The winter solstice marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year.

Winter solstice: Crowds gather across the West Country to celebrate

 People watched the sun come up at the ancient monument after the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere

Thousands gather at Stonehenge for winter solstice 

People were asked to take all of the necessary precautions before attending, including taking a lateral flow Covid test.

Crowds gathered to mark the longest night and the start of days growing longer.

The solstice is observed as a particular point in time when the sun is directly over the Tropic of Capricorn.

Crowds gathered at Stonehenge as dawn broke to celebrate The Winter Solstice festival.

Thousands of people have gathered at Stonehenge to celebrate the shortest day of the year.

Thousands of worshippers have gathered at Stonehenge early this morning to take part in festivities marking the winter solstice.