What is the history of going to the seaside, holiday camps or any sort of holiday? Going on holiday is a relatively new concept. Having paid time off work is a new concept.  We talk about these ideas with Victorian architecture acting as a backdrop to these big shifts in thinking about leisure time, the home and the world beyond the UK. We talk about these issues with Victorian architecture acting as a backdrop to these big shifts in thinking about leisure time, the home and the world beyond the UK.