The history of the British Seaside holiday

This site is about the history of the British Seaside Holiday. There are features about lidos, holiday camps, piers, hotels, camping and sun bathing, as well as articles about how to enjoy the British coast today.

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Beach huts

Badge for Butlin's, Clacton, 1960s

Butlin's in the 50s & 60s

The Gleneagles Hotel, Torquay in 1970

The Gleneagles Hotel and Fawlty Towers

Sidney Little's concrete shelter at Hastings

Sidney Little's Hastings

Sun, Sea and Sand - the history of the British Seaside holiday

Sun, Sea and Sand

Seaside lidos