People soak up the sun in Leeds and York beer gardens and on Yorkshire coastline

By Rebecca Marano

Published 8th Aug 2020, 17:53 GMT

Updated 8th Aug 2020, 17:58 GMT

As temperatures soared, people flocked to green spaces, beer gardens and Yorkshire's glorious beaches.

Here are some photos of people soaking up the sun in Leeds, Harrogate, York and Scarborough.

Over in Harrogate, it wasn't just the weather people were celebrating.

They were celebrating Harrogate Town's promotion to the Football League.

People flocked to the green spaces near the canal to soak up the sun and have some drinks.

And they enjoyed the new beer garden space in Viaduct.

Others simply found a patch of grass and sat down to relax and read a book.

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