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Roundtable AccessStonehenge Roundtable Access Including the year of the Battle of the_Beanfield (1985) no access was allowed into the stones at Stonehenge for any religious reason. This 'exclusion zone' policy continued for almost fifteen years and until just before the arrival of the twenty-first century, visitors were not allowed to go into the stones at times of religious significance: the two Solstices (Winter and Summer) and two Equinoxes (Vernal and Autumnal). However, now due to the Roundtable process and the 'Court of Human Rights' rulings gained by multiple arrests of campaigners such as 'King Arthur' some access had been gained four times a year. The 'Court of Human Rights' rulings recognises that members of any genuines religion have a right to worship in their own church, and Stonehenge is a place of worship - a Church to Druids, Pagans and other 'Earth based' or 'old' religions. The Roundtable meetings include members of the Wiltshire Police force, National Trust, English Heritage, Pagans, Druids, Spiritualists and others. At the Summer Solstice 2003 which fell over a weekend over 30,000 people attended a gathering at and in the stones. The 2004 gathering was smaller (around 21,000) people. External links
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