Thousands mark Winter Solstice at Stonehenge
The sunrise was covered by a blanket of cloud
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4,500 people have marked winter solstice at Stonehenge this morning.
The event, which marks the shortest day and longest night of the year, was held on a grey and breezy morning.
English Heritage’s Jennifer Wexler said they’re delighted with how it’s gone.
She said: "Everyone's had a lovely time, even though it's a bit cold and a little bit cloudy, but I'm just looking and we're going to get a little bit of light through, but everyone's had a lovely time and it's been a great peaceful event and we're just really happy to be able to host everyone here and welcome them to the site."
Jennifer added: "I think it's just such an important day to mark the kind of shortest day of the year, but then also the return of the light.
"It's a symbolic time of year. We're just coming up to Christmas. So I think for a lot of people, this is the start of their holidays or celebrations."
The sun rose, albeit behind a blanket of cloud shortly after 8am, with groups of people celebrating with cheers, song and dance.