When news of the first winter election in decades broke, there were fears children nationwide could have their Nativity plays cancelled because schools would be closed and used as polling stations.
But gone are the days when the only places for voters to cast their ballots were schools, churches and town halls.
Today people have been queuing up at weird and wonderful locations the length and breadth of Britain to declare who they want to see in 10 Downing Street tomorrow.
From a Gloucestershire pub to a fossil museum in Dorset and even an old train carriage in Yorkshire, polling stations come in all shapes and sizes.
As long as they comply with Electoral Commission guidelines, which include ensuring disabled access and a functioning toilet, you’re allowed to cast your vote there.
In Croydon, south London, someone has volunteered their house as a polling station, while in Pembrokeshire, Wales, a fish and chip shop is being used.
Here MailOnline brings you a selection of some of the more unusual places democracy is in action today.
Gone are the days when every polling station in the country was a school, town hall or a church. Voters are casting their ballots in all sorts of weird and wonderful locations today, including this old railway carriage in Leeming Bar, North Yorkshire
Voters in Kimmeridge, Dorset had to cast their election votes at the unusual location of a fossil museum. One member of staff is pictured with a polling station sign at ‘The Etches Collection’ Museum of Jurassic Marine Life in the county
To the pub! Two women are pictured heading to the pub in Slad, Gloucestershire, not to have a drink, but to cast their votes. In their area The Woolpack Inn, which was author Laurie Lee’s favourite pub, is being used as a polling station
In Croydon, south London, this home is being used as a polling station. A woman is pictured leaving it with her dog this morning
A presiding officer and a clerk drink cups of tea as they sit inside their polling station at Ace Laundrette in Oxford today
This converted shipping container is where voters are casting their ballots in Dudley, West Midlands today. There is a portaloo next door to make sure the facility meets Electoral Commission criteria
Buying a car or casting your vote? In Petersfield in Hampshire voters had to go down to their local garage
The Pirate Castle, which looks over Regent’s Canal and hires out watersports equipment, in Camden, north London, is being used as a polling station
In Narbeth, Pembrokeshire, Wales, a fish and chip shop called Hank Marvin was used as a polling station for voters today
In Scotland, the famous Loch Lomond Arms pub in Luss is being used as a polling station for voters in the area
This cottage in Carrshield, Northumberland, is being used as a polling station for voters in the constituency. They were also able to pick up some free range eggs for sale at the person’s home
In trendy Hackney Wick, east London, a gallery and cafe called Stour Space is being used as a polling station
A voter arrives to cast their ballot paper and vote at a cafe covered in red spots, which is acting as a polling station in Stocksbridge, South Yorkshire
In Tower Hamlets, east London, this portacabin under the railway line is being used as the local polling station
Britain’s smallest polling station? This bright turquoise shipping container was the polling station for voters in Sunderland
In Brakspear, Oxfordshire, The Fox & Hounds pub has volunteered as the location of the local polling station
We’re all going… to vote! This holiday caravan in Carlton, Cambridgeshire was used as a polling station today
The Thelnetham Windmill in Suffolk is being used as a polling station for voters casting their ballots in the area
Voters in Hull had to cast their votes at a beauty salon called USH Hair and Beauty instead of a church or a town hall
The inside of this pub, the White Horse Inn in Priors Dean, Hampshire is pictured kitted out as a polling station for local voters
In Amberley in West Sussex, the local museum was chosen as the location for voters’ polling station
In East Preston, the West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service fire station is being used as a polling station for local voters
In Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, this hairdressers called Asylum was closed and used for polling purposes