Edinburgh Loony Dook: Everything you need to know about the tradition, from start time to locations
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Each year hundreds of brave Scots begin New Year’s Day with a splash…followed by a shiver
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Popular Edinburgh New Year's tradition Loony Dook will see
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Loony Dook sees brave souls take to icy water of Firth of Forth
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Loony Dook sees brave souls take to icy water of Firth of Forth
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Loony Dook
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The Loony Dook 2024: Everything You Need To Know + Alternatives
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Loony Dook: how a hangover cure became a New Year tradition
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The Loony Dook 2024: Everything You Need To Know + Alternatives
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Best places in Edinburgh and the Lothians to Loony Dook after
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Celebrate New Year's Eve with a spectacular street party, a snowy
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The Loony Dook: Swimmers in Costumes Brave the Firth of Forth
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Hundreds of swimmers brave freezing Forth for annual Loony Dook