Much of Britain was basking in sunshine early on Tuesday as colourful dawn skies provided a spectacle for nature lovers.
A sunflower maze on Merseyside was further enhanced by some dazzling celestial colours early in the morning.
In Dorset, early visitors to beaches had the additional spectacle of a gathering of cruise ships to admire as they enjoyed the sun, sea and sand.
![The Sunflower Maze at dawn (Peter Byrne/PA)](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/7ba0c89f5a6a866f4d66d9896d341424Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaCwxNTk2NjIxMzEw/2.54858130.jpg?w=640)
![Cruise ships near Bournemouth](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/6b91d758ecac377d27e5cf602c8d904cY29udGVudHNlYXJjaCwxNTk2NjIxMDk4/2.54859116.jpg?w=640)
![The SR U Class steam locomotive 31806 passes Corfe Castle on the Swanage Railway, as it travels between Norden and Swanage (Andrew Matthews/PA)](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/b5b49228c95e50ec8803426feab29178Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaCwxNTk2NjI3ODY0/2.54860585.jpg?w=640)
![Paddle boarders at Sandbanks pass the cruise ships Queen Elizabeth (left) and Arcadia anchored in Poole Bay off the Dorset coast (Steve Parsons/PA)](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/2deefe6d98ea87a2c59a6c4acd6be4bcY29udGVudHNlYXJjaCwxNTk2NjIxMDMz/2.54858145.jpg?w=640)
![A view of the cruise ships from Studland beach (Steve Parsons/PA)](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/1541a0b927dfc05daa84dc764c3ffc3cY29udGVudHNlYXJjaCwxNTk2NjIxMjI4/2.54859111.jpg?w=640)
![Dawn colours over Bingham, Nottinghamshire (Neil Squires/PA)](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/d551a71b9fa4cbe0ae6ba38344544614Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaCwxNTk2NjIxMjc0/2.54858206.jpg?w=640)
![Summer weather Aug 4th 2020](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/84c67e4893baa51672595017615ab3c9Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaCwxNTk2NjIxNTA3/2.54858208.jpg?w=640)
![Summer weather Aug 4th 2020](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/c4cb4fc565c7feacd5e1a1008cf79c08Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaCwxNTk2NjQwMTI2/2.54863123.jpg?w=640)
![A sailing boat makes its way past Old Harry Rocks (Andrew Matthews/PA)](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/49d682248bb83281152beddcd70c3d01Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaCwxNTk2NjQwMTc3/2.54863086.jpg?w=640)
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