My Larkhill stop off is about 30 seconds drive away so it's pretty good with good numbers of skippers, browns, whites and blues. I had my first Larkhill Greenstreak this year and a Purple Emperor was recorded at the Larkhill camp. Some of the areas of the surrounding Plain have huger numbers of Dark Gren Frits and Marshies and there are sites nearby where you can pick up Adonis and Chalkhills plus Shipton Bellinger is about 20 minutes away as is my Duke site
I know what you mean about the Solstice I took the girls the year it snowed and it was weird, odd, magical and awe inspiring all at the same time. We managed to get right into the circle and my older daughter kept pointing out the 'wizards'. I found it was the closest I've ever come to a spiritual sensation
I hope you had a great Xmas and the rest of the festivities will be cracking too
Have a goodun
Wurzel