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Billy Butlin bought the land here and opened one of his holiday camps in 1945. In 1995, just beside the old Butlin camp, the modern chalets of Primrose Valley Holiday Camp were built.

The holiday camp phenomenon had been developed by Billy Butlin before the Second World War.

Holiday camps were developed by Billy Butlin before the Second World War, but their heyday was in the 1950s. Thousands of visitors would visit the camp at Wick Ferry each summer.

The Stiffkey Anti-Aircraft training camp was erected as a satellite to the larger AA camp at Weybourne in the late 1930s.

Billy Butlin bought the land here and opened one of his holiday camps in 1945. In 1995, just beside the old Butlin camp, the modern chalets of Primrose Valley Holiday Camp were built.

The potential of a holiday camp soon became apparent, and Dodd acquired nearby land which became the first holiday camp in England.

This was a prisoner of war camp during World War II, then a holiday camp. It is now a housing estate.

However, the motto and the buildings have disappeared in an almost total rebuild of the camp. In 1936 it was the first holiday camp to be built in Britain.

However, the motto and the buildings have disappeared in an almost total rebuild of the camp. In 1936 it was the first holiday camp to be built in Britain.

Close to what would become Catterick Camp, Hipswell Hall had seen better days than when this picture was taken.

The 'Holiday Camps Express' ran from London to Caister and the other Norfolk holiday camps at California, Scratby and Hemsby every Saturday in summer from 1934 to 1938, and again from 1948 to 1958.

Here we see the modest wooden buildings of the Lowfield Farm Camp, which was a predecessor of the giant holiday camp near Hunmanby which now dominates Filey Bay.

Close to what would become Catterick Camp, Hipswell Hall had seen better days than when this picture was taken.

Historians believe that the Stour was a major attraction to the Romans when the future Emperor Vespasian chose Wimborne as the site for his base camp for the conquest of south-west England in AD45.

Camping was a popular, cheap way of spending a family holiday by the sea.

No Scout or Cub camp could be complete without the traditional camp fire to end the day.

Camping was a popular, cheap way of spending a family holiday by the sea. The tent in the foreground has a large awning, a useful way of extending the living area.

During the Great War, Cannock Chase was used as a training area for troops, and two military camps were established at Coppice Hill, near here, and at Brindley Heath, both connected by a railway.

In 1937 this halt was built at the holiday camp to allow the holiday camp expresses which ran from London to Yarmouth to drop off passengers.

In the 1960s, camping was the most important of all scouting activities, and Scout and Cub groups - no Guides until the late 1960s - brought their own tents and other equipment to the open

It was near to Hocomb Road, and known No 17 Families Camp – note the signpost to it on the right. Facilities at the camp were more than tolerable, and some families were reluctant to move away.

Caravan camps have become much more sophisticated since the 1950s, but they also had lots of fun in those days, you can be sure of that!

With such a fine view across the bay to St Ives, it is little surprise that holidaymakers should have come to camp at Hayle Towans.

The camping ground was just to the east of the boathouse.