Arctic cold front brings snow to the UK

Children play in the snow at the Hole-of-Horcum in the North Yorkshire Moors Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/Press Association

Snow drifts across the A171 near Whitby Photograph: Owen Humphreys/Press Association

Storm waves hit Seaham lighthouse in Sunderland Photograph: Owen Humphreys/Press Association

Two geese look through a snow-covered gate in the village of Lockton on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/Press Association

Snow falls in Lockton Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/Press Association

A cold snap struck much of the country, with many areas experiencing sub-zero temperatures Photograph: Owen Humphreys/Press Association

Skaters make the most of the cold snap by enjoying the seasonal ice rink outside the Natural History Museum, London Photograph: Fiona Hanson/Press Association

Snow falls in Hoxne, Suffolk Photograph: Graham Turner/Guardian

A snowplough drives down the A29 in Blackwater near Glenshee, Scotland Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

A walker takes a photograph of the snow and low cloud at the Hole-of-Horcum on the North Yorkshire Moors Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/PA

Cyclists pedal through snow at Sutton Bank near Thirsk, north England Photograph: Nigel Roddis/Reuters

Clouds build up over Happisburgh beach as Suffolk gets its first snowfall of the year Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images

Framlingham Castle in Suffolk receives a generous dusting of snow Photograph: Jamie McDonald/Getty Images