Fans of Boxing Day dips up and down the UK have been taking to the water as the country starts to recover from the excesses of Christmas Day.
In Kent, a group of swimmers dressed as Elvis Presley looked all shook up as they posed for the cameras after their frolics in the sea.
It was far from a Blue Christmas for these participants (Gareth Fuller/PA)PA Wire
Swimmers take part in the Folkestone Lions’ Boxing Day Dip at Sunny Sands beach (Gareth Fuller/PA)PA Wire
Fancy dress costumes were the order of the day (Gareth Fuller/PA)PA WireHeading north, the annual Boxing Day dip was also taking place at Tynemouth beach.
All present and correct at Tynemouth beach (Owen Humphreys/PA)PA Wire
(Owen Humphreys/PA)PA WireAway from the beach, the Royal Albert Dock in Liverpool was the venue for another dip.
Boxing Day swims took place throughout the country (Peter Byrne/PA)PA Wire
The cold weather proved no deterrent (Peter Byrne/PA)PA Wire
Splashing out on Boxing Day (Peter Byrne/PA)PA WireThe crowds also turned out for a non-maritime tradition, the Tedworth Hunt’s Boxing Day meet in Pewsey, Wiltshire.
The Tedworth Hunt’s traditional meet was one of several taking place on Boxing Day (Ben Birchall/PA)PA Wire
Riders and hounds during the annual meet (Ben Birchall/PA)PA Wire
Riders and hounds set off (Ben Birchall/PA)PA Wire