The Solstice Day is a LONG Day - Make the Most of it
Start At GC9XBME - Sunrise starts the Solstice Day (Stevington) from 04:30 to 05:00
Then on to GCA92BZ - Solstice Time at 15:58 at Deacon Hill, Hexton from 15:45 to 16:15
And Finish the Day Here at Ivinghoe Beacon watch the Sunset - Just the right away to finish the day
The Sun will set at about 21:21 after having been up for 16Hrs 38Mins 22Secs, 3 seconds longer than the previous day
Watching the Sun go down on Solstice what better way to end the longest day in the northern hemisphere
The Beacon, i believe should offer a good viewing platform from which to see the sun descend, because it will
By the Trig Point Pillar there will be a log book, should you want to sign to say you were there and box from which travel Bugs can be left, discovered or taken for onward travelling
The hill is an ancient signal point, which was used in times of crisis to send messages across long distances. It is also the site of an early Iron Age hillfort protected as a scheduled monument.
Archaeological evidence has revealed human activity dating back to the Bronze Age, and the area contains many other scheduled Monuments, including a number of Bronze Age burial mounds and the faint remains of an Iron Age hillfort at the top of the hill. There also exists evidence of ancient farming as the Beacon is also crossed by deep channels which are thought to be cattle drovers' paths and cross-ridge dykes. The prehistoric earthwork, Grim's Ditch passes to the south of the Beacon at Incombe Hole.
Ivinghoe Beacon is part of the Ivinghoe Hills Site of Special Scientific Interest and this area forms part of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The chalk grassland supports a range of wildlife. A number of wild flower species grow on the Beacon such as rare types of wild orchid and pasque-flower, and these support endangered butterfly species such as the Duke of Burgundy.
Ivinghoe Beacon's appearance of remoteness, yet relative proximity to the film studios at Elstree and Leavesden, has made it a popular choice as a filming location. It has been used as a location for many dramas, especially those produced by ITC in the 1960s.
The Beacon has been used as a filming location in four Harry Potter films – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Part 2. The Beacon also appeared in the 2012 BBC adaptation of Richard II. In 2018 film crews shot scenes on Ivinghoe Beacon for the Star Wars movie The Rise of Skywalker.