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main London to Worthing Road at the foot of the Downs.There are fine views of Chanctonbury Ring, a ring of beech trees planted on the site of an Iron Age hill fort 800 feet up on the top of the Downs

We are on the slope of the Downs between Eastbourne and Polegate. A nearby vantage point at Combe hill is 638 feet high.

When this picture was taken it was rather run down, but a major refurbishment has improved it wonderfully.

As we move further west, we see a part of St Mary's Street with an interesting mix of buildings with alleys leading down to the river front and The Meadows.

During the Second World War, the fighter pilots based at Biggin Hill used to congregate at the Victorian White Hart pub further down the street.

The smock mill on the right, so called because of its resemblance to a countryman's working dress, became derelict and was blown down some years ago.

This lane from the hamlet of Shore snakes down the hill past a huge mill chimney.

It is still a popular tourist attraction - note the figures looking down on the visitors from Marten`s Tower.

This was one of the many narrow alleyways leading down to the harbour area. From here children could play safely, and the fishermen could prepare their nets and their boats.

The 180ft-high spire dominates the town, and looks down onto the heart of the shopping area.

Banstead station, on the branch line from Sutton to Epsom Downs station, opened in 1865.

This is a fine example of Bridport`s eastern countryside, with the Dorset Downs falling away into the Marshwood Vale (far left) from the heights of Eggardon Hill and woods of Knowle Hill (left),

One stop down the line from Enfield town, Bush Hill Park station was opened in 1880 to service this development by the Northern Estates Company.

However, the sands gradually began to engulf the station, and it was closed down in 1919.

We are in the main part of the Hartings, nestling in the northern slopes of the Downs, on the pilgrims' route to Chichester.

Woodstock House is a country house hotel nestling in the Downs below the heights of Charlton Forest. We are near Goodwood racecourse, hence the racing scene on the hotel restaurant signboard.

Overlooked by the slopes of Box Hill and the sweep of the North Downs, this delightful village acquired its name from the badgers whose setts were by the River Mole.

The half-timbered house on the left was the Priest's House, and it stands beside a small church which was rebuilt in brick after being burned down in 1514.

At the time this photograph was taken, the bend in the road was a notorious accident black spot: here heavily laden lorries often came to grief on the long descent down Blakeney Hill into the village

It was known for its pleasure beach, and before the days of the scenic railway visitors could get a bird's eye view of the town from the Revolving Tower (left).

All that is the same are the steps leading down to the building, which is now two-storey and called Sealands. The adjoining house is now fully incorporated with it and unrecognisable.

The house, a two-up, two-down and attic, is now a museum which spreads into the shop next door, on the corner of the evocatively named Scargill Street.

We are looking down from the keep of Clitheroe Castle to the town below.

The Brown Cow public house is on the right, and the Black Bull Hotel can just be made out further down the road. The village is 400ft above sea level.