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A splendid journey awaits travellers across the Moors on the preserved railway line from Pickering to Grosmont.

Now the Bee Hive Store and Post Office have been built at the end of the terrace and provide service six and a half days a week.

Helsby's name means the 'village on a ledge', but it would be more correct to say that it nestles just under the ledge or outcrop of rock seen here.

Three Bronze Age stone circles on Bodmin Moor are called the Hurlers, set amongst the old tin mines. They stand in line, and are all over 100 feet in diameter.

A view down the hill towards London, with the Wellington pub on the right sporting its sign depicting the Duke.

The field in the foreground, with its flint wall, lies to the south of East Blatchington Farm; the view looks south down Blatchington Hill, the village main street, with Belgrave Road passing in front

The name of this lane, which runs north from the junction of High Street and Lewes Road, refers to Sackville College.

Crawley Hill is in the distance, covered in more spacious suburbs. Much in the middle distance has been rebuilt, but most of the nearer buildings survive.

This is also known as Comberton Hill. The station approach is off to the left in front of the 'Catering' sign.

The Norman church of St Nicholas is perched on a small hill near the castle ruins. There was a railway station nearby, but the line is now closed. Lavender Cottage dates back to the 15th century.

Ludgate Hill starts under the railway bridge. In 1991 Ludgate Circus was raised to allow the railway to run below ground.

Beyond are the coastal heights of Stonebarrow Hill and Golden Cap (right), which at 617ft above sea level - higher than Beachy Head - is the highest point on the south coast.

Much has changed in this view looking downhill northwards towards the station and the High Street, with the house on the left replaced by a Shell garage.

Here Nailsworth is seen from the 'W', the zigzag hill road linking it to Box village. By 1900 the 'Pepperpot Church' has been replaced by St George's as we know it today.

Before the main A23 road was built, Cuckfield was busy with horse-drawn coaches on their way between London and Brighton. Visually, this scene is virtually unchanged today.

We are looking north towards Kemple End.The sizeable railway sidings that we can see here denote how important Clitheroe was as a distribution centre for this part of the Ribble Valley.After the sheep

The picturesque loch, which is ringed with hills, features in Sir Walter Scott's poem 'The Lady of the Lake'.

Tubber Hill is on the outskirts of Barnoldswick; running alongside it is part of the Roman road which once went from Preston to York.

The 16th-century house on the left still has its original brackets supporting the exposed joists of the first floor.

Worcester Park is situated north- west of Sutton along Malden Road. Until the railway arrived in 1859 the area was predominantly agricultural, with only a few farmhouses and cottages.

Ingleton is the gateway to the Three Peaks, and has been a popular destination for hill walkers and climbers for over a hundred years.

In November 1869, William T Gunner of Will Hall wrote in his diary: 'walked with Fred Crowley to see the site of his new house [Ashdell House, seen in this photograph]; he will be married shortly.'

At the northern end are the Green Hill Gardens, and at the southern end, the Alexandra Gardens; while near the clock tower stands an equestrian statue of George III, erected in 1809.

The little girl dragging her feet on the unmade roadway in front of the camera would be taking her life in her hands were she to attempt such a casual progress today, when modern traffic thunders up this