Dramatic images of heavy snowfall in the Yorkshire Dales

By The Newsroom

Published 22nd Jan 2018, 14:34 GMT

Updated 22nd Jan 2018, 15:35 GMT

It was the UK's coldest night in two years.

Heavy snow has fallen over the Yorkshire Dales.

An abandoned car on Fleet Moss

placeholder image — An abandoned car on Fleet Moss

These images show the conditions near Hawes, including the county's highest road, Fleet Moss.

Images: Danny Lawson, Press Association

Cars struggling on Fleet Moss, North Yorkshire's highest road

placeholder image — Cars struggling on Fleet Moss, North Yorkshire's highest road

A farmhouse in Hawes

placeholder image — A farmhouse in Hawes

Hawes

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Cold sheep in the Dales

placeholder image — Cold sheep in the Dales

Newby Head Farm in the Dales

placeholder image — Newby Head Farm in the Dales

Snowdrifts in the Dales

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Castle Hill, Huddersfield

placeholder image — Castle Hill, Huddersfield

A steam train at the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes

placeholder image — A steam train at the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes

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