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Traditional seaside activities and attractions included ice-rinks,open air swimming pools (lido's) and entertainment like Punch and Judy.

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Traditional seaside activities and attractions included ice-rinks,open air swimming pools (lido's) and entertainment like Punch and Judy.

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Dan Bowden.

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The camps were popular with families because they were much more relaxed than many hotels and guesthouses.

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The camps were popular with families because they were much more relaxed than many hotels and guesthouses.

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We never had enough money for a proper holiday. But mam and dad would take us up the mountain to search for whinberries. Up we would go with our jam jars. We would make a day of it and take some sandwiches and a bottle of lemonade. Mam would then make a tart for Sunday.

Mostyn Davies from Llanybydder in West Wales, remembering how his family spent their holiday time in the 1930s.

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In South Wales, 'miners week' saw many workers and their families visiting the resorts of Barry and Porthcawl.

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The first big open pool was opened in 1923 in Blackpool at a cost of £100,000

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Youth hostels provided cheap clean accommodation for hikers, cyclists and other visitors to the countryside. By 1939 there were around 300 hostels charging around 1 shilling or 5p per night.

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Chemists began to sell suntan cream and lotions during the 1930s as sunbathing and getting a suntan was encouraged.

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As the economy suffered in the 20s and 30s people saw the holidays as a vital part of their lifestyle, in order to have a break.

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Camping grew in popularity. Many youngsters made their own tents out of sacks and camped on nearby mountains or by streams. Old railway carriages were another new holiday development. They were kitted out as camping coaches and situated at country railway stations or by the sea. They cost about £4 a week to hire.

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Butlin opened his first holiday camp at Skegness in 1936. It cost as little as £2 per person per week including all meals, activities and entertainment and their slogan was 'a holiday for a weeks pay'.

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A great boost in holidays came with the advancement in road transport.

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By 1939, there were nearly 200 holiday camps in Wales and England, and over 500,000 people had enjoyed a holiday at a camp.

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Holidays with pay were introduced between 1919 and 1922

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Holidays with pay were introduced between 1919 and 1922

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The seaside attractions of the earlier parts of the century remained big draws, but there were some developments that added to the appeal of the family holiday. Most holidaymakers still stayed in small guesthouses  or boarding houses. These now began to offer full board or even the new bed and breckfast. Guesthouses  were often strictly run and their landladies became the butt of comedians jokes in shows at the end of the piers

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"I'm a rambler, I'm a rambler from Manchester way
I get my pleasure the hard moorland way
I may be a wage slave on Monday
But I am a free man on Sunday"

The chorus of the song 'The Manchester Rambler', a popular song written by Ewan McColl in 1934

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Trains - most common form of travel, but most people preferred coaches or motor cars.
Carabanc excursions allowed trippers to visit remote areas that were not served well by rail.
More families were able to afford a car in the 1930s, but in 1939 7/8 families didn't own a car.

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Although holidays and breaks were becoming more common, there were still many people that had to make do with a day trip or nothing at all. Many people were beginning to realise the value of a break from their daily work routine.

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In the 1930s people started to take cycling and hiking breaks in the country side across the UK. Walking and cycling clubs were formed across the country.
Camping also grew in popularity. Many young people made tents out of sacks and camped on near by mountains or by streams. Old railway careless era another new holiday development they were knitted out as camping coaches and situated at country railway stations or by the sea. They cost about £4 per week to hire.

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The Youth Hostel Association was established in 1930 to cater to the need of hiking and cycling tourists.

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On August Bank Holiday Monday in 1937 over 500,000 went to Blackpool

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On August Bank Holiday Monday in 1937 over 500,000 went to Blackpool

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Large profits made from tourism led to the growth of specialist holiday camps that catered for the mass market. In late 1930s this saw the emergence of holiday camps. Although holiday camps were not a new idea, Billy Butlin took them to a new level.

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New Developments
WW1: afterwards- patterns changed. Economy suffered during 1920s and 1930s, meaning  breaks became a vital part of heir lifestyles, as their health and happiness took priority.
Nazi Germany: encouraged 'strength through joy', as the government wanted Germans to use their leisure time efficiently.
UK- main source of leisure - seaside.

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In the period between the wars, a great boost to holidays came as there were advances in road transport, thus opened new destinations and different kinds of holidays to tourists.