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Pleasure & Leisure in the 20th Century

The Leisure Historian

Pleasure & Leisure in the 20th Century

Age of Steam, Crowlas, Cornwall - An illustrated history

Age of Steam, Crowlas, Cornwall

Age of Steam was a railway-themed leisure park that opened in 1977 near Penzance. Despite its ambitious beginnings, the park had a short life and closed after only eight years.

British amusement park accidents

British Amusement Park Accidents 1895-2009

British amusement park accidents, covering deaths, serious injuries, fires, and other notable incidents

History of Butlins Hotels in Cliftonville

Butlins Hotels in Cliftonville

Billy Butlin helped revive a fading Cliftonville in the 1950s, transforming its struggling hotels into lively holiday centres complete with Redcoats, entertainment and all the familiar Butlin fun.

History of Cleethorpes Zoo and Marineland

Cleethorpes Marineland and Zoo

The colourful history of Cleethorpes Zoo which lasted only 13 years during the 1960s and 1970s

Leysdown Holiday Camp

Leysdown boomed as a holiday resort after the war, but the good times disappeared almost as quickly as they had arrived.

History of Llechwedd Slate Caverns and the Miners Tramway

Llechwedd Slate Caverns

Llechwedd Slate Caverns began as a Victorian slate quarry before reinventing itself as a major tourist attraction which included Britain’s first public underground mine ride

Maddiesons Littlestone Holiday Camp, Kent - An illustrated history

Maddiesons Littlestone Holiday Camp, Kent

Now a caravan park known as Romney Sands, it was previously a bustling holiday camp opened by the Maddieson family in 1930

Oakhill Manor Museum, Somerset

Oakhill Manor had an outstanding collection of models and one of the UKs most impressive miniature railways. But it closed just 8 years after opening

Pontinental Holidays

Fred Pontin was an early pioneer of overseas package holidays and formed Pontinental in 1963 to build resorts across the Mediterranean.

History of Pontins Barton Hall Holiday camp

Pontins Barton Hall Holiday Camp

Once the jewel in the Pontins crown, this upmarket holiday camp once had a wonderful reputation for its country club atmosphere and fine dining

Pontins Dolphin & St Mary's Bay Holiday Camps - An illustrated history

Pontins Dolphin & St Mary’s Bay Holiday Camps

These adjoining holiday camps in Brixham dated from the 1930s and were acquired by Pontins in the 1960s.

history of Pontins little Canada holiday camp

Pontins Little Canada Holiday Camp

Little Canada opened on the Isle of Wight in 1930. Later transformed into a popular Pontins holiday camp but survives today as a PGL activity centre.

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