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Britain Transformed, 1918–97

Leisure and travel

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Recall questions on spectator sport, paid holidays and the holiday camps, the package holiday, mass car ownership, and the Beeching cuts.

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Who and when

How did leisure and travel change over the period?

Key term

Which spectator sports grew from the 1920s?

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How did leisure time increase across the period?

Questions from this subtopic

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  1. 1

    How did leisure and travel change over the period?

    Model answer

    More leisure time and paid holidays led to mass car ownership and package tourism.

  2. 2

    How did car ownership change everyday life?

    Model answer

    It rose sharply after the war, increasing personal mobility and reshaping towns and leisure.

  3. 3

    Which spectator sports grew from the 1920s?

    Model answer

    Association football above all, with crowds over 100,000 at cup finals, along with greyhound racing, speedway and cricket.

  4. 4

    How did leisure time increase across the period?

    Model answer

    The Holidays with Pay Act 1938 helped raise the number of workers entitled to paid holidays to about 11 million by 1939, working hours fell, and by the 1970s most workers had three or four weeks' paid leave.

  5. 5

    What was the significance of the holiday camp?

    Model answer

    Butlin's from 1936 and Pontin's after the war made an organised week away affordable for working-class families for the first time.

  6. 6

    How did mass tourism develop after 1960?

    Model answer

    The package holiday and cheap jet charters took millions to Spain and the Mediterranean, so that foreign holidays became normal rather than exceptional.

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