In Pictures: Parts of the East wake up to snow

Kris Holland

BBC News, East of England

19 November 2024, 09:57 GMT

Updated 2 hours ago

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Weather Watcher Tora captured cattle braving the cold snap in Brill, Buckinghamshire
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The conditions offered this beautiful scene over a misty Dunstable Downs
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Footprints in the snow at Dunstable Priory Church and War Memorial
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St Albans Cathedral looked austere during Tuesday's snowfall
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This cat was well insulated for the wintry conditions in Penn, Buckinghamshire
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Gardens in St Albans, Hertfordshire, saw a dusting of the white stuff
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It was a wintry scene in Tilsworth, near Woburn in Bedfordshire, at first light
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And a garden in Brentwood, Essex, caught a fine sweep of snow too
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East Winch in Norfolk also experienced snow showers on Tuesday morning
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Snow covered this window in Hatley St George, Cambridgeshire
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This was the scene for one dog walker in Great Creaton, Northamptonshire

Parts of the East of England have woken to snow as the first winter cold snap has taken hold.

Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire have seen the heaviest snow - particularly over higher ground - while snow has also settled in Norfolk and Essex.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning, external of difficult travelling conditions in the region on Tuesday evening, overnight and into Wednesday morning.

The conditions have so far seen Grendon Underwood Combined School in Buckinghamshire closed, external.

Greater Anglia trains have been delayed between Kennett and Cambridge due to signalling problems.

Services can still run, but the operator said they would be disrupted.

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