Jo Tweedy

Can a paddle in the sea ever be cool? Some of Britain's classic holidays are more popular than ever - as a new crowd discovers the nation's retro resorts and rural idylls.

Some retro resorts have reinvented, while others have floundered Rock sweets, cups of tea, fish and chips and paddling in the sea – holidays for your average British family used to revolve around these things.

If the Cotswolds becomes their new stomping ground, Harry and Meghan are likely to find themselves with just as many celebrity neighbours as they had in California.

The Cotswolds has been dubbed the 'UK's Hollywood' in recent decades

Tourists increasingly want 'experiential' stays, where you can truly escape daily life... by checking into a converted sewage pipe, a hobbit house or a room where it's Christmas 24/7.

Remember yesteryear, when what constituted a good hotel stay was a comfy bed, a decent breakfast and an amiable host who didn't stomp around like Basil Fawlty?

Some of TV history's biggest gameshows once enjoyed by up to 20 million viewers...but the jokes that made them so appealing would likely see them cancelled now.

Modern compliance would likely have seen some of TV history's biggest shows given the red card

From a first holiday abroad to a spontaneous break in Svalbard - we recall some of our most unforgettable trips.

We spoke to tourists about the holidays that have left an unforgettable mark What makes the perfect holiday?