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The pleasant market town of Abergele lies just inland from the chalets and caravans of the north coast between Rhyl and Colwyn Bay.

There are lovely roads and drives in the immediate neighbourhood, notably through the woods, and around Worlebury Hill.

These woods around Melbury Park lay at the heart of the Fox-Strangways family lands of the Earls of Ilchester.

The monks had their own path through the woods to the church, where they had their own pews.

This nostalgic and peaceful late-summer view shows corn stooks above the little town by the lake whose Welsh name, Llyn Tegid, means 'beautiful lake'.

Anchor Wood is a narrow band of trees with a pleas- ant walk overlooking marshy ground downstream of the Long Bridge and at the foot of Sticklepath.

Built by William de Albini in the 12th century, Castle Rising sits inside a ringwork, with a small bailey on either side; these defences may originally have been constructed of wood.

Swanwick and neighbouring Bursledon, on the extreme left of the picture, are popular villages on the banks of the Hamble.

Inland from Eype, towards the Marshwood Vale, Symondsbury clusters between Colmer's Hill and Old Warren Wood (centre skyline).

This most attractive of towns is sets amongst woods and gentle rolling hills.

This photograph somehow conveys the feel of a picturesque West Country creek, with its thickly wooded shore and little boats stranded at low tide.The scene has changed little today.

It had become quite dilapidated and very unholy indeed. Local cricketers were even using it as a pavilion, drinking beer while notching the runs into the wood of the altar.

The floating jetty we see here has disappeared, to be replaced by a more substantial structure, but large chunks of the original wood still litter the marshes.

Here we see another Crown Inn deep in the Fold country, and this one is still a licensed premises!

Sunnyhurst Wood is a Nature Reserve; Sunnyhurst Brook runs through it to join the River Darwen that gave the town its name.

This summer recreation corner on the banks of the Wharfe lay below the present Collingham Wood House on the Wetherby road.

The miniature railway at Cofton Wood was nearly as popular as the tea room, though one cannot help wondering if the adults in this picture are not just the teeniest bit embarrassed.

From the work-yard of George Dixon, builder and mason, we look down on a surviving Penrith institution, Brunswick Road Junior School.

Bowness Bay opens out into the north basin of the lake; Hen Holme island is backed by wooded Claiffe Heights and the mountains around Langdale.

The view shows an abundance of public houses and hotels. At far right three stand side by side - the Theatre Royal, then Clarence and (out of picture) the Cambrian.

The view shows an abundance of public houses and hotels. At far right three stand side by side - the Theatre Royal, then Clarence and (out of picture) the Cambrian.

The word 'fold' means an enclosure of land for animals, and 'Chadynge`s fold' may well date back to the Saxon period.

This view of the village was taken in the days before its castle, once the home of Anne Boleyn, became internationally famous and attracted hordes of visitors.

St Leonard`s dates back to at least 1183 and it was largely rebuilt in 1414 and 1524. Its wooden steeple was added in 1709 and it is a rare and distinctive feature.