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By 1965, Pentraeth was a village that began to owe much to tourism, as the beach ware on sale at the shop on the right shows.

It was known for its pleasure beach, and before the days of the scenic railway visitors could get a bird's eye view of the town from the Revolving Tower (left).

The beaches, caves and rock pools around Castle Hill and especially St Catherine's Island have been a favourite haunt of the serious and amateur naturalist for gen- erations.

Then building began in earnest as visitors flocked to enjoy its safe, sandy beach and bracing cliff-top walks.

Coney Beach funfair was built in 1920 on an old ballast tip. The first ride was a figure-of-eight ride, housed in two First World War hangers.

fishing boats pictured here, it was also a popular destination for the Victorian paddle steamers from nearby Weymouth, which had specially strengthened bows to enable the vessel to be run up onto the beach

Blessed with a long sandy beach, Gorleston has retained a distinct character of its own.

One of these very similar views shows the town on a bright summer day with the road thronged with vehicles and the pavements, benches and sea wall busy with visitors enjoying the Cheshire sunshine and

This dramatic view from the sea is a common but welcome sight to seafarers, especially to lobster and crab fishermen, who congregate at this part of East Beach - it has a slipway.

Opposite the Old George Hotel is the premises of James Beach, pharmaceutical chemist and maker of the Poor Man`s Friend ointment, with iron merchants and supplier of sewing machines H N Cox

Playing on the sands seems to be an enjoyment forgotten today, but here these youngsters certainly seem to be enjoying themselves on Egremont beach.

However, a lifeline has recently been thrown in the form of the development of wind- powered sports such as kite surfing, kite flying, landboarding, kite buggies and blokarting on the nearby beach

On the beach we can just see the primitive self-assembled square tents, which are basically four oars surrounded by canvas; these have taken prime position over the bell tents, which are hired

Opposite the Old George Hotel is the premises of James Beach, pharmaceutical chemist and maker of the Poor Man`s Friend ointment, with iron merchants and supplier of sewing machines H N Cox and

In November 1959 the council gave support for a 'skyscraper block of Continental styled luxury flats' at the bottom of Beach Hill – a 10-storey block heralded as 'the most modern in the country', comparable

The town walls date from the 13th century, and Tenby's tight, sheltered harbour and truly golden beach wears a crown of coloured Georgian buildings.

offered by its owner Miles Stringer to Princess Amelia during her brief visit in 1798, so that she was able to sit in the fresh air when the state of the tide prevented her from being carried to the beach

This popular seaside resort sits in a wide sweep of bay on the north coast, with wooded hills behind the promenade, which fronts miles of safe sandy beach.

Our late Victorian visitors were presented with a pebbly beach. We can see the stone jetty in the distance: it was still the main anchorage for ships when our photograph was taken.

Below, from Hope Corner to the stream that trickles beside the rowing boat, the beach was also donated to the Trust by playwright Robert Cedric Sherriff in 1966.

This view is looking across a crowded beach towards the harbour, the stone pier and the lighthouse.

He was making his first attempt at fleeing to exile in France after defeat at the Battle of Worcester, but Lyme Regis skipper Stephen Limbry failed to turn up as arranged on Charmouth beach at dawn on

This view is looking across a crowded beach towards the harbour, the stone pier and the lighthouse.

The sandy beach is about a mile from the quay, but if you are loaded down with picnic hampers and children, there is a small single-track steam train that will take you almost to the water's edge.