Britain Turns Into A Winter Wonderland

Parts of Britain woke up to a blanket of snow this morning with up to 15cm falling in places after temperatures plummeted to -11C overnight. 

Areas across the country including High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, London (top right), Kent, Surrey (centre), swathes of Yorkshire and Cumbria and Northumberland all awoke to a coating of snow, while much of the country saw a heavy frost. 

The Met Office said around 10C-15C of snow was recorded in parts of Cumbria, the Pennines and on the Scottish borders while 5cm fell in communities across west Yorkshire including the town of Bingley. Pictured: Children play in the snow in Blackpool today (top left), while a hiker makes the most of the stunning scenes with a walk on the slopes of Skiddaw in the Lake District (bottom left) and a dog bounds over the snow-covered fells of the Brecon Beacons, South Wales (bottom right).