Holiday camp
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Holiday camp, in Britain, generally refers to a resort with a boundary that includes accommodation, entertainment and other facilities.
As distinct from camping, accommodation typically consisted of chalets - rather like small flats/apartments arranged in blocks of three or four storeys, and terraces of ten to twenty long. In the UK large numbers (some in the many hundreds) of static caravans are termed holiday camps.
Holidaymakers would pay a fee for their accommodation and decide whether to go full board (all meals would also be included in the price), half board (only the main meal would be included) or self catering (no meals provided).
Included in the price would be entertainments provided on site. These would include all or some of the following:
Ballroom dancing
Swimming pool
Funfair
Table tennis
Snooker / 8 Ball Pool
Cinema
There are usually extensive childcare facilities such as a cr?che and various clubs to keep youngsters occupied, enabling parents to follow their own pursuits.
In addition there are usually other facilities for which a fee is charged: bars, restaurants, amusement arcades.
