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Sheltered from the worst of the gales by Hengistbury Head, Christchurch's harbour empties into the sea between Mudeford's quays and sandbanks.

There are few scenes on the Isle of Wight more captivating than Yarmouth harbour on a busy sailing day.

Pebble-built cottages line the coast road to the corn windmill, which stands immediately behind the 17th-century harbour.

In Saxon times this old town was known as Twyneham, meaning 'the town between the streams' - in this case the Avon and the Stour, whose waters empty into Christchurch Harbour.

Penryn sits at the head of a creek in Falmouth harbour.

At the height of the Victorian age some 200 trawlers would regularly put to sea from Brixham harbour.

Tucked away among 'surroundings that are indescribably beautiful', boats nestle in the placid harbour waters of this picturesque village with its long, straggling street.

A more recent picture of the main harbour.

Leading from the old village to the harbour beyond, this 16th-century arch, originally fitted with a portcullis and gates, was built to protect the settlement against pirates and smugglers.

This photograph shows the Great Hall as it was originally intended - displaying a collection of armour and weapons, just as a castle should.

Tregenna Place and its continuation of the High Street are still the main thoroughfares into the harbour area of St Ives.

Protected on the north-east by the great headland of Flamborough, there are long stretches of fine sand both north and south of the harbour.

Other finds at Wallington House, Wicor Shore and Portchester Harbour have been dated from the Mesolithic period (10,000 BC to 4,000 BC), while flint and stone artefacts from Titchfield and Wallington

This atmospheric photograph of the Medina at Newport gives some idea of the harbour at the height of its prosperity.

As with the port of Newlyn, the small harbour at Porthleven uses the registration letters of Penzance.

The harbour was begun in 1817, and ever since has been the principal terminus of the Holyhead run.

This view shows the entrance to the harbour dominated by the 95 ft-high Chaine memorial tower, a nineteenth-century reproduction of a round tower.

This beach in tidal Poole Harbour was handy for campers here in the northern part of Poole, who were some distance from the extensive beaches at Sandbanks and Canford Cliffs.

Bovington Camp dates back to the First World War, and is the home of the Royal Armoured Corps.

the south of Dell Quay and at the head of the Bosham Channel, today stands alongside the Bosham Yacht Club quay, and is the haunt of many yachtsmen who enjoy the charm and tranquillity of Chichester Harbour