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Mary-in-Castro 400 feet above on the cliffs behind, and the famous white cliffs receding into the distance, holidaymakers settle down to enjoy their day at the seaside.

These ruins are all that remain of the Norman castle and former church of St Mary on West Cliff, most of which disappeared into the sea when the cliffs were washed away during ferocious storms in 1287.

The hotel has acquired a canopied front, and the inclined tramway (formally located at the Falcon Cliff Hotel, Douglas) has been rebuilt here to link the resort with the terminus of the Douglas Southern

These cliffs do not suffer as much erosion as those eastwards towards Cromer and beyond. The road from the village ends at this beach, which is known as the Gap.

These cliffs do not suffer as much erosion as those eastwards towards Cromer and beyond. The road from the village ends at this beach, which is known as the Gap.

A Norman castle was built on West Cliff by William the Conqueror, which was replaced by a stone one. All is romantic ruin, and it is a much-favoured spot with visitors.

The Cliff Hotel 1908 The Cliff Hotel, recommended by the Cycle Touring Club in 1908 (their wheel symbol is mounted beside a first floor window), is now Cox's Mill Hotel; it has been extended

The older part of the town is to the left, with the resort on the cliff in the background.

Peveril Point and its strata of Purbeck marble jut out seawards (centre right) with the chalk cliffs of Ballard Point (top right) rising northwards across Swanage Bay.

The purchase c1952 of the Cliff Green site adjacent to Cliff Walk would temporarily alleviate the problem.

Just south of the abbey's cliffs lie these rocks, which show the inroads made by the alum mining industry during the previous centuries.

Cliffside buildings (centre background) include West Cliffs, Holme Lea and Holme Craig, but only High Cliff peeks out through the trees from above.

The story of the demise of Dunwich, in medieval times a prosperous port until the ravages of the North Sea gradually demolished its soft, sandy cliffs, is one of the most romantic of the Suffolk coast.

Tantallon Castle perches on top of cliffs overlooking the Firth of Forth. It was once the seat of the powerful Douglas family, wardens of the Border Marches and lords of Galloway.

The Leas was connected to Lower Leas by a zigzag path, and by a water- balanced cliff lift which was opened in 1885.

The sandy rocks of Burton Cliffs project towards Lyme Bay (left). National Trust land extends along the cliffs in both directions.

Like the cliffs to the west, Cain's Folly has had its landslips, with one interrupting coastal radar coverage during the Second World War when some of the concrete buildings of an RAF establishment slid

The great landslip of the coast between Axmouth and Lyme Regis took place on Christmas Day 1839, when a chasm nearly a mile in length was created when the existing cliffs fell towards the sea

Beyond are vertical sandy strata, forming East Cliff and Burton Cliff.

Completely overlooked by the towering limestone cliffs of Middleton Dale, the village church of Stoney Middleton is one of the few completely octagonal churches in England.

Between Seaford and Eastbourne the South Downs reach the sea in spectacular style with chalk cliffs rising sheer over 500 feet from the sea.

In this timeless scene, the guardian white cliffs can be seen in the background.

Ward and Sons, established 1868, the first garage in the town, was set up by William for his two sons, Cliff and Philip; William was the landlord of the Angel Inn at the time.

The strange colours, white and red, of the cliffs around Seaton give a striking effect when the sun falls upon them. They are notoriously crumbly, and rock falls are common.