In pictures: Winter wonderland as big freeze decorates UK with ice and snow
Vast swathes of the country fell below freezing on Tuesday night – with minus 13C (8.6F) recorded in Shropshire – which left many landscapes coated in snow and ice.
Clear skies saw temperatures plummet below the minus 12.4C (9.6F) low recorded on Saturday night – with the Met Office recording a new low in Shawbury, north east of Shrewsbury.
Three-year-old Reuben looks at a wall of icicles formed in County Durham
The icy conditions at Killhope Mine in County Durham turned it into a magical icy playground
Shawbury in Shropshire, where temperatures fell to -13C
Ice forming in the fountains in Trafalgar Square, London
A familiar sight for many commuters this morning
One of the advantages of the coldest night in Shawbury was it preserved this snowman
Snow continues to lay on the grounds of Blenheim Palace near Woodstock in Oxfordshire
The stately home also had thick ice visible in its pond
It was a frost walk for this dog in Worcester
Gulls on the Severn in Worcester were keen for food
Swans were surrounded by ice in the Diglis Canal Basin in Worcester
A photographer takes a picture near Mam Tor in Derbyshire’s Peak District
Horses stand in a frosty field near Dogmersfield in Hampshire
And it was a chilly gallop out at Newmarket
The sun rises over the River Thames at Benson Lock in Oxfordshire
The sun rises over frost on fields at Chew Valley, Somerset
A golden hue heralds a new day over Mam Tor in the Peak District
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