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Away from the busyness of Swan Reach, on a quiet stretch of the river Bure, two ladies in tight-bodiced dresses and hats in Edwardian fashion struggle with the oars of their rowing boat, while two men

A favourite pub for many years, the Pleasure Boat Inn these days is the starting point for a water trail which visits the reed beds which make this part of the Norfolk Broads an important wildlife habitat

The peaceful sea could be deceptive: a memorial in the church relates to nine local people who went boating one Sunday in 1799 and never came back.

The shop window has a display of boats and a poster asking 'When will Alec Rose arrive?'

This view of East Cliff, with well-clad visitors strolling along the beach, and sailing boats drawn up on the shore, shows a south coast beach before development and formalisation changed its character

The one in this picture is particularly attractive with its thatched roofs and boat moored underneath.

At one time, passenger boats from Bristol docked here, and as we can see, the wharf was also used by timber merchants - note the stacks of

The rivers and canal are used for pleasure boating these days.

This fisherman is in reflective mood as he sits on his boat, the 'Dewdrop', and looks out over the fast-expanding township of Grange-over-Sands.

From a scattered fishing village based around two sandy bays on the southern coast of the Lleyn Peninsula, Abersoch has developed into a busy resort.

The two-masted fishing boats in the foreground, as we look west from the River Rother, are reminders that Rye was a working port, not merely the genteel town the tourists now see.

An assortment of small fishing and rowing boats has been hauled safely above the high water mark in this picture of the eastern end of the Marine Parade; the famous white cliffs are visible beyond the

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

The crew in an approaching sail fishing boat, having raised her sails, stand by to clear the jetty, leaving both harbour and fellow craft moored alongside the Stade.

These heavily-laden fishermen use shoulder yokes to carry their shellfish, much as a milkmaid carries her buckets, paddling out of the shallows from their open boats, the 'Nell' and 'Armistice'.

The busy Dover promenade was very popular with visitors; a pier was added to it in 1893 at a cost of £28,000.

Today the Boat Museum in the dock area reminds us of the way of life of those early boatmen and their families.

Large boats such as the 'Luctor' (centre right) were once familiar sights here.

These heavily-laden fishermen use shoulder yokes to carry their shellfish, much as a milkmaid carries her buckets, paddling out of the shallows from their open boats, the 'Nell' and 'Armistice'

There are dangerous currents for swimmers and boats, and there have been many shipwrecks here, which provided bounty for local inhabitants.

It is probably the most dived-on wreck in Britain - on calm summer days there is usually a large fleet of dive boats anchored at the site.

The pilchard fishing boats drawn up are a reminder that this was a working beach too.

The Boat Inn stands beside the bridge.

There is now a golf course here; and the shelter afforded by the Great Cumbrae makes Largs a first-rate place for boating.