Prime Minister Boris Johnson and public health bosses have instead left it up to the individual to decide whether to carry on wearing face protection. As these pictures of Sheffield city centre show, some have opted to do just that.
Popular bar Two Thirds Beer on Abbeydale Road decided to celebrate the day with the offer of 50 free pints to customers today.
1. Freedom pints
Adam Inns, co-owner of Two Thirds Beer on Abbeydale Road, which is giving away 50 pints of beer to celebrate 'Freedom Day', July 19 Photo: Scott Merrylees
2. Keeping cool
Youngsters enjoying a cooling dip in the Peace Gardens fountain on 'Freedom Day', which was switched off earlier in the pandemic Photo: Scott Merrylees
3. Moor the merrier
A fairly busy 'Freedom Day' on The Moor in Sheffield Photo: Scott Merrylees
4. Moor view
A top-down view of people strolling through The Moor on 'Freedom Day' Photo: Scott Merrylees