uttoxram75 Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 1 minute ago, sage said: I went to the Derbyshire Miners Holiday Camp when i was 4. All kids 7 and above stayed in big dorms. Like a public school for poor people. Me Dad worked at BR so we had free rail passes. He didn't drive until I was 14 so all my childhood holidays were on the train to Skeggy or North Wales. We went to Dawlish once and Burnham on sea once as well but that must have been hard work for mum and dad with changing trains etc with 4 kids. You could get straight through from Utch to Skeggy and Rhyl on special holiday trains in the 70's. It was a bit like the Ramaway trains of the same era only more violent with families falling out with each other! ariotofmyown 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 10 minutes ago, uttoxram75 said: Me Dad worked at BR so we had free rail passes. He didn't drive until I was 14 so all my childhood holidays were on the train to Skeggy or North Wales. We went to Dawlish once and Burnham on sea once as well but that must have been hard work for mum and dad with changing trains etc with 4 kids. You could get straight through from Utch to Skeggy and Rhyl on special holiday trains in the 70's. It was a bit like the Ramaway trains of the same era only more violent with families falling out with each other! Did you go on the mystery train tours? We did 2. One year we thought we were going to Tenby but ended up at Barry Island The following year what we hoped was Great Yarmouth turned out to be Lowestoft. We gave up at that point uttoxram75, I know nothing and ziggyram59 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, sage said: Did you go on the mystery train tours? We did 2. One year we thought we were going to Tenby but ended up at Barry Island The following year what we hoped was Great Yarmouth turned out to be Lowestoft. We gave up at that point Haha, no didn't do the mystery ones. Always assumed Rhyl and Skeggy were upgrades on Barry Island though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucker1884 Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 7 hours ago, uttoxram75 said: Yes. many times as a kid. More recently, took me grandkids through after a trip to Llandudno but kept the windows shut and drove quickly. We used to cycle through… until I turned left, and some scrote nicked my watch! 😲 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abu Derby Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 (edited) Pembrokeshire coast is very nice as is the Llynn Peninsula. Agree that Southwold is a great place to visit. Most unusual of places: Dungeness. Edited June 4, 2023 by Abu Derby Can’t spell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggyram59 Posted June 4, 2023 Author Share Posted June 4, 2023 10 hours ago, uttoxram75 said: Me Dad worked at BR so we had free rail passes. He didn't drive until I was 14 so all my childhood holidays were on the train to Skeggy or North Wales. We went to Dawlish once and Burnham on sea once as well but that must have been hard work for mum and dad with changing trains etc with 4 kids. You could get straight through from Utch to Skeggy and Rhyl on special holiday trains in the 70's. It was a bit like the Ramaway trains of the same era only more violent with families falling out with each other! Been to Dawlish a few times lovely place. mozza 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozza Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 7 hours ago, ziggyram59 said: Been to Dawlish a few times lovely place. Looking forward to seeing the new seawall/promenade in July, check it out on You Tube. ziggyram59 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie20 Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 18 hours ago, uttoxram75 said: Me Dad worked at BR so we had free rail passes. He didn't drive until I was 14 so all my childhood holidays were on the train to Skeggy or North Wales. We went to Dawlish once and Burnham on sea once as well but that must have been hard work for mum and dad with changing trains etc with 4 kids. You could get straight through from Utch to Skeggy and Rhyl on special holiday trains in the 70's. It was a bit like the Ramaway trains of the same era only more violent with families falling out with each other! Lived a short distance from Rhyl and from the 50's through to mid 70's it was great - for kids anyway. Now it's just like a coastal version of Stoke 😟 uttoxram75 and i-Ram 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthram Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 47 minutes ago, Wolfie20 said: Lived a short distance from Rhyl and from the 50's through to mid 70's it was great - for kids anyway. Now it's just like a coastal version of Stoke 😟 Yes, my grandparents used to live at KInmel Bay in the late sixties/early seventies and a Saturday evening trip into Rhyl was always a treat. It certainly seems to have gone downhill since then. Then again, I was very young at the time so perhaps it just didn’t seem so bad at that age. uttoxram75 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 Rhyl is a nice place to have in your rear view mirror. Kids loved it though I like Blackpool but I'm not really sure why. Have a great 2 days there most years. But then, I don't hate Skegness like most people seem to. I do hate fantasy Island though. We go to a cottage near Snowdonia. Nice walks around it and then you've got all the places named here within 45 minutes. I love Conwy but every time I go it's soooo busy. The plan is Primrose Valley soon. Drive to Robin Hood's Bay because as a kid I loved it. Not been since. I just remembered last time I was in Rhyl a chap running a ride asked me to get on because it needed counter weight. Asked me for a token! uttoxram75 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebelScum Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 Newquay, love the surfer vibes around the town. Took the kids a few weeks back & admitted to myself that it has a darker underbelly of stag / hen doo's... chavs...always did have - even back when my parents first took me back in '83. Guess its like the opening scene of Moulin Rouge where Christian thinks he is in a bohemian heaven but in reality... Montmartre is my favourite place on the planet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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