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In earlier days a beach community existed: numerous bungalows were built on the sands of the Exe estuary, particularly on the long spit of land known as Dawlish Warren, which stretches to

The fields of Whitecliff Farm (foreground) hosted summer camps for militia and artillery volunteers in late Victorian times.

The railway viaduct crosses the little valley behind the beach, and the station platform is just beyond. Another major engineering feat on this scenic line is the rock cutting in the far headland.

Bournemouth did not exist at all until Mr Lewis Tregonwell built a holiday home in the middle of hitherto wild heathland in 1810. During the 19th century it remained a select resort for the well-off.

Fishermen have to be tough, not only to ply their trade at sea, but also to have the strength to haul their heavily laden boats by hand up the steep shingle beach.

At this time the hotel offered numerous facilities, including 50 bedrooms, bedside lights in all rooms, electric fires in first-floor rooms, a tennis court, a putting green, television, a

In the foreground people access the beach via a slipway. In the distance a crowd gather to be entertained – could it be minstrels or a Punch and Judy show?

By the 1950s, amateur yachtsmen 'messing about in boats' were a common sight.

The beach runs in a glorious sweep around the bay. The sands slope gently, offering safe bathing for children, and extend for a mile and more.

Street Scene c1955 Queen Victoria first stayed on the Isle of Wight at Norris Castle, during the reign of her uncle William IV.

By this time, Cromer had developed into a select holiday resort for the well-to-do, many of whom stayed in the Cliftonville Hotel (right) facing the west beach.

Between the wars, Worthing lost its wonderful town hall and theatre.

Children play on the beach and collect flotsam from the tide line while their parents sit beside windbreaks. The roof on the fish palace has now almost completely gone.

Whitby harbour was renowned for its narrow entry between the two piers with their lighthouses. The whaling ships had to wait for the high tides to carry them through safely.

The pier was designed and constructed by Mr A Dowson and opened by Lord Stanley in 1855. In 1899 the Moorish Pavilion was added, and the Floral Hall opened in 1910.

Horses tread the tramway along Pwllheli's busy promenade at Marian-y-mor (then known as West End). The tramway had opened two years earlier, in 1896, and was closed in 1927.

This small hamlet enjoys a hundred or so metres of beach enclosed by a rocky cove in an idyllic setting.

at all of this watering-place to those who have never visited it, one must mention that there are noble tree-planted streets and shady avenues, an imposing sea-front of about three miles, an excellent beach

Blundellsands beach forms part of the sixteen miles of sand stretching from Waterloo to Southport.

There are swings on Lytham Beach and a few children paddling – no longer to be seen in the 21st century, as the sand is now overgrown with invasive Spartina grass.

With their vivid imaginations taking them away from schoolwork and parental control, the children are digging, building sandcastles or looking for treasure.

The AA sign on the Amroth Arms beckons as a recommendation in this pleasant Pembrokeshire village.

All the way north from Burnham to Brean Down, the six miles of road behind the sand dunes and beaches has a string of bungalows, chalets, shops, caravan parks, amusement parks and holiday camps, as well

This last chapter follows on geographically from where the fourth chapter finished, at Burgh le Marsh four miles west of Skegness.