article_snippet.sent: With forecasters predicting temperatures higher than in Rome and Athens, families flocked to parks, beaches and promenades across the UK to make the most of the balmy Easter weather.
article_snippet.sent: Spring's here: Tilly, two, makes the most of the unseasonably warm Easter weather as Teresa Kingston enjoys a paddle at Whitsand Bay, Cornwall .
article_snippet.sent: Northumberland was one of the warmest areas today, although the high temperatures are likely to move south as the week goes on .
article_snippet.sent: That will come after a largely dry and bright week, which will see above average temperatures across most of the British Isles.
article_snippet.sent: Although it will be more unsettled across parts of Scotland, it will be a fine week for the second part of the Easter holidays.'
article_snippet.sent: Newcastle, the Northumbrian coast, Edinburgh and Aberdeen are expected to be particularly warm.
article_snippet.sent: There is a band of high pressure over all of the UK with quiet weather expected over the country. '
article_snippet.sent: The best of the sunshine will be across parts of Wales and south west England and north east England and the best of the sunshine will be there too.
article_snippet.sent: The south west coast of Wales is also expected to be nice.'
article_snippet.sent: Those wanting to experience the best of the Easter weekend should head to Devon and Cornwall and Northumberland
article_snippet.sent: The warmest Easter on record was in on April 23, 2011, when The mercury hit 27.8C.
article_snippet.sent: The coldest was on March 31, 2013, when The coldest plunged to -12.5C. Martina Cibis, who lives in Salisbury, takes a photograph of a tree in spring-time blossom in Imperial Square and Gardens in Cheltenham .