Drenched druids! Summer solstice at Stonehenge is the soggiest in years as thousands welcome the sun at prehistoric monument
- Around 14,500 people braved the miserable weather to welcome the dawn at Wiltshire landmark
Summer's here! Visitors to Stonehenge wrapped up in waterproof ponchos to celebrate the summer solstice
Tight squeeze: The summer solstice annually attracts an eclectic mix of druids, revellers and sun worshippers to Stonehenge
Damp: People gather to mark this year's summer solstice at Stonehenge in Wiltshire
No damp squib: Thousands of people marked the summer solstice at Stonehenge despite the celebration being one of the wettest in years
Special place: Druids, a pagan religious order dating back to Celtic Britain, believe Stonehenge was a centre of spiritualism more than 2,000 years ago
Service: Rollo Maughfling, the Archdruid of Glastonbury and Stonehenge, conducts a solstice celebration
Getting close to nature: A woman hugs a stone at Stonehenge
Sunseeker: Georgina Kernnard took part in summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge
Annual pilgrimage: The event draws together druids, revellers, hippies, 'new age' travellers and others simply wishing to experience the mystical annual gathering
Until next time: A man playing an accordion beneath a costume of torn fabrics leaves Stonehenge
Festivities: A reveller dances on a stone at ancient Stonehenge
Colourful characters: A man blew a horn at the summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge (left), while a woman at Avebury stone circle painted her face
Hello pilgrim: Gleu Sunpooja, from Brazil, was among thousands celebrating the summer solstice at Stonehenge - in spite of the wet weather
Atmospheric: Around 14,500 people gathered at Stonehenge for this year's summer solstice
Celebrations: Music is played and torches held aloft as revelers mark the summer solstice at the Avebury stone circle in Wiltshire
Fired up: Torches were held aloft as revellers saw in the summer solstice at Avebury stone circle