Sunshine across the whole country boosted spirits as people headed out early to soak up the rays and enjoy some chilled drinks, which stayed flowing late into the night
Boozed-up Brits marked Good Friday by taking full advantage of the warm weather that kicked off the four-day Easter Bank Holiday weekend.
Sunshine across the whole country boosted spirits as people headed out early to soak up the rays and enjoy some chilled drinks, which were flowing late into the night.
Similarly to Thursday night, some party-goers got dressed up for the occasion with some interesting props snapped along the way in some town and cities.
The long drinking sessions were clearly too much for some people, however, as friends helped the intoxicated and others were seen by police officers or ambulance workers.
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It comes after an upturn in weather conditions caused “nightmare” queues at the Port of Dover as the long weekend got off to a busy start.
Ferry operator DFDS warned holidaymakers to allow two hours “to complete border controls and check-in” at the Kent port over the bank holiday weekend and by 8am on Friday morning, there were already at least 60-minute delays at the terminal.
UK drivers had been warned to expect long delays on popular routes over the coming days. The RAC predicted that up to 17 million leisure trips by car will take place between Good Friday and Easter Monday.
1 of 7Bunnies in NewcastleA couple get into the Easter spirit with bunny ears (Image:North News & Pictures Ltd northnews.co.uk)
2 of 7Workers dress up for the late shiftNightclub staff dress up a bunny and a chicken in Newcastle (Image:North News & Pictures Ltd northnews.co.uk)
3 of 7Revellers hit the bars in OxfordA group of eight woman strike extravagant poses heading into Good Friday night (Image:Alamy Live News.)
4 of 7Disagreements start as the booze kicks inTwo lads disagree with bouncers at a nightclub in Newcastle (Image:North News & Pictures Ltd northnews.co.uk)
5 of 7Naughty in NewcastleOne person clearly had too much after being arrested by police officers (Image:North News & Pictures Ltd northnews.co.uk)
6 of 7More than she bargained forA woman has an inflatable plus one on her night out (Image:North News & Pictures Ltd northnews.co.uk)
7 of 7Good Friday gets better for these threeThree friends enjoy the atmosphere of the city centre
