Stonehenge Free Festival
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The Stonehenge Free Festival was a British free festival from 1974 to 1984 held at the prehistoric monument Stonehenge in England during the month of June, and culminating with the summer solstice on
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Battle of the Beanfield
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The Battle of the Beanfield took place over several hours on 1 June 1985, when Wiltshire Police prevented The Peace Convoy, a convoy of several hundred New Age travellers, from setting up the 1985 Sto
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…driving over grassland in order to levy fines against festival goers in motorised transport. The festival came to an end in 1985 following the infamous Battle of the Beanfield. What followed was several years of exclusion until the year 2000 when full access was restored. The festival was a celebration of various alternative…
Police and Travellers at the Battle of the Beanfield.
Convoy vehicles preparing to leave Long Marston airfield, 31 May 1985, en route to the Stonehenge Free Festival.