The great British Holiday

Arthurgray50@blu · 25-02-2011, 19:01

I was watching some great films of the great days of British holidays on youtube, and my god, where have the british holiday centrest all gone.

We have old Butlins Barry Island, and Filey gone into disarray, with Barry Island now a housing estates, Why can't someone find a new holiday centre where we can go and have fun, and not think about the problems we have, and it being cheap.

**Hugh** · 25-02-2011, 19:02

A lovely thought, Arthur.

Unfortunately, it can be as cheap to go abroad, with guaranteed (mostly) sunny weather, so this is probably why....

Peter_ · 25-02-2011, 19:04

Try John Fowler Holidays they are in Cornwall, Devon and Somerset.

http://www.johnfowlerholidays.com/

Taf · 25-02-2011, 19:06

We used to use Haven (chalets and caravans) then the prices went stupid.

A UK private hiring holiday home ended up twice the price of a similar property in France, but then the ferry prices went stupid.

No holidays for us then....

techguyone · 25-02-2011, 19:10

I think as a nation we've evolved from the halycon days of the 50-70's and people are a bit more sophistacted now, plus too, Freddie Laker started the trend for cheap flights abroad, where you have to admit, the chance of better weather/cheaper prices for commodities is very appealing.

I suspect the likes of Butlins/pontins has really had its day, and won't return to the height pre cheap airflights.

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I used Haven too in the past, and they were fine, I haven't actually been on holiday for some years now, apart from the odd camping trip so I don't know if prices in general for these thngs has skyrocketed.

papa smurf · 25-02-2011, 19:43

i went on a hoseasons boating holiday every year for 20 years but it was ridiculously expensive -so i bought my own boat. now i have many holidays on the broads each year for a fraction of the price of one holiday -i love it

Arthurgray50@blu · 25-02-2011, 19:45

I used to go to a caravan park in Norfolk, when the prices were reasonable, then the following year, the price doubled.

So we went to Richardsons, who are cheap, and the price we paid for this year is the same as last year Â£214.00 but you can get bored going to the same place.

Any others ?

papa smurf · 25-02-2011, 19:57

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Originally Posted by Hugh

A lovely thought, Arthur.

Unfortunately, it can be as cheap to go abroad, with guaranteed (mostly) sunny weather, so this is probably why....

yes but .......... you can't get a proper cup of tea or a decent brecky in that abroad place ,and the dinners

no bisto no yorkies no mash

.

**Hugh** · 25-02-2011, 20:00

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Originally Posted by papa smurf

yes but .......... you can't get a proper cup of tea or a decent brecky in that abroad place ,and the diners

no bisto no yorkies no mash

.

Obviously never been to Magaluf or Benidorm.........

**Damien** · 25-02-2011, 20:08

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Originally Posted by papa smurf

yes but .......... you can't get a proper cup of tea or a decent brecky in that abroad place ,and the dinners

no bisto no yorkies no mash

.

That would be half the point of going abroad would it not? New experiences and such

Personally, although I do miss things like proper cups of tea, I enjoy the foreign aspect of holidays. I.E Difference.

papa smurf · 25-02-2011, 20:09

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Originally Posted by Hugh

Obviously never been to Magaluf or Benidorm.........

no never ..but i do go for the traditional Norfolk tapas --sliced Bernard Mathews/ sliced spam/ wedge of dairy-lea /couple of pickled onions

Jimmy-J · 25-02-2011, 20:14

Prestatyn Holiday Camp (known by poor Salfordians as the "Jam Butty Camp".

Ignitionnet · 25-02-2011, 20:24

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Originally Posted by Hugh

A lovely thought, Arthur.

Unfortunately, it can be as cheap to go abroad, with guaranteed (mostly) sunny weather, so this is probably why....

Indeed - staycations can easily be as expensive or more so than going abroad. Food and drink is substantially cheaper elsewhere, add that to the cost of fuel to get to the resort, compare it to a no frills flight and usually much cheaper hotel and staying in Britain is soon a false economy.

Arthurgray50@blu · 25-02-2011, 20:38

I have been to some great british holiday camps, bare essentails mind you, but they were brilliants.

The foriegn holidays l have been on Tennerfie total crap, Florida brilliant but both were very expensive - i say bring the British Holiday back.

Ignitionnet · 25-02-2011, 20:43

If the demand for it is there someone will provide it. The reason it isn't provided is precisely because the demand wasn't there.

The UK is, compared with many other places, expensive. That's unfortunately just how it is.