Things to Do
Photo of a large crowd of people watching the sun rise at the summer solstice at Stonehenge

Top 5 Things To Do in June

There's plenty to do at our sites this June!

Watch the summer solstice sunrise at Stonehenge, celebrate Pride Month, treat your dad on Father's Day, start planning your summer and find out how you can volunteer at your local English Heritage site.

Photo of a large crowd of people watching the sun rise over Stonehenge on the summer solstice

1. Join us for the Summer Solstice

It's likely that people have been coming to Stonehenge to celebrate the summer solstice (midsummer) for thousands of years.

This iconic monument is the perfect place to mark the longest day of the year, and you can watch both the sunset on Friday 20 June and the sunrise on Saturday 21 June via our livestreams on YouTube and Facebook.

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Photo of someone smiling and waving a small Pride flag

2. Celebrate Pride Month

This year's theme is Medicine #UnderTheScope, celebrating the contributions of LGBTQ+ medical staff and recognising the inequalities that LGBTQ+ community members face in medicine.

You can find out more about the lives of England’s LGBTQ+ people and their important place in the stories of English Heritage sites.

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Photo of a father and daughter holding hands and standing next to classic cars at Brodsworth Hall and Gardens in South Yorkshire

3. Treat dad this Father’s Day

Treat dad to a memorable day out for Father's Day this June. There's our World War II Weekend at Dover Castle in Kent, or perhaps he'd prefer classic cars at Brodsworth Hall and Gardens in South Yorkshire?

Or why not gift him a whole year of fun-filled days out with an English Heritage membership?

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Photo of two adults and two children looking over the side of a wall at an English Heritage castle in the summer

4. Start planning your summer

The summer holidays are fast approaching! Get ahead of the game and plan your summer with our travel guides -  they're packed with ideas of historic sites to visit, things to see and do, places to stay and practical advice for getting around.

If you've got little ones to keep occupied, read our guide to going out, our essential guide to finding your perfect family day out.

Photo of three English Heritage volunteers standing together and smiling at Kenwood

5. Join our amazing team of volunteers

2 - 8 June is national Volunteers' Week, and we'll be celebrating the vital contribution that our hundreds of volunteers make to caring for historic sites in every corner of England.

There's a huge range of roles available - could you join our team?

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The Month in History

  • The Battle of Waterloo was fought on 18 June 1815, where armies led by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard von Blücher defeated Napoleon Bonaparte. You can explore the Duke’s personal life and his passion for art at his London home of Apsley House.
  • The SS Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury on 22 June 1948, marking the start of post-war immigration from the Commonwealth.
  • Alan Turing, pioneer of computer science, was born on 23 June 1912. His birthplace at Warrington Crescent is now marked with a blue plaque. During the Second World War he was a leading cryptanalyst at Bletchley Park and his work was vital to deciphering the German Enigma code.
  • George Orwell was born on 26 June 1903. He was a novelist and political essayist best remembered for his dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. A blue plaque marks his former home in Kentish Town.

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