Part of the Hayes collection, this film documents a family’s caravan holiday in France in 1966 and a holiday in Cumbria in 1964; family celebrations on Christmas Day; and footage of the children with a family dog as it grows older. The film opens with various shots of a caravan and campsite location, two young girls playing on a beach, and promenade scenes. A row of cars is parked outside a hotel. A girl plays in the sand and there is an overhead shot of children on a trampoline. A sign...

Part of the Hayes collection, this film documents a family’s caravan holiday in France in 1966 and a holiday in Cumbria in 1964; family celebrations on Christmas Day; and footage of the children with a family dog as it grows older. The film opens with various shots of a caravan and campsite location, two young girls playing on a beach, and promenade scenes. A row of cars is parked outside a hotel. A girl plays in the sand and there is an overhead shot of children on a trampoline. A sign reads ‘le Pre du Chateau’ at the entrance to a campsite. Two women are washing clothes at the campsite outdoor sinks. Washing hangs on lines to dry. A woman is walking on a beach. Children play on the beach on swings and ropes, and trampolines, whilst sailing boats are seen in the background. Modern holiday apartment blocks with balconies stretch along the shoreline of the resort. There are portrait shots of a woman and her two daughters, one a teenager. Back on the beach, a man in white gym kit leads a large exercise class for children. Small children bounce on a trampoline. The bikini-clad teenage daughter makes her way up the beach towards camera. A duplicate shot of the mother follows. In a French town, a stubborn young calf is pulled along the street. A narrow street is crowded with people. Various close-ups record birds in caged boxes for sale. The mother and young family walk through a market. There are shots of market stalls and merchandise. After a brief shot of a church, the woman is seen walking with her youngest daughter. A white caravan is parked next to a Jaguar car, with the teenage daughter leaning against the car. There are exterior shots of a grand French house, which cuts to a shot of an empty swimming pool. Two children are rowing on a river. People are cooking food outdoors at a campsite. A woman swims lengths at the swimming pool. She is wearing a fashionable decorated latex swimming cap. There is an exterior view of a chateau. The next sequence is filmed on a holiday in the Cumbrian region. There are scenic views of mountains, lakes and forests, with children trying to jump into view in one shot. A flock of geese waddle through a farm gateway. A signpost reads ‘Shap, Haweswater, Mardale, Askham, Penrith’ and is followed by the sign for ‘Crown and Mitre Hotel, Brampton Grange.’ A humped back bridge leads to a small village, and various shots of the village follow. Another view of lake and mountain scenery follows. Shot of the sign for Brotherswater Hotel. Various views of a caravan site and portrait shots of the children riding on a pony and donkey, with caravans viewed in some shots. The extended family celebrate Christmas, with shots of grandfather at the dinner table, two boys playing a board game, daughters of different ages grouped together and playing up to the camera, and pulling crackers by the artificial Christmas tree. The next sequence may be a record of the family dog growing older, with shots of the dog with the children at different time periods, including close-up portrait shots of the children with dog. The teenage girl is pictured at a caravan site wearing bri-nylon stretch ski stirrup pants and ski jumper, playing with the dog. Shots of two dogs playing together follow. The final brief scene is of two children skipping in a garden whilst adults watch from their sun chairs.