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We are inside the three-sided courtyard of Sizergh Castle, near Kendal.

On the left-hand side of the street, the building with the bay window, once the Castle Hotel and then the Co-op, is now Mackays clothing; while the premises to the right, occupied for many years by Folley's

The ancient, ivy-covered Black Swan Hotel dominates this view of The Square at Helmsley, the attractive castle-crowned capital of the North York Moors National Park.

Castle Combe was once a centre for cloth weaving but now seems to trade on its picturesque qualities.

We are inside the three-sided courtyard of Sizergh Castle, near Kendal.

The Moat Garden is the private garden of the Governor of the Castle. It is very well maintained and has been created in what remains of the original dry moat that surrounded the Round Tower.

Welburn was developed as an estate village in the late 19th century around the vast lands surrounding Castle Howard.

This is a sandy beach, ideal for making sand castles. The lighthouse tower was restored between 1983 and 1988.

Sand castles abound, and some even have channels dug for the seawater to find its way to the moats. The donkeys are not without willing customers.

This was one of the earliest castles in England to be constructed from stone (c1090); the massive 125ft-high keep, the tallest in the country, was added by the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1127.

Prior to the late-Victorian development on this part of the seafront, it would have been possible to see Castle Mona, the residence built in 1804 for Governor James Murray (later Fourth Duke of Atholl)

It is positioned just outside the castle walls.

Visitors to the castle and surrounding area could avail themselves of the accommodation offered at The Abbey: rooms 4s, dinner 3-5s, or at The King's Arms Inn: rooms 3s, dinner 2s 6d.

The castle's defences are enhanced by sea on three sides. It was besieged in 1647 and again in 1715; on the latter occasion it was held by the chieftain's wife against the Argyll Militia.

Situated to the south-east of Milford Church, Hurst Castle was probably built between 1539 and 1544 and comprises a twelve-sided central tower protected by a curtain wall and semi-circular bastion towers

The church of St Leonard is perched on a steep slope just below the walls of the castle, overlooking the village.

The castle itself dates from c1145, and was built by Reginald, Earl of Cornwall, bastard son of Henry I.

Highcliffe Castle was once one of the grandest stately homes in southern England. Restoration is bringing it back to its former glory.

The castle had been used as a prison since the 13th century, and prisoners included Protestant martyrs under Mary Tudor, and Catholics under Elizabeth I.

Panoramic views of the city can be seen from the top of this tower, which was built in the 12th century to replace a previous wooden castle.

It is powered by a high breast shot wheel which draws water from Urswick Tarn and from a former mill site beyond Gleaston Castle.

It is powered by a high breast shot wheel which draws water from Urswick Tarn and from a former mill site beyond Gleaston Castle.

The Norman castle was begun by Alan Rufus in 1071 and dominates the entrance to Swaledale.

This Georgian promenade around the base of the castle provides impressive vistas of the river below and across to the other side.