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Our journey starts in the superb stone-built town of Oundle, nowadays a popular tourist destination and home to Oundle School.

The large white building is the Hean Castle Hotel, previously the Picton Castle Hotel, and still a popular hostelry in the village. George Borrow, author of Wild Wales, stayed here in 1857.

East of the Central Avenue/Bridgford Road junction is Bridgford Park; the house's extensive grounds are now a very popular public park.

These brakes were the only means of transporting the tourist to places such as Pegwell Bay or Minster; although these were popular venues, there were no tram services to these villages.

Yardley is an ancient manor and parish covering 11.5 square miles, and was once a part of Worcestershire.With the extension of the tramway from Small Heath to the Swan Hotel it became a popular residential

Although popular with the citizens, the Butes' motives and retention of ownership were initially met with scepticism and suspicion.

Although the west-coast railway was eventually built, taking with it the Scottish traffic, the town developed a busy fishing fleet and Irish trade and emerged as a popular holiday resort.

After the railway came to Mundesley in 1898, it was anticipated that the village would be as popular as Cromer.

Opposite was Booths the grocer's, part of a chain of shops, who ran a popular café upstairs.

The lake is very popular for boating, and its environs now attract barnacle geese flying up the Ribble estuary. Not far from here was a huge sandhill, across from Lord Ashton's bungalow.

The mooring is free, the meals at the hotel are good, and there is a ferry and a railway by which you can travel to Norwich, Lowestoft and Yarmouth quicker than by boat; no wonder Cantley is popular with

A hugely expansive beach here means that it never fills up with holidaymakers in this popular resort and former fishing and trading port.

To the south of the village lies some of the most spectacular downland in Sussex - a popular haunt of walkers and outdoor enthusiasts.

Calshot has long been popular with local people and holidaymakers for the views it affords of Southampton Water.

Situated in the 270-acre grounds of Cobtree Manor, an Elizabethan house alleged to be the original of Mr Wardell's Dingley Dell in 'Pickwick Papers', this formerly popular family attraction was noted for

Nearby, Headley Mill is still working, and is a popular beauty spot.

The popular Bucks Head pub is on the right. Cows are being herded up the hill towards the triangular green, where there is a road running southwards.

For all its popularity, Lulworth Cove remains an unspoiled scenic joy.

Given its proximity to the seaside towns of Lymington and Christchurch, Sway became a popular place to live during the 20th century.

Grassington is still one of the most popular among Dales villages for the tourist, and scenes of congestion like this one are still common today.

Immensely popular in the eighteenth century, Jane Austen and Charles Dickens knew and loved the town. They would both recognize it today. Dickens used the town as the birthplace of Nicholas Nickleby.

Built in 1898 at a cost of £20,000, the Beacon Hotel boasted its own stables and livery school, and was an extremely popular establishment during the first three decades of the 20th century.

This sandy beach was obviously popular with both children and adults. A Punch and Judy show always drew the crowds (centre), and many visitors enjoyed a trip on one of the pleasure boats.

Here we see a large caravan park, very popular at this time.