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Set in remote and well-wooded rolling countryside west of and utterly remote from Crawley, Rusper has a gently curving main street with many good houses and cottages.

Now over a century old, the camp is set in about 15 acres of woodland on the edge of Barnston village; as a registered charity its aim is to provide accommodation and outdoor activities for individuals

These buildings were designed by Robert Page of London, and opened in 1858 with 26 pupils.

We see a view of the main street here; this was probably as busy as it got in those days! The name Borden means 'woodland pasture by the hill'.

This well-known holiday resort, which has an excellent sandy beach, stands on the west coast of Wales at the mouth of the Mawddach estuary. Both Darwin and Ruskin enjoyed stays here.

This village stands on the south-west edge of the Isle of Ely. In the 17th century the fens around Sutton were drained by farmers with the help of wind pumps.

Bristol became a major centre for the importation of timber for use throughout the west of England. In 1870 it handled 105,000 tons, and by 1900 it was dealing with over 170,000 tons a year.

Bristol became a major centre for the importation of timber for use throughout the west of England. In 1870 it handled 105,000 tons, and by 1900 it was dealing with over 170,000 tons a year.

Lying in the tranquil Rye valley two miles west of Helmsley, Rievaulx was the first Cistercian monastery in the North of England. It was built in 1131 by French monks.

The Grand Union Canal emerges from the Braunston Tunnel east of Braunston village and descends past the village on a flight of six locks. This view looks west along the High Street.

The Phoenix and the attached shopping precinct to the west of the modern town centre are typical examples of the late 1950s to early 1960s New Town expansion.

It is overshadowed by its wide tower which has a flatly projecting staircase; it is of early construction, despite the Perpendicular doorway, window, and arch to the nave and battlements.

Bevere Island is the second largest of all the natural islets in the River Severn and used to be a refuge for the citizens.

They are probably regulars from the hotel, and are going on a specially-organised day out.

Egbert, King of Wessex, held his great council here in 838, and Athelstan and Ethelred the Unready were two of the Saxon kings of England crowned here in the 10th century.

Grazing ceased about 150 years ago, and generations of self-seeded saplings have since created mature woodland. It is one of only a handful of woods of this type in the West Midlands.

Probably dating back to a chapel-of-ease on the site in the 14th century, St Michael and All Angels is a striking landmark visible from most of the town.

Looking across the Menai Straits to Anglesey, the city of Bangor is the largest town in the north-west corner of Wales, the former principality of Gwynedd, and home to an ancient diocese and the University

King Henry I founded an Augustinian priory here in 1131, built a palace and established a new market town that rapidly became a place of considerable importance.

The church tower can be seen in the centre of the view, which looks west along what is now called All Saints Road (in 1903 it was Benhill Road).

The west doorway of the tower was remodelled in 1897 to mark Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. The porch of the doorway on the south wall was removed about this time.

The Gothic west front with a Decorated-style window and the gable tower were added in 1891 in white brick, almost masking the earlier red-brick 'preaching-box' behind.

This view of the northern extremity of the borough is from a meadow on the west side of the River Lim.

The lake is part of the moat surrounding the timber-framed manor house, once the home of the de Southchurch family.The central hall is open to the roof beams.A Tudor extension was added to the west