History of Camping
Camping holidays have been popular for decades and today there are some 1.2 million people in the UK who choose camping as their choice of holiday or holiday accommodation.
One of the very first known campsites was that of the Cunningham Camp in Howstrake, Isle of Man that opened in 1894; and strangely enough all of the campers were male. It was open from May through to October and by the end of the century was attracting over 600 men to the site per week. The success continued which led in 1904 to the acquisition of 5 acres of land where a staggering 1500 tents and a 100 foot dining pavilion were erected in time for the following season.
In the 1920's and 1930's camping flourished when the obsession for 'healthy living and the great outdoors' became popular amongst British holiday makers. By the 1960's camping holidays were becoming more and more popular as an alternative to the very much traditional boarding house or hotel. It gave people more freedom from the restrictions often imposed by boarding houses, and they could also make large savings on their holiday.