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This view looks east around West Bay to Ledge Point, showing the neat, enclosed little bay and the lack of noisy entertainment that, even a century ago, set Westgate apart from its neighbour,'merry

Weymouth is made by its setting: the graceful conformation of Weymouth Bay has often been compared favourably with the Bay of Naples.

The fishing village of Robin Hood's Bay lies just a few miles to the south of Whitby.

Castletown lies within the island's carboniferous limestone area.

A similar view to H85002, a little further along the High Street, framed by some lovely trees on the left and showing the impressive three-storey bay windows of a fine private residence.

Totland Bay is a good starting point for a long coastal ramble past The Needles to Alum Bay - some of the most dramatic coastal scenery in England.

The fishing village of Robin Hood's Bay lies just a few miles to the south of Whitby.

It was the coming of the railway that transformed Whitley Bay into a resort and commuter country.

Outside the hall, Nicholas Sotherton's traceried bay window is flanked by Francis Cock's staircase bay of a century later.

This is Main Bay, which changed its name to Viking Bay following the arrival in 1949 of a replica Viking ship, the Hugin.

Towards the end of Queen Victoria's reign, Ladram Bay had become a popular destination for trippers, who would arrive by boat from neighbouring resorts.

This view looks across the bay, with the chalk height of Beer Head in the far distance.

Totland Bay is the westernmost inhabited bay on the Isle of Wight, with views up the English Channel to Bournemouth and the Dorset coast.

Here we see Swansea Bay Station and the Slip.

Just over a mile separates this popular sandy bay from St Ives.

Here we have a closer view of the wall and walk built from the cliff opposite, encompassing the ground later laid out as gardens, and earlier as a swimming pool, by the Pegwell Bay Reclamation

Victorian entrepreneurs sought to transform little West Bay into a major resort, but they did not succeed, probably because of the considerable competition from neighbouring watering places.

The central bays of the promenade building survive, but the arched bays on each side were rebuilt in the 1950s.

Colwell Bay, just west of Yarmouth, has a good mile of sand sheltered by the low cliffs behind.

The sweep of Lyme Bay and the attractions of the Exe estuary had made Exmouth a favoured resort for those who wanted to take to the water for a small voyage.