Kessingland Holiday Camp
Kessingland Holiday Camp was a popular destination for nearly 50 years before it was demolished for housing
Holiday Camps
Railways, Tourist Attractions
Pleasure Beach Express, Blackpool
History of the miniature railway at Blackpool Pleasure Beach which first opened in 1933 and is still running today
Holiday Camps, Railways
Early Butlins Miniature Railways
History of the two Hudswell Clarke locos which started the Butlins miniature railways in the 1930s
Holiday Camps
Derbyshire Miners Holiday Camp, Rhyl
The first and only holiday camp to be built by the National Coal Board it later fell on hard times and was closed in 1984
Tourist Attractions
Rhyl Monorail – A brief history
The trials and tribulations of the Rhyl monorail which ran on the seafront for only one season before being later demolished
Holiday Camps
Derbyshire Miners Holiday Camp, Skegness
The Derbyshire Miners Holiday camp in Skegness enjoyed a popular 50-year run until closing in the 1980s
Holiday Camps
Wallis’s Cayton Bay Holiday Park
Dating from the 1930s the Wallis’s Cayton Bay holiday camp became one of the top resorts in the area
Holiday Camps
Pontins Hemsby Holiday Camp
Developed from one of the earliest holiday camps in the country, Pontins Hemsby enjoyed great success until closing in 2008
Holiday Camps
Caister Holiday Camp
Learn about the fascinating history of Caister Holiday Camp, from its unusual beginnings in 1906 to its transformation into a Haven caravan park
Tourist Attractions
Cornish Riviera Lido & Cornwall Coliseum
Located at Carlyon Bay this leisure complex first opened in the 1930s and had several different names over the years
Holiday Camps
Morecambe Bay Holiday Camp
Discover the history of Morecambe Bay Holiday Camp. From a scandal-hit 1920s singles camp to a thriving post-war family resort.