How Britain celebrated New Year's Day

By The Newsroom

Published 1st Jan 2019, 17:43 GMT

Updated 9th Jan 2019, 03:36 GMT

How was your New Year's Day?

Quiet one with a hangover, or a feast with family and friends? Here's how us Brits did it in style:

London

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The annual Loony Dook swim in Firth of Forth, Scotland

placeholder image — The annual Loony Dook swim in Firth of Forth, Scotland

Even Donald was spotted in the Firth of Forth

placeholder image — Even Donald was spotted in the Firth of Forth

It's way too cold for that

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Nice unicorn, spotted during the Barry Island New Year's Day swim in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales

placeholder image — Nice unicorn, spotted during the Barry Island New Year's Day swim in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales

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