A VERY merry Christmas! Drinkers hit bars and clubs in fancy dress for boozy Boxing Day nights out

Festive partygoers were pictured across Britain’s cities last night braving the chilly temperatures in order to enjoy a Boxing Day out.

Revellers were decked out in their festive gear and fancy dress as they drank and partied during a cold winter night.

Temperatures dropped to around 3C to 4C in most areas last night, though most partygoers were undeterred  by the weather. 

Rain and hail battered Wigan during the evening, but it was unable to spoil its 44th annual Boxing Day fancy dress party.

Two women enjoy Boxing Day in Liverpool as boozy brits hit the bars and night clubs yesterday despite rail strikes, cold weather and a cost of living crisis

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One young woman pictured having a nap outside after partying hard on Boxing Day in Wigan

Revellers can be seen in fancy dress in Wigan on Boxing Day as Phoenix Nights characters

Boozy brits hit the bars and night clubs of Liverpool on boxing day despite rail strikes, cold weather and a cost of living crisis

Revellers headed out to bars and night clubs to celebrate Boxing Day last night (pictured: partygoers in Liverpool night club)

The often wet and slightly chilly weather was unable to deter partygoers from enjoying the festive holiday (pictured two girls enjoying Boxing Day in Leeds)

Three young women dressed up as police officers while Mario and Woody from Toy Story stand in the background

Two revellers, one dressed as a cowboy and another dressed as a princess, out on Boxing Day in Wigan

Revellers stumbled home and had a rest against buildings and on pavements after a bonza of a night out at the Boxing Day annual fancy dress night in Wigan.

A couple of traffic cones made sure a woman was okay as she sat on a kerbside, a man wearing a woman’s dress, Freddie Mercury style, was shouted at and pushed away outside Popworld by another woman.

Several grabbed a takeaway to soak up the night before as they awaited taxi’s.

The partygoers dressed in hilarious outfits and went out onto the nightclub strip.

Revellers at the night club Sensation in Liverpool were having a merry Christmas period while partying last night

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A man wearing a woman’s dress, Freddie Mercury style, was shouted at and pushed away outside Popworld by a woman dressed as Fred from Scooby Doo

A group of young women dressed up as the Spice Girls for the festive night out in fancy dress

Revellers were able to make it out to town last night despite the ongoing rail strikes – which ended as of 6am this morning.

Anyone looking to use rail services, to potentially go partying for New Years’ Eve, has been told to avoid travel for two weeks as the industry buckles under strike mayhem.

People travelling by train have been urged to double check their route, though Network Rail said 70 per cent of services will be running today – in the coming days this should rise to 90 per cent.

Around 40,000 workers from Network Rail and 14 train operating companies will strike again between January 3 and 7.