In Pictures: It’s now or never for Boxing Day dip enthusiasts

Swimmers dressed as Elvis take part in the Folkestone Lions’ Boxing Day Dip at Sunny Sands Beach in Folkestone (Gareth Fuller/PA) - (PA Wire)

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 Wire)

Heading 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 Wire)

Away 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 Wire)

The 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)