# What is a Holiday Camp?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 15, 2003, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-holiday-camp/195483 "2003-08-15T23:28:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hugh\_Jass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4da419/32.png) [@Hugh\_Jass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hugh_Jass)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-holiday-camp/195483/1 "2003-08-15T23:28:16Z")

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So I’m listening to _Tommy_ and they play Tommy’s Holiday Camp. I’ve read references to holiday camps in Beatle biographies.

What then, is a holiday camp? Hmmm?

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**Author:** ![MC\_Master\_of\_Ceremonies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bb73d2/32.png) [@MC\_Master\_of\_Ceremonies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MC_Master_of_Ceremonies)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-holiday-camp/195483/2 "2003-08-15T23:33:24Z")

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A holiday camp is a basically a a holiday resort owned by one company with all the entertainment, amenties, accomadation en situ (sic).

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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-holiday-camp/195483/3 "2003-08-15T23:35:00Z")

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Well, a “holiday” in Britain (and Australia) is what we call a “vacation.” An educated guess leads me to believe a Holiday Camp is the same as a Summer Camp, though Club Med might be closer.

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-holiday-camp/195483/4 "2003-08-15T23:42:39Z")

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_ding_dong_ding_  
“Hello Campers… Hi De Hi!”

“Ho-De-Ho!”

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**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2003, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-holiday-camp/195483/5 "2003-08-15T23:43:26Z")

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[UK Holiday Camps: A Brief History](http://www.butlinsmemories.com/2/id130.htm)

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**Author:** ![Hugh\_Jass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4da419/32.png) [@Hugh\_Jass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hugh_Jass)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2003, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-holiday-camp/195483/6 "2003-08-16T01:45:34Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Desmostylus \*  
> \*\*[UK Holiday Camps: A Brief History](http://www.butlinsmemories.com/2/id130.htm) \*\*

Thank you! I’m sure this will answer all my questions.