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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 (Owen Humphreys/PA)

Three-year-old Reuben looks at a wall of icicles formed in County Durham

Icy conditions at Killhope mine in County Durham (Owen Humphreys/PA)

The icy conditions at Killhope Mine in County Durham turned it into a magical icy playground

Shawbury in Shropshire, where temperatures fell to -13C (Peter Byrne/PA)

Shawbury in Shropshire, where temperatures fell to -13C

Ice forming in the fountains in Trafalgar Square, London (Victoria Jones/PA)

Ice forming in the fountains in Trafalgar Square, London

A familiar sight for many commuters this morning (Danny Lawson/PA)

A familiar sight for many commuters this morning

One of the advantages of the coldest night in Shawbury was it preserved this snowman (Peter Byrne/PA)

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 (Steve Parsons/PA)

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 (Steve Parsons/PA)

The stately home also had thick ice visible in its pond

It was a frost walk for this dog in Worcester ( David Davies/PA)

It was a frost walk for this dog in Worcester

Gulls on the Severn in Worcester were keen for food (David Davies/PA)

Gulls on the Severn in Worcester were keen for food

Swans were surrounded by ice in the Diglis Canal Basin in Worcester (David Davies/PA)

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 (Peter Byrne/PA)

A photographer takes a picture near Mam Tor in Derbyshire’s Peak District

Horses stand in a frosty field near Dogmersfield in Hampshire (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Horses stand in a frosty field near Dogmersfield in Hampshire

And it was a chilly gallop out at Newmarket ( Joe Giddens/PA)

And it was a chilly gallop out at Newmarket

The sun rises over the River Thames at Benson Lock in Oxfordshire (Steve Parsons/PA)

The sun rises over the River Thames at Benson Lock in Oxfordshire

The sun rises over frost on fields at Chew Valley, Somerset (Ben Birchall/PA)

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 (Peter Byrne/PA)

A golden hue heralds a new day over Mam Tor in the Peak District

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