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The Stag Inn dates back to the 18th century, and the elm tree on the right reputedly marked the centre of Windsor Forest.

We cross the railway bridge, and look back from where we have come from. On the right is Mr Turner's grocery shop, with the Standard public house in the distance.

The Backs of Cambridge are probably as well known as the colleges themselves. Immaculately kept lawns sweep down to the peaceful River Cam.

He was the first to print penny readers for adults and juveniles with the company name on the front and back of the book, and the first to sell cheaply those exercise books with times tables on the back

Note the three-wheeled push chair - back in fashion again a century later. This is Taw Vale Parade, a new road cut through what were the riverside gardens of the houses to the right.

The hilltop church dates back to at least the 14th century, and some of the cottages are of similar antiquity.

We are further down into the town and looking back up towards the clock tower, which is just visible.

Looking back over the Lawn towards Bear Street, the view is instantly recognisable today. The road is widened a little and the street furniture changed.

The hilltop church dates back to at least the 14th century, and some of the cottages are of similar antiquity.

But it is her gnarled yew trees that claim the greatest age: this huge churchyard yew is said to date back at least to the time of King Harold.

Benson's official title is Bensington, a name dating back to Anglo-Saxon times. The old coaching inn, half way down Brook Street on the left, had the unusual name of the Farmer's Man.

A new fish market exists on this site, but little else is changed; the lighthouse on the new pier still guides ships back into the shelter of this welcoming harbour.

Called the Catherine Wheel, it had origins dating back to the 16th century, but was rebuilt in 1898. The Catherine Wheel no longer exists today.

Soham's 17th century steelyard is attached to the back of the Fountain Inn. It was used for weighing the wagonloads of produce on their way to the market.

In a back room of the same establishment, the renowned Mrs Siddons gave a memorable acting performance.

Empty barges waiting to be towed back down the river are tied up at the embankment alongside the Portsmouth Road where it becomes the High Street.

Despite its closeness to London, Enfield has always been a self-sustaining community, with many municipally- backed leisure facilities such as this impressive swimming pool, which we see here being enjoyed

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.

This brick gateway, which dates back to the 1520s, is all that stands of a scheme by Cardinal Wolsey to build a college in Ipswich.

These are the local breed, Hereford cattle, distinguishable by their white faces and the ridge of white extending along their backs.

The sturdy church of St Nicholas was originally the castle chapel, and probably dates back to the 11th century.

Bisley's church of St John the Baptist dates back to the 13th century, and it has a 15th-century porch believed to be made from a single oak.

The chancel was extensively rebuilt in the latter part of the 19th century, but the rest is considerably older, including the timber-framed porch, which dates back to late medieval times.

The smaller lake, for younger children, was separated from the larger one by a hump-backed bridge (K13007, pages 76-77).