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Billy Butlin bought the land here and opened one of his holiday camps in 1945.

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

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

Holiday camps were developed by Billy Butlin before the Second World War, but their heyday was in the 1950s.

Billy Butlin bought the land here and opened one of his holiday camps in 1945.

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.

However, the motto and the buildings have disappeared in an almost total rebuild of the camp.

However, the motto and the buildings have disappeared in an almost total rebuild of the camp.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

It was near to Hocomb Road, and known No 17 Families Camp – note the signpost to it on the right.

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

By the time the award was announced, however, Beattie was already in a POW camp in Germany.

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.

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

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