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There is no pier here, but East Runton attracts people who prefer quieter beaches and country scenery.

Bracing is a good word to describe the north and east winds that frequently blow into the coast here, but the sand beaches are superb compensation.

Nearby Amroth Castle is a grand 18th-century house that sits on the site of Amroth's original Norman fortress, just yards from Amroth beach.

In this picture smart young men stroll along the beach, and ladies who are brave enough to enter the sea would change into their swimsuits in the bathing tents.

This sylvan setting was as equally appealing as the beach for young and old alike, and the waters of the Bourne, tamed and enclosed, were an ideal place for children to sail their boats.

Deckchairs and beach tents were available for hire, and the donkeys are saddled to take different age groups.

Every effort has been made to intensify the holiday atmosphere: there are 'cabin' style chalets daubed with bright colours, rustic seats, flower-bedded lawns and plenty of beach space.

After the historic riches of Dunster we descend, physically as in other ways, to Blue Anchor Bay, a seaside resort with a long beach and little character.

Pleasure boats are anchored in the shallows, and the large hulk of the old 'museum' ship, the 'Eliza', is higher up on the beach.

Here we see the esplanade with the pebble beach in evidence.

The adjoining sandy beach has been the starting point for generations of Channel swimmers since the days of Captain Matthew Webb's successful feat in 1875.

It has since developed as a pleasant seaside resort with a lengthy sandy beach and a little harbour. It is an important market centre.

Here we have an early view of Towan Beach, with everyone overdressed for the seaside. A game of tennis is in progress on a court marked out in the sand.

The adjoining sandy beach has been the starting point for generations of Channel swimmers since the days of Captain Matthew Webb's successful feat in 1875.

Being on the junction of the coast and beach road, it provides a convenient watering-hole for tourists.

Lucy's Ledge Jetty (lower right) was constructed by the eminent geologist Sir Henry de la Beche in 1820.

The foundation stone was laid by Miss Beach of Oakley Hall on 14 June 1886.

Then as now, one could dawdle on the way to the beach and look at the gift shops or stop for a cuppa, or even have some oysters – an oyster stall is just visible (centre left).

The line of new hotels along the cliff-top, including the white stuccoed Albion Hotel, and the crowded beach, are a clear indication of the resort's appeal to holidaymakers.

The beach is overlooked by the Georgian houses of Wellington Crescent. In the centre is the Sands station, owned by the London, Chatham & Dover Railway, which opened on 5 October 1863.

A two-masted sail- ing ship lies in a mud berth, a washing line post leans on the beach and women in long skirts stand and look towards the harbour.

The medieval Cobb harbour spreads out below (centre left) with a shingle beach separating it from Cobb hamlet (centre).

Sand was dug from the beach and carried up the tramway we can see on the right.

Sandsend was just three miles along the sandy beach from Whitby.