Britain's big freeze

Oldham, Lancashire: Cars are dug out of deep snowdrifts as heavy snowfalls continue across most parts of the UK Photograph: John Giles/guardian.co.uk

Nottingham: People sledging in Wollaton Park Photograph: guardian.co.uk

Kirby Hill, North Yorkshire: A woman clears snow from a road Photograph: Nigel Roddis/guardian.co.uk

Leicestershire: A stag is silhouetted against snow covered trees at Bradgate Park Photograph: Michael Regan/guardian.co.uk

Hampshire: A snowplough passes an abandoned car on the A3 Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/guardian.co.uk

London: A woman walks her dog at Primrose Hill Photograph: guardian.co.uk

London: A young girl makes a snowman at Highbury Fields Photograph: Julian Finney/guardian.co.uk

West Wickham, Kent, 6 January: Red berries on a snow covered tree Photograph: guardian.co.uk

Ripon, North Yorkshire: Deer cross a snow-covered road at Fountains Abbey Photograph: Nigel Roddis/guardian.co.uk

Denshaw, Oldham, 6 January: Snow drifts up to ten feet high at a bus stop Photograph: John Giles/guardian.co.uk

Fleet, Hampshire, 6 January: A lone cyclist battles up a hill passing snow-blanketed vehicles Photograph: Andy Rain/guardian.co.uk

Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, 6 January: Children sledge down a snow covered hill on the outskirts the village Photograph: Adrian Dennis/guardian.co.uk

Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, 6 January: An ambulance man walks away from the fire station in the village 40 miles west of London Photograph: Adrian Dennis/guardian.co.uk

Denton, near Newcastle upon Tyne, 6 January: The big freeze continues as snow covers house roofs Photograph: Owen Humphreys/guardian.co.uk

Denshaw, Oldham, 6 January: A farmer and his tractor in snow drifts Photograph: John Giles/guardian.co.uk

Bristol, Avon, 6 January: People enjoy sledging in the snow at Arnos Vale Park as the snow arrives in the south west Photograph: Ben Birchall/guardian.co.uk

Four Marks, Hampshire, 6 January: An abandoned bus sits on the snow-covered A31 Photograph: Julian Herbert/guardian.co.uk

Addington, Kent, 6 January: A woman walks in a snow shower Photograph: guardian.co.uk

Farnborough, Hampshire, January 6: A man attempts to cycle through the snow Photograph: Kieran Doherty/guardian.co.uk

Shiremoor, Newcastle, January 6: Staff from a department store take time out from clearing the car parks to have a snow fight Photograph: Owen Humphreys/guardian.co.uk

Chippenham, Wiltshire, January 6: A car drives from the near deserted M4 motorway near the Leigh Delamere services during what would normally be peak commute time Photograph: Matt Cardy/guardian.co.uk

St Boswells, Scotland, January 6: A man tries to clear a pavement in a Scottish Borders village Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/guardian.co.uk

Bibury, the Cotswolds, 6 January: A man walks through the snow past Arlington Row cottages, built in 1380 Photograph: Eddie Keogh/guardian.co.uk

Farnborough, Hampshire, January 6: A couple use a quad bike to travel through the snow Photograph: Kieran Doherty/guardian.co.uk

Fleet, Hampshire, January 6: A woman tries to remove snow from a platform at a train station Photograph: Andy Rain/guardian.co.uk

Chieveley, Berkshire, January 6: A car drives through the snow as a fresh flurry of snow overnight brought renewed misery for travellers Photograph: Steve Parsons/guardian.co.uk

Blackpool, Lancashire, 5 January: Feeding the birds on Stanley Park lake Photograph: guardian.co.uk

Bury, Greater Manchester, January 5: Sheep in heavy snow on Holcombe Hill Photograph: guardian.co.uk

London, January 5: Gulls fly over the frozen waters of St. James's Park Photograph: Andy Rain/guardian.co.uk

Lake of Menteith, Scotland, January 5:Members of the public enjoy a walk on the frozen water Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/guardian.co.uk

Wetherby, Yorkshire, January 5: Traffic is helped up a hill in heavy snow Photograph: John Giles/guardian.co.uk

Harrogate, Yorkshire, January 5: A man struggles through heavy snow on the ground Photograph: John Giles/guardian.co.uk

Gatwick Airport, January 6: A passenger settles down for the night after flights were suspended after snow blocked the runway. Photograph: Ian Nicholson/guardian.co.uk