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But when fierce onshore winter storms arrive, as they did most devastatingly in 1953, the householders are made all too aware of their vulnerability to the forces of nature.

Thick reed beds glow golden in winter sunshine, a magical sight with blue sky reflected in the water.

New Bridge is the starting point for canoe- ists embarking on the stretch of the river known as 'The Loop'— a three-mile white- water run downstream to Holne Bridge, tackled in winter when the

Valley Road appears unsurfaced: dusty in summer, a quagmire in winter.

Despite the relative shelter offered by Mounts Bay, winter storms can sometimes be ferocious.

Although rather bleak in winter, in summer it is a busy centre for sailing.

The name 'saltern' suggests that this was a place where early inhabitants of the island would come to the seashore in search of salt for the winter preservation of meat.

Its famous Symphony Orchestra often gives concerts at the nearby Winter Gardens.

Pleasure seekers make the most of the winter weather skating on one of the many lakes.

The village slipway, up and down which fishing boats are still hauled to protect them from winter storms, is down the road to the left.

In winter it would be treacherous.

He described the scene in verse: 'Groves of pine on either hand To break the blast of winter, stand; And further on, the heavy channel Tumbles a breaker on chalk and sand'.

Several winding walks form an alternative way to return to Babbacombe for the energetic, or in the winter months when the cliff railway is closed.

He described the scene in verse: 'Groves of pine on either hand To break the blast of winter, stand; And further on, the heavy channel Tumbles a breaker on chalk and sand'.

The farthest headland is Penlee Point, home of the lifeboat 'Solomon Browne', which was lost with all hands in December 1981 during a gallant attempt to rescue the crew of the coaster 'Union Star' in a winter

The circular estuary of the Stour and Avon, where the two rivers penetrate far inland, and the shores of Christchurch Bay, attract thousands of sea and wading birds, particularly during the winter months

The restaurant was closed for the winter here, but it certainly looked neat and tidy and waiting for the rush of summer visitors.

The name 'saltern' suggests that this was a place where early inhabitants of the island would come to the sea- shore in search of salt for the winter preservation of meat.

The road between Greatstone and Dungeness consists mainly of bungalows with the miniature railway running behind them, and the area can be pretty bleak in the winter.

Its steep banks and overhanging trees would have provided protection for travellers when the winter storms came.

The hay would later be stacked before being taken to a hay-barn store for winter feed for the livestock.

In the centre is the Edgecumbes' Winter Villa, which later became the convent and nursing home Nazareth House.

Once winter set in, postal services operated on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

A view in winter of the river Erme near Ivybridge.