ROYAL Mail's British Journey stamp series reaches the south west this month from where six stunning photographs capture this beautiful area.

It is not hard to see why this part of England welcomes 15 million visitors a year.

The region has award-winning beaches, Stonehenge, the Eden Project, a Jurassic coastline and two national parks.

Encapsulating such an exceptional area of the United Kingdom in just six stamps was always going to be a challenge for designers James Phelan and Lisa Barker.

Like the three British Journey issues before it, the designers set out to convey the distinctive characteristics of each area.

This issue starts off by paying a visit to Old Harry on the second class stamp, or, more accurately - Old Harry rocks in Dorset's Studland Bay.

Old Harry has been around for well over 200 years. It is the name given to the chalk stalk which can be found below the cliffs at Ballard.

Next to Cornwall, rising 200ft above sea level, the first class stamp features Wheal Coates in St Agnes. Start Point, on the 40p stamp, is one of the most exposed peninsulas on the English coast, running sharply almost a mile into the sea on the south side of Start Bay, near Dartmouth.

Horton Down is situated five miles from Devizes, in Wiltshire, and the image seen on the 43p stamp shows an example of the vast areas of beautiful farmland which surround the village.

Known for its demanding walks and spectacular scenery, Chiselcombe, which appears on the 57p stamp, is a steep valley in the Exmoor national park.

If you choose to stand on St James's Stone, north Devon, there is basically nothing between you and America.

Shown on the 68p stamp, St James's Stone sits on the west coast of Lundy Island, a granite outcrop where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Bristol Channel, and owned by the National Trust since 1969.

South west England is the fourth issue in the British Journey series

The Shuttle/Times and News has teamed up with the Royal Mail to run a competition where 20 readers can each win a set of the stamps.

To be in with a chance of winning, answer the following question:

Who designed the South west England stamps?

The closing date is Friday, February 18.

Normal Newsquest rules apply.