NUDE AWAKENING - Hundreds of brave Brits strip off to mark the autumn equinox with mass skinny dip in North Sea
24/09/2019 16:37 - admin
The autumn equinox saw hundreds of brave Brits join a mass skinny dipping session in the North Sea Sept. 22 morning. The event, which takes place every year in Druridge Bay, Northumberland, marks one of the two days of the year on which the sun's path exactly follows the equator, and raises money for mental health charity mind.



Hundreds joined a mass skinny dip in the North Sea Sept. 22 morning



The annual event, known as the North East Skinny Dip, marks the autumn equinox



The autumn equinox is one of the two days of the year on which the sun's path exactly follows the equator



The gathering also raises money for mental health charity MIND



Participants pay an entrance fee of £12, which is donated to the charity



It's founders it is a 'celebration of life and of out own, unique, physical bodies'



The event takes place in Druridge Bay, Northumberland



Over 600 people attended last year's event



The average temperature in the North Sea is around 18C



The event sees people gather from 5.30am



Organisers say the event grows every year



Since its inception in 2012, the event has raised £40,000





- The Sun
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