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It receives over 300,000 visitors a year, mainly for bird watching, angling, walking, horse riding and water sports.

Scarborough's sandy beaches are still as popular with northern holidaymakers, who still throng to the seaside town for the donkey rides, candy floss and sticks of rock as they did 50 years ago.

Depending where you came from, the ride in the middle of picture was known as a copper's helmet, and the near- est one on the left was called the nut cracker.

Dovedale is probably the best known of the Derbyshire Dales; indeed, the parked wagons offering donkey rides, and the signs to the Izaak Walton Hotel, show that tourism was already well-established when

Though within the parish of Rochdale, Saddleworth lay in the extreme south-west of the West Riding of Yorkshire and was long talked of as the part of Yorkshire where Lancastrians lived.

Also the pleasure boat rides are increasingly popular, as they are to this day.

At low tide the cart ride was necessary before and after the trip to get across the creeks between the dry sand and the edge of the sea.

On parade days, the adjutant rides his horse up the steps and through the main doors, followed by the cadets who have completed their passing-out parade.

Close to the junction of Nine Mile Ride, New Wokingham Road and Honey Hill, we can see Chappell's Store, clearly the local retailer for Salmon's Teas but also providing the facility of

Pony rides have always been popular in Yarmouth; the problem of disposal of the droppings is still a disputed one, with local authorities sometimes suggesting that the ponies should wear nappies.

Opposite were the Urban District Council Offices and the indoor riding school for the Rutland Fencibles, a volunteer cavalry regiment raised by the Noels in 1794.

Each of the thirty cars held thirty passengers, and the ride lasted for about fifteen minutes.

1853 and 1858, this sumptuous public building was deliberately ambitious in scale, its dignified and spectacular classical lines symbolising Leeds' reputation and position as the leading city of West Riding

Close by in 1970, on the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the first Charter, celebrations on Saturday 7 August included musical rides and spectacular events staged by the Mounted Branch of the

Close by in 1970, on the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the first Charter, celebrations on Saturday 7 August included musical rides and spectacular events staged by the Mounted Branch of the

Scarborough's sandy beaches are still as popular now with northern holidaymakers, who still throng to the seaside town for the donkey rides, candy floss and sticks of rock as they did 40 years ago.

After the crowded towns of the West Riding, escaping to the broad expanses of beaches like this must have been sheer heaven to the Victorians.

The inn was a popular local place for people to ride or walk to.

Rotten Row, a corruption of route du roi, was a ride set aside for equestrians and fashionable promenaders.

Below the lake, a small menagerie, pony rides and swingboats provided other entertainments.

The riders take their leave of the supporters and prepare to set off for a day's hard riding across the surrounding countryside - not in pursuit of a deer, such as that depicted on the inn sign, but of

The small horse-drawn carts carried less active holiday-makers onto the sands, but could probably be hired as an alternative to a donkey ride.

At an earlier date Thornaby was known as South Stockton, and was part of the North Riding of Yorkshire.

A safe haven for cyclists on a sunny day - some manage to ride two abreast toward the photographer.