In Pictures: Britons seek out fun in the snow despite freezing temperatures

Swimmer Victoria Carlin plays with the snow at the beach in Thorpe Bay, Essex, © PA Wire/PA Images

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09/02/2021 | 13:19 PM

By PA

Icy temperatures – which saw the UK record its coldest night of the winter so far – have not stopped young and old alike from enjoying some fun in the snow.

A group of people ride sledges in the snow in Essex (Victoria Jones/PA)

A child goes sledging in the snow — Young and old were enjoying the snow in Essex (Victoria Jones/PA)

Highland cows in the snow — A thick coat was an advantage for Highland cows in Denny, near Falkirk (Andrew Milligan/PA)

Beach huts next to a snow-covered beach in Essex — It was still beach weather for some (Victoria Jones/PA)

A man walks on the snow-covered seafront at Thorpe Bay, Essex (Victoria Jones/PA)

A man walks in the snow — No need to check a weather app as snow falls in Birmingham (Jacob King/PA)

A winter walk in Sutton Park in Birmingham (Jacob King/PA)

Early morning swimmers enjoy a bracing dip — Early morning swimmers enjoyed a bracing dip (Victoria Jones/PA)

A mother pushes her twins through the snow in their buggy in Ipswich (Joe Giddens/PA)

An ice-covered mermaid statue — A man takes a photo of an ice-covered mermaid statue in Trafalgar Square, London (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

A pony enjoys the snow at Hothfield Nature Reserve in Kent (Gareth Fuller/PA)

In Pictures: Britons seek out fun in the snow despite freezing temperatures

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