Daytrippers Collection

One Kind of Picnic - Another by H. M. Bateman 2 of 2
A group attempt a countryside picnic but are beset with problems ranging from angry wasps to an irate landowner. The picture is in direct contrast to a companion picture to this

Taking a boat trip on the River Thames at Windsor
The riverboat Hampton Court prepares to take a boatload of daytrippers for a journey up the River Thames at Windsor. The woman in the foreground is blowing up some balloons - perhaps someone has a

Margate beach during heatwave
Thousands of holiday makers enjoy the pleasures of the beach at Margate during warm and sunny weather at the end of August, 1927

Two mature women with a younger man pose for a snap on a bench along the sea front at an unidentified British resort. Date: c.1950

A jolly group of holidaymakers pose for a photograph with prop beer bottle, various modes of transport and hats at a Blackpool studio. Date: 1933

Back view of two ladies walking along an unidentified sea front arm in arm. Date: c.1948-1952

A family on the beach at the seaside, sitting in deckchairs against the sea wall. Above them, just behind the railings, are the backs of several people sitting along the sea front. Date: c.1935

Packed riverboat at Windsor
Packed upper level of a riverboat preparing to take a boatload of daytrippers for a journey up the River Thames at Windsor

The Joneses Holiday Beano by H. M. Bateman
A couple in a motorbike and sidecar find themselves bullied on the road by charabancs full of braying holidaymakers. 1926

Cliftonville Holiday
A group of holidaymakers at Palm Bay and Westbrook, Margate - perhaps a charabanc party, gathered for the obligatory souvenir photo of the outing. Date: circa 1912

The English Take Their Pleasures Sadly by Gooderham
Humorous illustration showing vast crowds of people " enjoying" themselves at a typical British seaside town. The chaos

Picnic by Arthur Watts
Owner: " Don t leave paper about on the grass." Picnic Party: " Wots the perishing grass for?" Date: 1929

Two female friends, 1930s
Two female friends pose together during an excursion to Littlehampton. Date: c.1935

Mother, daughter, son and Aunt on the beach, Ramsgate, Kent. Date: circa 1920s

Boatman unhappy about influx of tourism to Cornwal
A Real Grievance Visitor: " Hows Business?" Boatman: " Business! Why there ain t no businesssince these ere blessed bicycles come inter fashion

Newfoundland - Manuels River. Daytrippers sitting out on the rocks in the middle of the stream. The scaling suggests these figures may have been added to the scene later on... Date: circa 1908

La Rance, France - Chatelier Lock
A pleasure boat (heavily laden with daytrippers) navigates the Chatelier Lock at La Rance, France Date: circa 1910s

Cobham Hall, Kent 1843
Cobham Hall near Chatham in Kent. A goup of daytrippers recline or walk within the grounds. A watercolour artist has abandoned his stool & paint box

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