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Wild swimming, hostels and water
Youth hostels promoted wild swimming
Songs, scones and cake
How war shaped holidays after 1939
Nectar
War began for Britain in 1939 and threatened the end of all holidays.
A bit of a mug’s game
I've often puzzled over how low prices in youth hostels really were.
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