New Year's Day dips attract England's hardy swimmers

The New Year's Day Dip at Whitley Bay in North Tyneside has been running for decades

Hundreds of hardy people have braved the North and Irish seas, as well as marinas and lakes around England, for New Year's Day dips.

At Whitley Bay on Tyneside, those who ran or tiptoed, into the water faced a temperature of about 8C (46F).

Dippers at Clevedon Marine Lake were warned to expect it to be even colder at between 3 and 5C (37 and 41F).

At Port Erin on the Isle of Man some went for costumes offering a little - presumably, short-lived - protection.

We're wondering whether the previous "heady" contents of the box had anything to do with this

Respect to the photographer in Scarborough who appears to be in the water too for this picture, featuring a Donald Trump effigy

Pretty incredible, really

No edging slowly into the water for the dippers at Clevedon Marine Lake

People in Plymouth took part in the city's first annual dip where the water temperature was a balmy 11C (52F)

Where there's water there will be a wet dog