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Surviving 17th-century cottages (centre) stand opposite White Lodge Gate which is the main entrance into the grounds of Lulworth Castle.

Standing proudly at the top of Pendennis Point is Pendennis Castle, built by Henry VIII to guard the approaches to the estuary of the Fal, one of Cornwall's great waterways.

King Henry VIII built two defensive castles on either side of the Medina to protect the entrance to the older harbour at Newport.

The name of the village means 'castle' or 'entrenchment'. This quaint public house was probably built on the site of a coaching inn.

During the Civil War, Helmsley Castle was held by the Royalists, but surrendered after being besieged by Sir Thomas Fairfax.

We see Brownsea Castle from the south-west, with Canford Cliffs' high ground visible across the harbour to the right.

The horse-drawn coach is perhaps waiting for custom from the Elephant and Castle Hotel opposite.

At its head is Watermouth Castle, built in 1825 for Joseph Davie Bassett.

Nearby is Blaise Castle House which even in the 1920s had the best golf course in the area; green fees were 3s, Sunday play was available, and members of the ladies golf union were permitted.

In the year 901 the Saxon Ethelwald held the castle in rebellion against his kinsman Edward the Elder. The older Saxon church of Holy Trinity then dominated the harbour scenery.

The little castle-like building on the right of the bridge still remains. It was the toll house, and until 1914 it cost a halfpenny to cross.

The castle stands on high ground with excellent views over the widening river. The building fell into disrepair, especially after Lord Rich bought it in 1551.

The elevated entrance to the Queen's Gate was due to the fact that behind it lay the motte of the 11th-century castle built by Hugh de Lupus, Earl of Chester.

The earliest castle was an earthwork and timber fortification at Mounty Brough, built soon after the Normans had taken the Gower.

Highcliffe Castle was once one of the grandest stately homes in England; a restoration programme is bringing it back to its former glory.

Work began in the late 1790s, when William Henry Lambton had an old castle on the site dismantled.

On the hill above the town stands the ruin of Knaresborough Castle, destroyed by Parliament in 1648.

This view of Castle Street was taken in the summer sunlight, with a couple of parked cars and a few pedestrians.

Katherine Parr, Henry VIII's sixth and surviving wife, was born here in 1512; at that time the castle was in the hands of Sir Thomas Parr.

During the siege of the castle, the church was badly damaged, but it was restored by Lady Anne Clifford before she died in 1675.

During the siege of the castle, the church was badly damaged, but it was restored by Lady Anne Clifford before she died in 1675.

This view shows Castle Street before its partial redevelopment in the 1960s.

It was a temperance hotel, named after the leading 19th-century temperance activist Dr Granville, and designed as a mock castle by W H Gould.

A less widely used path is that below the castle walls on the right, which winds around from the main entrance to Mill Street.