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This gem of a village is situated between the North Downs and the Greensand Ridge.

This was taken from the slope below Newfoundland Coppice, looking south-eastwards to Eype Down (centre), with Doghouse Farm in the dip below (right).

The tide is well in and horses have been taken down to soak their legs in the salt-water.

Arthur Ransome described Pin Mill with its 'crowd of yachts and its big brown sailed barges and steamers going up to Ipswich or down to the sea'.

In the background, against the trees, the surviving spire of the 15th-century church looks down on this straggling village on the Romans' Stane Street linking London and Chichester.

Further down the High Street are the gas showrooms. Bishops Waltham is still remembered for having the only privately owned bank in the country.

Further down the road is the 19th-century church of St Mary.

The railway station is Maenclochog was also constructed of corrugated iron and outlasted the railway itself, which closed down completely in 1949.

The wonderful setting, deer park and views of the South Downs enhance its beauty. Little has changed here since Tudor times.

The wonderful setting, deer park and views of the South Downs enhance its beauty. Little has changed here since Tudor times.

One of the region's great landmarks, Ditchling Beacon reaches a height of over 800 feet and is the third highest point on the South Downs.

Characterised by pointed arches and fine stonework, the old gate is also renowned for its statue of George III gazing down the High Street, dressed as a Roman and wearing a toga.

Magdalen College from the Bridge 1938 During the Civil War Royalist forces defended Magdalen Bridge by throwing rocks from the top of the bell tower down on the heads of Parliamentarians below

At the eastern extremity of the South Downs, the Royal Sovereign Lighthouse at the foot of Beachy Head warned shipping of the hazards of the chalk cliffs, which now lie under the sea.

Mary-in-Castro 400 feet above on the cliffs behind, and the famous white cliffs receding into the distance, holidaymakers settle down to enjoy their day at the seaside.

From the High Street, walk down Upper Borough Walls on the site of the town's medieval north wall to turn left into Union Street.

This view looks south down Milsom Street to Old Bond Street.

A herd of Shorthorn cattle is driven down the main street of West Witton, which stands at the eastern entrance to Wensleydale.

Polegate, with its typical flint walls and buildings, lies just below the extreme eastern end of the South Downs.

Eventually the steep paths lead down to the sea at Holy Well where sea bathing is possible, although the notice warns that it is dangerous when the red flag is flying.

With the grassy downs behind, this is a most delightful medieval church: small and intimate, set in a well treed churchyard, with a most unusual stone bell turret, battlemented and carried on big corbels

Further down are Woolworth's and Dewhurst Butchers. West Street is the commercial heart of Fareham, described by Thackeray, who spent his school holidays here, as 'a dear little old Hampshire town'.

The turnpike closed in 1872, and the building came down in the 1930s.

Kendal Castle was built by the Normans to the east of the town, probably by Ivo de Tailbois, the first Lord of Kendal in the late 12th century, and it still commands good views to the north and south-east