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Ash, wych elm and beech trees line the valley to augment this glorious spot.

Before the arrival of the hotel in 1894, Carbis Bay was known as Carbis Valley. One of the few houses was Hawkes Point Cottage, seen here (right) on the nearest headland.

These are the impressive wrought iron entrance gates to the Ladybower Dam, above Bamford in the Upper Derwent Valley.

Sible Hedingham is a large village in the Colne Valley. It was once well-known for its hops, and for its toy-works.

Its old name was Cwm Pwca (Puck's valley); local legend has it that Shakespeare knew a family in Aberclydach, and wrote 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' here.

Here we see another restful feature in the Valley Gardens, but this is a later design. The area was originally a croquet lawn, established in 1864.

Hutton was really put on the map by the coming of the York to Scarborough railway, which follows the valley of the River Derwent to the sea.

Across the valley is the Bilsdale transmitter mast for Tyne Tees Television.

We can see the village of Clun in the valley, with the keep of its old castle standing guard. Actually this castle was less a military stronghold than a centre for hunting.

This village is close to the Test Valley. There are many thatched cottages to be enjoyed here. At this time it was common policy to destroy dilapidated buildings rather than repair them.

South Tidworth is situated in the Test Valley, but in the 1974 boundary changes it ended up in Wiltshire. These thatched cottages are by the old Reading Room on the North and South Tidworth borders.

The works are hidden in a little valley. There is now no trace of them, the site being occupied by a car park and picnic tables. Only the mill pond across the road remains.

At the end of the road is Woodmansterne Baptist Church, which moved here from Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon.

Increasingly wooded these days, the valley also hides the old coastguard cottages and the replacement coastguard cottages. John Jefferson was the Victorian chief officer of the coastguard station.

A splendid panoramic view, taken early in the year, of the Stour Valley looking across to the Julliberrie Downs, with the 14th-century tower of Chartham church rising above the trees.

The railway viaduct crosses the little valley behind the beach, and the station platform is just beyond. Another major engineering feat on this scenic line is the rock cutting in the far headland.

There was simply too much coal coming down the valleys from Merthyr for the wharves to cope with.

Here we are looking north across the valley, along Telford's 70ft-high aqueduct of 1801, which carries the Ellesmere Canal.

Charminster stands across the valley of the River Frome from Dorchester. It has grown considerably since this picture was taken.

There is still easy access to the village via the Esk Valley Railway running between Whitby and Middlesbrough.

On Sunday 6 February 1955, the last passenger train went along the Meon Valley line.

The valley of the Dart runs behind the church and diagonally leftwards across the picture. On the far left, the church at Dartington can just be seen through the haze.

There was also a large flour mill here; but now the village relies on recreation from the 1,200 acre Chew Valley Lake lying to its west. The lake was built in the 1950s to supply water for Bristol.

The iron footbridge spanning Valley Road can be clearly picked out to the left of and below the Grand Hotel.