Not your usual Summer Solstice

21 June 2018

It's the longest day of the year - the day when henges come into their own. The Summer Solstice. People wishing to greet the rising sun gather at ancient sites and cluster around age-old stones. But there is more than one way to celebrate the .

Whether it's "enjoying" a pre-drawn dip or having a whirl on the London Eye, here are some more unusual ways people across England marked the day.

Clonehenge

And if you cannot get to the real thing, why not make one? Clonehenge, a website dedicated to henge reconstructions, offered up these tasty morsels. Stonehenges made from (clockwise from left): Wotsits, fudge, butter, and sausage with flank steak lintels and a base of kale pesto

Sefton Park CC

Sefton Park Cricket Club in Liverpool held its yearly Solstice Cup, the first ball being bowled at 04:43 BST. For the first time in nine years, the Long Shadows beat the Early Risers - by one wicket with one ball remaining

Julia Bryson

It's the fifth year solstice swimmers braved the water at Ilkley Lido, with particularly keen participants turning up at an eye-watering 04:30. The early hour wasn't enough to put people off, and a record number of 276 bathing beauties enjoyed a bracing splash

Pells Pool

People who missed out on the Solstice swim at Pells Pool in Lewes, East Sussex, can take advantage of a starry skies swim between 23:00 and 01:00 on 7 July