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This former ancient tide mill, sited to 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

A cliff railway toils up and down the cliffside to help the bather gain access to the many miles of beach between Sandbanks and Hengistbury Head.

It offers fine sea views round Gerrans Bay to Nare Head.

Trevose Head juts boldly out into the sea. The lighthouse was built in 1847 with two fixed lights, the highest flashing at 204 feet above sea level. It was powered by paraffin and compressed air.

Only a few years earlier, every head would have been be-hatted. As the reign of Queen Victoria receded, a slightly more laid-back atmosphere was staring to take hold.

The Old Bull's Head is on the left: this famous hostelry was originally built in 1472, and was rebuilt in 1617. Both Dr Johnson and Charles Dickens stayed here.

This view, looking west from the slopes of Place Fell, is towards the head of the lake at Glenridding, and shows the northern stretch.

A pair of ramblers (right) heading for the hills stride out purposefully past the Rayburne Hotel and cafe in the centre of Coniston village.

Looking from Henley's superb river bridge of 1786 with keystones carved by Anne Seymour Damer with the heads of Isis and Thames, we see the boathouses at the east end of Riverside, which are still in use

Only a few years earlier, every head would have been hatted. As the reign of Queen Victoria receded, a slightly more laid-back atmosphere was starting to take hold.

A motorbike and side car can be seen heading towards St Michael's Church, where John Wesley preached from the 15th-century pulpit in 1726.

Beyond it lies the wonderful climax of the Downs and Beachy Head.

Two steamers head for the tidal lock at Eastham on their way out of the Manchester Ship Canal.

Most pedestrians are on the right-hand-side of the bridge, as they are obviously City commuters heading for London Bridge Station. The clock shows that the time is just after 5.00pm.

The rugged nature and scale of the cliffs at Beachy Head, seen here to the east of the lighthouse, is clearly shown in this view.

Although the photograph was originally captioned 'Porthpean Cliffs & Blackhead', the distant headland is in fact Gerrans Point, which obscures Black Head from this viewpoint.

The sign of the King's Head can be seen on the right.

It was rather unusual in that it stood 20ft high, with a lantern head and a rather slender shaft. A replacement cross, carved by W J Brown, was erected in February 1991.

Separating the villages is the old Wensleydale Railway, which ran from Northallerton to Garsdale Head via Leyburn and Hawes. In 2003 it reopened as a working line.

A fossilised fish head found here in the 19th century gave rise to the belief that these massive beds of chalk were once the bottom of an inland sea.

Above the trees and below the houses in the centre, the busy Heads of the Valleys road passes very close to the canal.

The quay at the head of Pont Pill, a branch of the Fowey river off Fowey harbour, could be reached at high tide; it was an important trading place with warehouses and limekilns.

This is the extremely busy A15 main road heading north to Folkingham, Lincoln and eventually the Humber Bridge and south (the way we are facing) to Market Deeping and Peterborough.

The length of the boat is fairly substantial compared to the head of the jetty, so she requires delicate and careful manoeuvring if she is to be handled