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North of Wainfleet, on the Skegness to Lincoln road, Burgh le Marsh is a market town whose charter was granted in 1401. At its east end is another of Lincolnshire's preserved windmills.

This is another of the Lincolnshire churches built with the local limestone. It overlooks the Trent and Witham valley towards the Nottinghamshire border.

The church enjoys another noted link with the past. William Gilpin became vicar here in 1777, and later wrote several books on natural history.

The Earl of Derby both gave the land and also paid for the construction of the market, which opened in 1841.

On the left we can see medieval stonework and windows, whilst a Flemish influence seems apparent on the right of the building.

Here we have another view of a track in the forest. Here we might catch glimpses of fallow deer and even roe and red deer.

The Town Hall, another gift from Lord Ashton, had opened in 1909; it was designed by E W Mountford, who was the architect of the Old Bailey in London.

The two oldest buildings in Congleton are both inns, the White Lion near the Town Hall and the Lion and Swan shown here. However, Congleton is known as the Bear Town.

The precinct is built on the site of the Townsend tram terminus, next to a junction known as the Cross, which is also the name of a good-looking pub on the opposite corner.

This was another desirable residential road, with prosperous Victorian villas at its eastern end.

This view from the end of the stone pier shows the four-storey Custom House surrounded by rowing boats, which were used by both local fishermen and holidaymakers.

West of Long Sutton and east of Spalding, Holbeach is another of Lincolnshire's numerous small market towns. It received its first market charter in 1252.

Originally the fort comprised a two-storey building with a north tower and a gatehouse.

The one-time manor is sited very close to the M1 motorway, and the whole area has undergone considerable development because of the demand for housing within reach of London.

This shows both sides of the river. The punt crossed the Thames to a slipway to the right of Dunton's boathouse, and the fare was 1d.

The pub sign is for the Ship, always, it seems, a locals' watering hole as opposed to the other inns and cafes that have catered for travellers on the London to Portsmouth road.

Here is another broach spire, 102ft tall, after the style of St Peter's, Barnstaple. The church, St James, is packed with interest.

In 1896 Groudle Glen opened its own railway from Lhen Coan station to a terminus at Sea Lion Cove, and at less than one mile in length it was one of the shortest passenger-carrying railways in the world

Larger ships are generally brought up alongside the outer quay, both for convenience of embarkation and safety. S o m e r s e t , D e v o n a n d C o r n w a l l

Both are large; the north one is the more select, and the south more popular – just a penny pier where dancing goes on all day in the summer.

It now even boasts a café popular with both workers and tourists alike.

The hay ricks and the milking sheds (skillins) remind us of another time. The County Council bought the land in the 1970s for development into the Country Park.

He is usually shown as he is on the sign here - bearded, hairy and carrying a club. In the medieval period he represented good fighting evil in the form of a lion or other wild animal.

Opened in 1934 on the site of the former Middleton Hall corn mill, these gardens became another focal point for the town and a much-loved asset.