This film is part of Free
Recollections of Our Summer Holiday at Babbacombe South Devon August 1931
Bowling along country lanes in the family's Austin motor car plus dancing on the beach: the delights of a holiday in Devon
Overview
After some shaky footage of Stonehenge this amateur holiday film moves along with a swing, bowling along some charming country lanes in the family motor car. There's also the opportunity for a spot of chorus line dancing on the beach - check out the natty swimming costumes.
This film makes stylish use of intertitles in identifying holiday highlights, which also include a visit to Buckfastleigh Abbey, a trip on the ferry across the River Dart from Kingswear to Dartmouth, Slapton Sands, Exeter Cathedral, Lidforth Gorge, Dartmoor Prison and Badger's Holt.
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