{"id":204,"date":"2026-07-29T04:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T04:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikecaine.im\/?page_id=204"},"modified":"2026-08-02T11:27:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T11:27:40","slug":"howstrake-douglas-bay-camp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mikecaine.im\/index.php\/howstrake-douglas-bay-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Howstrake Douglas Bay Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"204\" class=\"elementor elementor-204\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b22c76 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b22c76\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca011d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca011d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Historic Holiday Camp \u2022 Tourism Heritage<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9988eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9988eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Howstrake\nDouglas Bay Holiday Camp\n <span> - 1929<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7a9f1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7a9f1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Established in 1929 on the site of today&#8217;s Bay View Road, the Douglas Bay Holiday Camp was created during the peak of the Isle of Man&#8217;s holiday camp era. Inspired by the success of nearby camps at Howstrake and Douglas, it briefly welcomed visitors seeking affordable seaside accommodation. However, after only three seasons of operation, the camp entered liquidation, making it a short-lived yet notable chapter in Howstrake&#8217;s tourism history.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aecc34 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3aecc34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1373a7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e1373a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-420dbad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"420dbad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 1929 another entrepreneur, no doubt encouraged by the success of the Howstrake Camp and of Cunningham&#8217;s Camp in Douglas, established a camp on what is now Bay View Road. This was in existence for only three years before going into liquidation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Historic Holiday Camp \u2022 Tourism Heritage Howstrake Douglas Bay Holiday Camp &#8211; 1929 Established in 1929 on the site of today&#8217;s Bay View Road, the Douglas Bay Holiday Camp was created during the peak of the Isle of Man&#8217;s holiday camp era. 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