In Pictures: Basking on the beach in bank holiday sunshine
Sun-seekers seized the opportunity to top up their tans.
Britons made the most of eased lockdown restrictions on Bank Holiday Monday, flocking to beaches to soak up the sunshine.
People enjoy the hot weather on Bournemouth beach in Dorset (Andrew Matthews/PA)Taking to the water in Bournemouth (Andrew Matthews/PA)The beach by Boscombe Pier soon filled up, with a warning displayed overhead (Andrew Matthews/PA)Bournemouth beach was packed by lunchtime (Andrew Matthews/PA)Strolling along Boscombe pier (Andrew Matthews/PA)A busy Boscombe beach (Andrew Matthews/PA)Keeping fit in the sunshine (Andrew Matthews/PA)There were quieter scenes on Worthing beach in West Sussex (Michael Drummond/PA)There were also fewer people out and about in Barry Island, Wales (Ben Birchall/PA)Enjoying the sunshine in Barry Island (Ben Birchall/PA)Meanwhile, people enjoyed the hot weather on the Long Walk at Windsor Castle, Berkshire (Steve Parsons/PA)Burnsall in the Yorkshire Dales saw traffic grind to a halt (Danny Lawson/PA)(Left to right) Kate Wormald, Lizzie Walker, Fiona Oddy and Millie Arnison enjoy the sunshine at Bolton Abbey in North Yorkshire (Danny Lawson/PA)Crossing the stepping stones on the River Wharfe in front of Bolton Abbey (Danny Lawson/PA)Time for a paddle at Bolton Abbey (Danny Lawson/PA)