‘A time to reflect’: crowds celebrate winter solstice at Stonehenge

Thousands gather on Salisbury Plain and more watch online as the sun climbs again after the longest night

It was a little chilly, with a strong wind whipping at the robes of the druids, and cloud meant the sunrise was a soft blur rather than a spectacular blaze.

But the thousands who turned up on Salisbury Plain to mark the solstice at Stonehenge relished the moment when the sun climbed again after the longest night.