Eve Farrant (nee Lisher), born in 1917 to Frank and Annie Lisher, tells us of a couple of holidays she enjoyed with her husband, Bernard and children, Colin and Lynda.

'In the summer of 1954 Bernard's mother stayed at our house to look after the children, whilst Bernard and I went on holiday. Bernard's father had died from a severe heart attack at Christmas 1943, so his mother was now living alone.

On this holiday we toured, staying at a different hotel each night, making our way to North Wales. We found a lovely golf hotel at Aberdovey and then travelled to Criccieth. Here we found a delightful small hotel that had once been the home of a wealthy mine owner. We felt so happy that we stayed there for three or four days, determined to bring the children back for another holiday. We played croquet on the lawn and wandered in the beautiful countryside.

On our return we stayed at Lake Vynwy and Broadway.

Two years later we decided to take the children and go back to the hotel we loved so much in Criccieth.

Having employed an excellent woman to help in the home, Doreen Jones, I was really relaxed and feeling very fit, and we all thoroughly enjoyed this week's holiday. The children were amused by the large marble bath in the Country Club Hotel. They were fascinated at being able to take the car on the sand at Black Rock, and enjoyed being allowed to take the wheel and drive the car themselves along the sand.

I was surprised, however, when later in the season we had a caravan holiday in Perranporth and I asked the children which holiday they'd enjoyed most. They said the caravan holiday, as it was more free and easy and they didn't have to dress for dinner.'

Young children tend to have more simplistic tastes, which become more complex the older they get.