Fairbourne, The Pavilion, Main Entrance c.1955
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Photo of Fairbourne, The Pavilion, Main Entrance c.1955

A Selection of Memories from Fairbourne

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Fairbourne

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I would ha e been about eight years old when we came to Fairbourne in about1955 there was my mum and dad my three sisters and four brothers we stayed in this lovely Railway camping coach i remember my eldest sister taking me down to see the beach it seemed to stretch for miles the camping coach was lovely i remember it being very close to the main railway line i can still picture the inside of it now we had a really happy holiday there Margaret Gresswell nee walker
Does anyone remember the Guest House,holiday home for Sunday Schools etc, in Fairbourne, right opposite the beach, just a quite road,and a cafa up the road,we were allowed to go in,, I was 10 yrs old at the time, but went there with Havagal House, which was a sunday school, Brownies, girl guides, etc, a lovely place. It was in Hatchett street, nr summer lane, aston Birmingham, We had some wonderful holidays in Fairbourne, must go there again, to see how it has changed.
In the early 1980's my husband decided that he would like to buy a caravan. I had to admit I did not relish the idea of towing a caravan, let alone spending holidays in one. However, we aquired our first caravan, and joined the 'Caravan Club'. When the first magazine arrived, I read it, mainly to find out what exactly the fascination was with caravanning. One item caught both of our imaginations, and, always ...see more
I remember [I am not sure how old I was then, maybe no older than 11 (1971)] going to Fairbourne with my school as a school trip a couple of times, at the time this was with lots of children from schools in my area. I remember staying in a place with teachers and fellow pupils. My memories are very sketchy,but I remember that the staff were lovely, especially the dinner ladies! The food was great! I remember ...see more