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The red sandstone cliffs of East Devon break into the green and pastoral valley of the River Sid; Sidmouth lines the slopes of the gap.

All along the Nene valley hereabouts are flooded iron ore pits, some of which have been turned into fishing or boating lakes.

On the right is a typical old Ribble Valley inn, The Bayley Arms - note its stone quoins.

In the valley to the east are the winding waters of the River Avon, to the west the trees of Ringwood Forest.

Fairlight Glen, two miles east of the town, was a particularly popular walk destination with its romantic sandstone scenery and deep cut valleys or 'glens', a suitably Walter Scottish image.

Here, bumpers of sulphuric and chalybeate water were dispensed from seven o'clock in the morning, after which a constitutional in the Valley Gardens was highly recommended.

Boscastle's slate-built cottages cling to the side of the beautiful valley of the River Valency, an important route inland down which came the slate and grain that were shipped from the harbour.

Sidmouth nestles in a broad valley where the pastoral countryside of East Devon sweeps down to the sea. It was a centre for fishing and farming long before it became popular with tourists.

Lloyd George once described the Ceiriog Valley as a 'little bit of heaven on earth', despite the small Wynne slate mine in the village.

This view gives a good idea of the height of the main part of the town on its ridge above the River Colne valley.

The builder, Thomas Telford, believed in cutting through hills and bridging valleys. The boats to the left are early examples of leisure boating.

It underlines the persistent local tradition that St Patrick visited this part of the Lowther Valley.

Looking inland from the high ground above Black Head, this view captures almost the whole of the little valley where trees thrive in the shelter.

As it climbs the area known as Golden Valley, the scenery is magnificent.

This remarkable church, St Peter's, is hidden in the Taw valley a couple of miles from Barnstaple.

The little hamlet of Calenick lies a short distance south of Truro, in a valley bottom on the old road to Falmouth. Here beside the old lane is one of the few thatched cottages.

This castle, probably dating from the 13th century, stands on the high ridge overlooking the Woodchester Valley, just north of Nailsworth and on the western edge of Minchinhampton Common

This view, from the famous High and Over viewpoint on the South Downs, shows the big meanders and flat valley floor of the only undeveloped river-mouth in the south-east.

Wadebridge's clean water supply was fed by gravity from the reservoir with its central fountain, seen here high above the town in the valley below.

In the distance is the valley leading to Fleshwick Bay.

The big house set back from the road left of centre is Weeth, and past it the road continues down into the valley of the Cober.

Valley Road appears unsurfaced: dusty in summer, a quagmire in winter.

Until the 1950s, Puddletown was officially 'Piddletown', but - unlike the villages further up the river valley - the authorities changed this to the more acceptable Puddletown.

Cobbled Front Street slopes steeply down towards the South Tyne Valley, past 17th-century cottages, like that on the extreme right which is dated 1681, and ancient pubs like the Angel and the King's