holiday camp history – The British History Blog

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Derbyshire Miners Holiday Camp, Skegness

The Derbyshire Miners Holiday camp in Skegness enjoyed a wonderful 50-year run until closing in the 1980s

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Dating from the 1930s the Wallis’s Cayton Bay holiday camp became one of the top resorts in the area

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Developed from one of the earliest holiday camps in the country, Pontins Hemsby enjoyed great success until closing in 2008

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First opened in 1906 Caister Holiday Camp is the oldest holiday park in the UK

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California-in-England, a 1930s pleasure park near Wokingham, later became a holiday camp and is now a public park

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Discover the history of Holimarine, once a well known name in British holidays

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Developed from Heysham Tower, Morecambe Bay Holiday camp was once a popular destination

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Explore the history of Blackpool’s Squires Gate Holiday Camp and its transformation into Pontins Blackpool

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Explore the history of Gorleston Holiday Camp from its opening in 1937 to its eventual closure in 1973

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Discover the turbulent history of Sunnyvale Holiday Camp in Rhyl, which first opened in 1934