In Pictures: Sun-seekers enjoy sizzling spring weather

Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged those heading out to ‘proceed with caution’ as England’s lockdown restrictions ease.

Published Mar 30, 2021

Last updated Mar 30, 2021

People enjoy the warm weather on Bournemouth beach in Dorset

It’s officially British Summer Time – and it seems the weather has shifted up a gear to mark the occasion.

Temperatures were set to climb above average on Tuesday – and could top 24C (75.2F) on Wednesday in some areas, the Met Office said.

But with the warm weather coinciding with the relaxation of coronavirus lockdown measures in England, Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged those heading out to “proceed with caution”.

Spring weather Mar 30th 2021 — Anna Heslop, 25, paddleboarding at sunrise at Cullercoats Bay on the North East coast (Owen Humphreys/PA)

Boxing training next to Boscombe Pier near Bournemouth (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Children (names not given) play around a herd of life-size elephant figures created by international conservation charity Elephant Family on display at Sudeley Castle in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire — Children play around a herd of life-size elephant figures on display at Sudeley Castle in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire (Ben Birchall/PA)

Sudeley Castle carved elephants — The elephants were created by international conservation charity Elephant Family (Ben Birchall/PA)

Kew Gardens Easter festival — Children having fun with a giant 3D comic strip of the Beano, during the Easter festival at Kew Gardens in south-west London (Yui Mok/PA)

Relaxing in the sun at Victoria Embankment Gardens in Central London (Aaron Chown/PA)

People enjoy the warm weather on Bournemouth beach (Andrew Matthews/PA)