Imagine choosing between a guest house with a set of strict rules and a landlady ready to enforce them, or a holiday camp with tents and daily chores to complete. Doesnt sound like much of a choice, yet these were the accommodation options for those holidaying in Great Britains seaside resorts in the 1900s.
Given these were the only options, the freedom offered by the holiday camp was instantly appealing and holidaymakers were welcomed at the UKs first holiday camp in 1906 at Caistor-on-Sea, Norfolk. By todays standards the camp was incredibly basic and certainly had no luxury accommodation on offer! Yet it paved the way for a holiday genre that has been thriving for more than 100 years.
Holiday camps continued to make steady progression and 1924 saw the arrival of a holiday camp in Hopton-on-Sea which boasted brick chalets, running water and electric lights some of the ultimate facilities. However, global events were to have a serious impact on holidays with two World Wars, and the take over of holiday camps to be used as military bases in the Second World War.
Holiday camps really came into their own with a glorious golden era during the 1950s and...
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