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Dozens watch sunrise at UK's most easterly point

BBC People stood looking out to sea from the UK's most easterly point in Lowestoft, with some motorcyclists in the foregroundBBC
People gathered ahead of the sunrise at 04:30 BST

About 200 people set their alarms early to witness the dawn of the longest day of the year at the UK's most easterly point.

Ness Point in Lowestoft, Suffolk, is the first place in the country to see the sun peek over the horizon each morning.

It has a special resonance on 21 June - the summer solstice - when the sun is at its highest point in the sky for a year, kicking off astronomical summer.

With the night becoming day at 04:30 BST, it was an early wake-up call for those gathered.

A woman in blue top takes a photo on her phone of the sunrise, looking out to sea, two younger boys either side
People captured the moment on mobile phones
People looking out to sea at the sunrise from Ness Point in Lowestoft
People started arriving at Ness Point about an hour before the sunrise
People stood looking out to sea from the UK's most easterly point in Lowestoft, with some motorcyclists in the foreground
People lined the seafront to watch the sunrise

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