Jenny’s spent the past year scoping out the best places to go wild swimming near Aviemore in the Cairngorms ... and even with its own idyllic sandy beach, it’s no surprise that Loch morlich ...

Blue skies across much of the country saw many places bask in temperatures above 20C, with Aviemore, Inverness-shire, recording a sweltering 23.5C - breaking this year’s previous high of 22.8C ...

Forecasters recorded a peak of 23.5C at Aviemore, with even warmer conditions ... And in Portobello Beach in Edinburgh hundreds of people - and a few dogs - took to the sands to enjoy sea breeze.