Blistering hot here already!

pinkcakes clumber is gorgeous due to a disability i like to take my dog to where it can be off lead and in clumber they have the woods where its also a bike route. they can be off the lead there. Shame about the parking cost though. I like sherwood forest too but alot of dogs get ticks there

nanny2507 Attenborough. I hadn't been there for years.
We've got lots of lovely green spaces and I've been going to lots since the lockdown - Rufford park, Newstead Abbey , Wollaton park, Clumber park, Trent embankment, Rushcliffe park, Gedling country park, and then Markeaton park in Derby.

Well, I did join Gdcs in their pool for 10 minutes - amazing how the water’s warmed up since last week. They were hardly out of it all afternoon - Gds (nearly 4) was busy perfecting his signature belly-flop off the top step.
No G&T was forthcoming but barman SiL didn’t need any prompting to top up the wine. ?

pinkcakes i,m notts too. what nature reserve did you pop too. x

Me too Bluebelle. We went for our walk, beside the sea, as it was already warm by 8. Had a quick dip and then home ( 3mins) for breakfast.

Marydoll
Hope temperature warmed up for you in afternoon. Was 25 degrees here on Scottish east coast. Luckily the wind helped us keep our cool.

Just laid the table outside, still warm and sunny......Barbecued Chilli Prawns followed by minted lamb steaks and salad.....I love the summer ?‍♀️

I'm in Nottingham, and it's been very warm indeed all day. After work - I finished at noon today - I went with my husband to a lovely nature reserve, saw swans, geese, ducks, horses and cows, which was all very nice - but we sat on a bench every 100 yards or so (we walked 5 miles). Too hot.

At least it's still nice and cool indoors. I opened all the doors and windows at 5 am (when I got up) and closed them, plus blinds and curtains, at 7.30 am. I had the garden watered by then too! They will stay shut until it's cooler outside than in.

I am toying with idea of going down for a swim later when it isn’t so hot. Tide is low at about 8pm I think.

Depends how lazy I am feeling

??it was beautiful now drying off in my back garden

You can go right off people BlueBelle hope you enjoy your swim.

Hope I don’t make you all jealous but now going for a swim in the sea

Sorry, @Marydoll!
I think there are some who’d gladly swop with you, though.

I do find that our house stays fairly cool inside, as long as I close both windows and curtains soon enough, wherever the sun’s going to be blazing down.

That sounds like a really pleasant way to spend an hour or two Sar53 wish I could join you. 32 degrees here.

We took a flask of coffee and biscuits and spent an hour sitting on a bench watching the boats meandering up the Thames Estuary. There was a slight breeze but very pleasant.

Yes, it’s very hot here, too, in Yorkshire. I do like it, but find that if it gets very hot I have to decamp indoors, which I’m doing right now, as at the moment there is no shade at all even with the awning open.
Socially distancing with friends later. My friend has a very shady garden, with big trees, so we should be ok. Will put on plenty of sun cream and take my hat and some water to drink.
I think a big problem here in the UK is that our houses were not built to cope with very hot weather - they just seem to hold the heat even with blinds drawn, curtains closed and windows shut until the cooler evening temps reach us to allow us to open them up and let the cooler air waft through.
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Too hot here for me (Essex/NE London) so stuck indoors, looking forward to a cooler evening, despite having spent ages putting up pergolas and sails - never mind.

Just put some washing on the line. I expect it to be dry within the hour!
Would I be tempting providence if I got my fans down from the top of the landing cupboard?

I've finally given up in the veg garden (thinning turnips, swede and beetroot) and come in for a lovely cool glass of lemonade.

28 here but our big skies make it feel even hotter.

Not complaining. I love hot summers but mad dogs and all that!!

Too hot - my chest is so tight and congested ?

I'm in the north west and it's about 28 degrees.

Allegedly

Feels more like 38

It's too hot to be outside here. It's a day for not doing much when it's this hot.

Stop rubbing it in ! Its only 19 degress in my garden in Glasgow .

I’m indoors, too hot outside, so indoors with kindle, music and maybe make some masks, if I feel better this afternoon .