BeachSide Holiday Park
Location: United Kingdom > Southwest England > Hele
Address: Hele Bay, Ilfracombe, Devon
Category: Hostel
Phones: +441271863006, +441271867296
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Campground Fort Cafe. The holiday park was first advertised in 1935, as CAMPING! CAMPING! Hele, sea front. In 1937 an advert also appeared for THE FORT CAFE which had been converted from the former coal store. This was originally opened soon after WW1 and was called 'The Better Hole'. Beachside was first advertised in 1939 as a 'bed brek' establishment run by Miss J Talamo. Beachside Chalivan Park. The campsite was listed in the 1960/1 Caravan Sites Guide, and in 1961 planning permission was granted for 28 static caravans and the site was terraced, much as it is today. From 1964 the new owner G Banks home-built a range of static 'chalivans'. These included flush toilets which was very modern at the time. The Banks' also converted the house into 3 flats and owned Bayside Cafe (the Fort C...