HOLIDAYS THEN AND NOW

HOLIDAYS: THEN AND NOW

Beside the seaside What do you think of when you imagine a seaside holiday? bucket and spade sand

Let's look at how summer holidays began, and what they are like today. sea Ice cream

A one-day holiday In the 1900s, train travel in the UK became cheaper. More people could afford to take a day trip to the seaside.

Off to the coast Thurso North Berwick Scarborough Bridlington Skegness Southend Eastbourne Brighton Torquay Porthcawl Aberystwyth Blackpool

The tourist trade Seaside towns made money from tourists. They started to give these holidaymakers more things to spend their money on. beach huts to change clothes in