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Royal visitors included the Empress Eugenie, the King of the Belgians and Edward VII - who discreetly entertained his mistresses Lilly Langtry and Mrs Keppel at a hotel on the East Cliff.

This cliff-top headland is wild and picturesque, and legend associates it with King Arthur; there are certainly Dark Age remains here, including those of a monastery founded in about AD 500.

One of the reasons why Robin Hood's Bay proved to be a popular haunt for artists is the picturesque cluster of red-roofed cottages perched somewhat precariously on the cliffs.

The environs are very beautiful, and comprise one of the finest reaches of the Thames, flanked by gentle hills or cliffs covered with hanging woods.

On the left is Polbream Point, round which a fine walk leads over Angrouse Cliff to Poldhu Cove.

The cliff in the centre is Sharp Tor which, unusually for Dartmoor, is shale rather than granite.

Highcliffe is the most easterly parish in Dorset, famous for its eroding cliffs and splendid views across to the Isle of Wight.

Several winding walks form an alternative way to return to Babbacombe for the energetic, or in the winter months when the cliff railway is closed.

The village of Kettleness succumbed to disaster on 17 December 1829 when the cliff broke away and the houses and alum works fell into the sea.

The road leading up the cliff from the village looks a steep, arduous walk. To the far left of the road, a lone camper has pitched a tent on a piece of grassy land.

Most of those enjoying the sea air do so from the comfort of the long line of wooden seats below the cliffs.

This jetty was only used at high tide.The view shows more of the terraces of fine houses built above the cliffs, including Royal Terrace.

Hayle Bay, with its lines of evenly-breaking surf and golden sand, is now a mecca for surfers and tourists, and New Polzeath has grown along the low cliffs on the opposite side of the beach.

centuries by Richard Powell-Cooper as a 'select' seaside resort, full of peace and tranquillity, in direct contrast to brash, noisy, neighbouring Clacton.The famous 'Greensward' stands above the cliffs

This stretch of coast is one of Cornwall's famous beauty spots, with dramatic cliffs and islands all accessible by road from Newquay and Padstow alike.

The cliffs and castle are sublime, with plunging chasms and precipices, and rough fragments of wall, bastion and gateway bound by china clay mortar.

Boscastle's rugged harbour is a romantic inlet, twisting and turning for half a mile between brooding cliffs of slate and shale.

A young man enjoys the broad prospect of Gorleston sands from the worn and pocked cliff. The ports of East Anglia have suffered continual erosion down the centuries.

The long promontory of Filey Brigg, part of a huge curve of cliffs, shelters this long stretch of firm beach from the worst of the north-east gales. A new parade was constructed in 1955.

Steps cut into the rock lead down the cliff from Spit Point.

This picture shifts the scene down to the beach; we are looking east to the castle and the chalk cliffs.

Situated on precarious cliffs, the town has suffered greatly from erosion over the years.

Boscastle's rugged harbour is a romantic inlet, twisting and turning for half a mile between brooding cliffs of slate and shale.

In this view of Marske beach, with the distinctive cliffs of Huntcliffe in the distance, there appears to be some form of camp being held on the sands with a row of distinctive wigwam-like