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The highest town in the Cotswolds can certainly be windswept, particularly in the winter. On balmier days it is a good place to halt for a while.

The village slipway, up and down which fishing boats are still hauled to protect them from winter storms, is down the road to the left.

Its Long Gallery, used for winter promenades among the ancestral portraits, is 160 ft long, and the 19th-century ceiling was replaced by a more accurately-proportioned one.

The circular estuary of the Stour and Avon, where the two rivers penetrate far inland, and the shores of Christchurch Bay, attract thousands of sea and wading birds, particularly during the winter months

Pleasure seekers make the most of the winter weather skating on one of the many lakes. The Crystal Palace became a paradise for Londoners keen to escape the dirt and the grime.

Once winter set in, postal services operated on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

A view in winter of the river Erme near Ivybridge. This pretty river rises on Dartmoor, seen in the background, and flows 14 miles to the English Channel.

In the centre is the Edgecumbes' Winter Villa, which later became the convent and nursing home Nazareth House. It was completely rebuilt after a fire.

The picture gives us an indication of the size of the Gigantic Wheel at the Winter Gardens and the imposing bulk of the Tower.

Although rather bleak in winter, in summer it is a busy centre for sailing. The Maylandsea Sailing Club is on the right of the picture.

Valley Road appears unsurfaced: dusty in summer, a quagmire in winter.

New Bridge is the starting point for canoe- ists embarking on the stretch of the river known as 'The Loop'— a three-mile white- water run downstream to Holne Bridge, tackled in winter when the

Thick reed beds glow golden in winter sunshine, a magical sight with blue sky reflected in the water.

The restaurant was closed for the winter here, but it certainly looked neat and tidy and waiting for the rush of summer visitors.

During the winter months these rough seas are common on this coast. A terrible storm in 1871 claimed the lives of six local lifeboat men.

In winter it would be treacherous. To the south of the town is remote heath and woodland.

Its famous Symphony Orchestra often gives concerts at the nearby Winter Gardens.

The name 'saltern' suggests that this was a place where early inhabitants of the island would come to the seashore in search of salt for the winter preservation of meat.

This was not an uncommon practice, but in this case must have convinced no-one, for nobody is in winter clothes. The 'snow' clings to the Clocktower, whose foundation stone was laid in July 1876.

The thatched roofs are of reed harvested from Wicken Fen in the winter months.

At an elevation of 747ft, Penistone always suffers with the weather, particularly in the ferocious winters of 1933, 1947 and 1963.

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.

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.

A winter river scene with the church in the distance; the boathouse with a path beside it belongs to Hartford House.