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Chesil Beach forms an unbroken line of shingle from Portland to Abbotsbury; its stones are larger to the east than to the west. It has long been a hazard to shipping in bad weather.

Most of the men gathered here on the beach are not fishermen - their bowler hats and shooting sticks suggest they are far more well-to-do.

With large trips to the seaside organised by youth groups, it was always a challenge to find different ways of entertaining large numbers of youngsters on the beach.

By this time, the two-mile-long concrete promenade at Felixstowe had been constructed, offering a pleasant walkway between the gardens of the hotels on the left and the shingle beach on the right of this

The beach is still a popular area, but now the coast road with its traffic runs in front of the sycamore tree on the left.

This narrow road is still the main highway along the north Norfolk coast. The caravan site on the right is on top of the Runton cliffs.

On this bright summer's day, the car park in the heart of the village is packed full of cars.

The village of Sea Palling was changed irrevocably by the east coast floods of 1953.

Babbacombe's beaches were popular with early visitors to the resort, such as Oscar Wilde and Edward VII.

Babbacombe's beaches were popular with early visitors to the resort, such as Oscar Wilde and Edward VII.

Courtenay Terrace is the only group of houses in Hove with long gardens backing onto the beach.

Fishing nets hang out to dry along the esplanade of Filey's North Beach, while a 'coble', as the old-fashioned fishing boats are called, waits above on the left.

Two miles west of Margate, Westgate on Sea has two bays; sea walls built along the curves of the bays form two promenades with steps down to the beach, and gardens are laid out for the benefit of visitors

Chesil Beach, seen here from the Isle of Portland, is a great ridge of shingle eight miles long, with a lagoon of brackish water between it and the mainland.

Narrow streets, pretty cottages (some of them thatched), fishing boats on the beach, and all in a beautiful setting on the Lizard peninsula, put Cadgwith on the list of places to visit once road transport

H Absalon offered bathing huts, but only for the use of ladies and children. This was where they could discreetly enter the water, hidden from prying eyes. There were other huts for men.

Chesil Beach, seen here from the Isle of Portland, is a great ridge of shingle eight miles long, with a lagoon of brackish water between it and the mainland.

The sand-dunes along the east coast of Norfolk can rise to heights of ten metres or more, making access to the beautiful sandy beaches relatively difficult.

One could not be any nearer the sea than when you stayed at the Lanzarote Boarding House, the large building on the right of the photograph.

Here we see a splendid prospect of the Promenade and the Zetland Hotel, viewed from the beach.

This view is taken from Saunton Down over the popular holiday beach at Croyde. In the field below, the wheat is harvested and placed in stooks to dry. This was before combine harvesters were used.

These are few of the popular village shops which provide everything that the locals and visitors require.

The row of houses on the left-hand side are known as Cliff Terrace; they look across the sands and coastline towards Saltburn.

The greatest attraction of Perranporth is its extensive beach of golden sand backed by dunes.