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The boat is essential to the cottage owner, and so are long wellingtons, because his property has been flooded on numerous occasions.

Burry Port looks and, for the most part, is indeed a tranquil spot for pleasure boating.

Visitors enjoy the beach at Dymchurch whilst a boat waits to take people on a cruise.

Looking eastwards along the river Bure, this photograph shows a wide range of sailing and motor boats.

The Ferry Boat Inn is on the right, with deck chairs awaiting guests, and on the left is the landing point for the ferry.

These are best seen from boats boarded either at Blakeney or here at Morston, a mile further west.

The cottages are typical fishermen's homes of the time; the stairs led to living quarters, while the ground floors were the fish cellars and boat stores.

A Punch and Judy show always drew the crowds (centre), and many visitors enjoyed a trip on one of the pleasure boats. On the pier there is an amusement park, with the Big Dipper taking pride of place.

For children the boating pool would have been an added attraction, and parents could watch from the pavilion balcony as they enjoyed a cup of tea.

There are many delightful walks along the banks of the Severn, and opportunities to take to the water in a variety of boats.

The small landing stage on the right was built here to close off the boat slide, which is just behind it.

Selby was once described as 'a cheerful-looking country town busied to some extent in flax-scutching, rope-making and boat-building'.

The tunnel, 3,057 yards long, is the longest currently open to all boats; it is said that the silence inside is 'appalling' and 'deathly still'.

At this time, private boat ownership was beyond the means of all but the wealthiest visitors, so this was most people's only chance of enjoying the scenery from the lake.

The pier and Pavilion can be seen on the right with many boats close by. A walker on the right is protected from the weather by an umbrella or

The boat in the picture was no doubt carrying many Edwardian passengers on their first trip to Boulogne in Nord Pas de Calais - a mere twenty miles away.

Here we see a sailor about to launch his rowing boat. The town is built close to St Osyth's creek, and takes its name from the wife of a 7th-century Essex king.

The rivers are very popular for boating and their banks are an ideal site for a picnic.

In front are two Norfolk wherries: the black sail that can be seen on the further boat is a characteristic of these broad-beamed, shallow-bottomed craft.

Given the difficulties with bathing, the sea front was given over to recreational use; it was a place to sit and relax, watch the ships in the Solent, hire a boat to explore the coastline or seek

Notice the ghostly boat below the right-hand side of the bridge, evidence of the slow exposure of the photograph.

A typically ramshackle fishermen's scene, with boats drawn up on the shingle, which is littered with maritime paraphernalia.

For years, the service was worked by two boats, the 'Progress' and the 'Wyresdale'.

This view, with well-clad visitors strolling along the beach and sailing boats drawn up on the shore, shows a south coast beach before development and formalisation changed its character.