In pictures: Snowy scenes across the UK

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Snow in Cumbria on 29 JanImage source, PA
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Cumbria's gritters were brought into action on Tuesday - among them the recently named Spready Mercury and Gritty Gritty Bang Bang.

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Drivers in CumbriaImage source, PA
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Roads and schools were closed across the county with drivers delayed on the A6 near the village of Shap.

Van rescueImage source, PA
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Lorries and vans struggled in the snow, with Highways England seen here pulling a van out of a ditch.

Police car and Robin Reliant in CumbriaImage source, PA
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But the snow was not enough to put off the driver of this three-wheeled Reliant car from venturing out in Shap.

Snowy conditions near Thwaite in North YorkshireImage source, PA
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Further south, the countryside near Thwaite in North Yorkshire looked picture-perfect with its dusting of snow.

The Tan Hill InnImage source, PA
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There was also a snowy scene at Britain's highest pub, the Tan Hill Inn in the Yorkshire Dales.

Snow plough at the Tan Hill InnImage source, PA
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The 17th Century pub, which is 1,732 feet (528m) above sea level, has been snowed in more than 50 times.

A man walks in snowy conditions at the Tan Hill Inn in North YorkshireImage source, PA
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Appropriate clothing was required to walk in the snow on Tan Hill.

Castleton in DerbyshireImage source, Getty Images
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In the Peak District, a man throws grit on to a road on Mam Tor, known as Shivering Mountain.

Snowy StirlingImage source, BBC Weather Watchers
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BBC Weather Watcher Graham captured this image of the city of Stirling in central Scotland on Tuesday morning.

Up Helly Aa Viking Festival on the Shetland islandsImage source, PA
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The snow failed to dampen spirits at the Up Helly Aa Viking Festival in Lerwick on the Shetland islands.

Up Helly Aa Viking FestivalImage source, PA
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Originating in the 1880s, the festival celebrates the islands' Norse heritage.