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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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

The five-mile cliff-top walk between here and Filey is a geologist's dream: it is made up from many rock types formed in the Jurassic period.

The famous steps to the beach are visible on the right.The bandstand is in the centre on the cliff top, and the Grand Hotel is on the left.

The famous steps to the beach are visible on the right.The bandstand is in the centre on the cliff top, and the Grand Hotel is on the left.

The poet and railway buff Sir John Betjeman likened a trip upon the cliff railway to a journey to heaven.

Apart from some more houses, this scene is still familiar today, viewed from the popular cliff walk out to the Chapel Rock near the harbour entrance.

The rocky cliff faces are scored and pitted by wind and waves, causing sizeable blowing holes and fissures.

The town and castle sit on a cliff of very soft sandstone.

The beach is seen at low tide, with dramatic crumbling cliffs towering up behind.

Nowadays, the loudest noise is the sound of the waves crashing against the cliffs in severe weather.

The cliff railway, the first in the country, opened in

But in 1935, a vessel (the 'Skegness') got into difficulties and ran onto the cliffs.

Studland has the reputation of being one of the prettiest villages in England, with unspoiled cliffs to the west and the wilderness of Studland Heath, now an important nature reserve, to the east.

Large numbers of gulls gathered in the harbour even in those days, but unlike today's gulls, many of which nest on St Ives' rooftops, these gulls returned at night to nesting colonies on the sea cliffs

This grand view extends over the town beyond West Cliff as far as Blakeney Point in the distance.