Retro Holidays: Mundesley Holiday Camp
Already planning holidays for 2011, I have a yearning for the retro-holidays of my childhood, so a stay at a seaside holiday camp, such as the Mundesley holiday camp at Cromer in Norfolk during the ‘60s seems to be on the cards, but how can I persuade the family? They are convinced that my wanting to re-live a “Hi-de-Hi” moment is down to my age (and possibly they are right) so how can I get them on board?
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Cultural reference: no, not forcing them to watch re-runs or DVDs of the afore-mentioned Hi-de-Hi, but with more contemporary cultural references! Thanks to recent episodes of The Inbetweeners, with Jay’s repeated references to his escapades at the Caravan Club at Camber (plus the unforgettable disco episode), a seaside holiday camp currently appears to offer something that actually seems quite cool and on-trend!
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The fact that the camp still sort of exists: well, sort of in very loose terms. Now owned by The Richardson’s Holiday group, Mundesley holiday camp now resides as a more quaintly named holiday village, but still on the beautiful sandy stretch that made Mundesley so popular with my family in the late 60s and early 70s. I know my sand castle will have long since bitten the dust, but there is something about the eternal cycle of tides and coastlines that make it very poignant for me to return to haunts of my childhood holidays, particularly if the ghost is still there!
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The fact that Mundesley itself is nostalgic: the area still offers tea rooms and both coastal and country walks, which means that we can re-create a treasure trove of my own memories as well as generate new ones, just what you need from a UK sea-side holiday. Ok, so it isn’t a full-on resort with “Kiss Me Quick” hats and saucy postcards, Mundesley’s always been a bit more refined than that, but then, so have I!
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The fact that I’m not alone! Wasn’t it earlier this summer that the Guardian newspaper ran an article on Brits who not only want to stay in the UK for the holidays, but are also on the lookout for traditional coastal towns to flock to in the summer? Given the hike in fuel prices, increased threat of terrorism and just the general hassle and hidden costs of flying away for a holiday abroad, spending our hard-earned cash on UK holidays seems to be better value for money than ever and I’m apparently not the only one to think so!
A few reasons then, to try and get himself at least round to considering a Mundesley holiday camp type holiday next summer!