Britons have been out and about enjoying the continuing glorious weather.

Here are some of the best pictures from around the country.

The sunrise over St Mary’s lighthouse at Whitley Bay
The sunrise over St Mary’s lighthouse at Whitley Bay in Tyne and Wear brought promise of another balmy day (Owen Humphreys/PA)
A man applies sun cream during the Thames Traditional Boat Festival
A man applies sun cream during the Thames Traditional Boat Festival at Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
The Queen's rowbarge Gloriana
A good breeze on the river gave spectators on the Thames some respite from the warmth (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
Thames Traditional Boat Festival
Others took to the water themselves in order to cool down, and the bubbly helped (Dominic Lipinski/PA)
2018 Power 8 Sprints in Bristol
In Bristol, crowds lined the banks of the harbour to watch the Power 8 Sprints rowing competition (Simon Galloway/PA)
Flowery field in Haddington
A sea of purple wild flowers brightened up the landscape on the outskirts of Haddington in East Lothian (Lesley Martin/PA)
Anniversary Games
It was sun hats and shades all round at the Anniversary Games in London, with long jumper Greg Rutherford thanking the crowd for their support (Paul Harding/PA)
The Open Championship fairways at Carnoustie
The fairways were more brown than green as The Open reached its climax at Carnoustie (Richard Sellers/PA)
Tolpuddle martyrs’ festival
The sun has got its hat on… and so has Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn amid the heat at the Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival in Dorset (Ben Birchall/PA)