrow Roundabout to its junction with A344 (Airman's Corner)
  • A360 (Part), Winterbourne Stoke; from its junction with A344 (Airman's Corner) in a westerly direction towards Shrewton for a distance of approximately 1 kilometre
  •  B3086 (Part), Winterbourne Stoke and Shrewton; from its junction with A360/A344 (Airman's Corner) in a northerly direction to its junction with The Packway (Rollestone Crossroads)
  • Fargo Road (Part), Durrington; from its junction with the A345 to a point 300m north at Woodhenge
  • C42, Stonehenge Road, Amesbury; from its junction with West Amesbury Road to the A303

These orders are made to ensure public safety during the period of the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge. 

The closures and diversion routes will be clearly indicated by traffic signs. 

The temporary closures come into operation at 8am on Monday, June 17 and is expected to remain in force until 12 noon on Sunday, June 23. 

The temporary No Waiting at any time restrictions will come into operation at 8am on Friday, June 14 and is expected to remain in force until 12 noon on Sunday, June 23.