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In the distance is the hill of Brentor, topped by the 12th-century church of St Michael de Rupe, which was restored by the Duke of Bedford in the 19th century.

On the north-west angle of the coast of Norfolk stands the pretty watering-place of Hunstanton St Edmunds, which, during the summer months, is crowded with visitors, the rooms, which out of the season

The tiny church of St Olaf at Wasdale Head is said to be among the smallest in England.

Positioned cosily under the downs, and with its cluster of thatched and slate-roofed cottages around it, the Perpendicular tower of St Lawrence's Church rises above the surrounding gravestones.

A secluded village in the middle of the Downs near the Hampshire border, south of Harting. There is a fine Neolithic long barrow on Telegraph Hill, which is 534 feet high.

Moving north-east of Waddesdon, the last two villages on this tour, Oving and Whitchurch, are on the Quainton- Whitchurch Hills, a ridge of Portland limestone that gives fine views over the Vale of Aylesbury

It is mid-afternoon in the quiet main street of Sandgate, with a single-decker tramcar passing by on its way to Folkestone.

The post office and general stores are still at the same site today at the summit of the hill and near the crossroads (though the proprietors have changed).

Race Hill was once the main road into Launceston from the south; it leads down to the South Gate, which is the last remnant of the old town walls.

With the High Street to the left, and two little girls (right) posing with all the assurance of modern models outside the villa adjoining Dale's ornamental shop entrance, a cart stands at the beginning

The Welsh name for the Sugar Loaf is Pen Y Fal, meaning 'top of the round hill'.

Beyond the houses on the right- hand side of the road is the village recreation ground complete with its new Millennium village hall, a welcome amenity for the residents of Scaynes Hill.

The market hall was built by John Hill in 1854. It should come as no surprise in Crewe that he was a railway contractor for the London and North Western Railway (LNWR).

On the left is a fountain commemorating Queen Victoria, and on the right is a monument to Warrington soldiers of the South Lancashire Regiment killed in the Boer War.

As we look at this mundane street as it drops down towards Pinner Underground Station, under the railway bridge and on towards Harrow-on-the-Hill, there is little to herald the wonderful surprise of turning

To the right of the picture are the Hall, now the Crown Inn, and the church. Behind the war memorial is Church House, the former Guildhall.

In the past it was once busy with an incessant stream of barges laden with bales of cloth passing through this now-abandoned lock.

In the past it was once busy with an incessant stream of barges passing through this now-abandoned lock, laden with bales of cloth.

South Devon Railway purchased the first Catholic Church of 1854 for £2000 after deciding to open the rail- way tunnels beneath it.

A local guide points out the stalactite formation known as the Organ in Stump Cross Cavern, one of the Dales' popular show-caves, at Greenhow Hill on the Pateley Bridge to Grassington Road.

This view from the roundabout looks north along Turner's Hill, where the contrast between the modern shopping parade and the smaller old shops can be appreciated.

The church of St Thomas stands in the village, and nearby can be found Byland Abbey and Newburgh Priory. Today the hill is covered by a flourishing forest.

The pretty little village of Barbon, near Kirkby Lonsdale, lies in the hills above the Lune Valley beneath Thorn Moor, on the minor road through Barbondale to Dent.

Built on a hill, Downham Market has extensive views over the River Ouse and the fens.