Holidays - Where did you go?

[Austin 1100]

Re: Holidays - Where did you go?

Butlins at Minehead back in 1974.
We could go on any of the rides as many times as we wanted without having to pay which was totally cool! All the one-armed bandits cost 1p a go.

Those huge dining halls where everyone would cheer when the staff dropped the crockery.

I remember being p'd off because I wasn't tall enough to go on the cable cars. They had a line marked on a board that showed the minimum permitted height before you were allowed on some of the rides.

Fondest memory of the place was badgering my mum for money to play "This Town Aint Big Enough" by Sparks on every jukebox I came across. I still have the vinyl single my mum bought me back then.

[karenbrown18]

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The first Holiday I can remember is:-

Butlins at Minehead
Then after that it was four years on the trot to the Isle of Wight, (lots of coloured filled lighthouses to proove it!),
Then when I was 5 we were lucky enough to start going abroard and went to Italy.

When my kids were small we did:-
Hopton in a Chalet, all squashed in with my brother, sister-in-law and their 2 kids.
Then it was Brixham in Devon, had a great time in the Caravan, kids loved it.

after that it was Barry Island..... The weather was so bad, we said we would go abraod after that, so the following year we went to Rhodes, saved every penny we could!!

You still can't beat a caravan holiday etc., with kids though!!

[kass]

Holidays - Where did you go?

Can remember looking forward to the two weeks in a caravan in Skeggy with the Grandparents. The caravans had gas lights in the early days (my kids are convinced I'm Victorian).
I remember having to trawl across the site with my rolled up towel with soap and stuff to have a shower in the shower block. Dropping the soap on the way back and trying to pick the grass off before someone else had to use it.
Going to the loo and having to take the soft stuff with you because there was only Izal provided.
Great times, great times.

[sixtyten]

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Ooh yes!

[bumblelady]

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do you like buns daz, glazed type

[sixtyten]

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[sixtyten]

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Dunno where you got the idea from,but I'm gong to Berlin, not Scotland

[Heather74]

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No dont think so bumble, Daz can take it, he's sound

[bumblelady]

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have we offended him or is he getting the photos out

[Heather74]

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Doh.....

[bumblelady]

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hahahahahhahahahahaha he wont show now

[Heather74]

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The cold wont help

[sixtyten]

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[bumblelady]

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haha yeah, on a windy day

[Heather74]

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and photo's of him in his kilt