Golden Sands Holiday Camp, Hopton on Sea - 1965 advert - This camp opened in the 1930s and was used during the war as a military training site. It was located directly between the Speedwell Caravan Park to the north (now Haven Hopton) and the Potters Holiday Camp to the south. During the late 1970s it was sold to the Scottish company Bellhaven Brewery. Eric Morley (of Miss World fame) and holiday camp supremo Fred Pontin were both involved with Bellhaven during this time and were responsible for the acquisition. Unfortunately it became a liability and nothing could be done to stem the losses (it lost £90,000 in 1981 alone!) and in early 1983 it was sold for £525,000. I'm not sure if it ever reopened again as a holiday camp but at some later point during the 1980s it was demolished and the land used for housing.
