Do YOU yearn for simpler times? Sending postcards, taking photos on a 使い捨てできる camera and getting lost in the car 階級 の中で Britons' 20 most nostalgic childhood holiday memories

By Laura Sharman

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The 20 things that Britons feel most nostalgic about when it comes to looking 支援する on childhood holidays have been 明らかにする／漏らすd in a 投票 - and it's '存在 許すd to stay up late' that takes the 最高の，を越す 位置／汚点／見つけ出す.

In the 熟考する／考慮する, 32 per cent of 回答者／被告s said they were fondest of this bygone vacation pastime.?

最高位の second is buying postcards to send to friends and family, a treasured memory for 26 per cent of those 投票d, and in third is playing cards in bad 天候 (25 per cent).

In 共同の fourth are the 計画（する） taking off at the start of the holiday, going out for late family dinners and taking photos on a 使い捨てできる camera (all 22 per cent).?

Hotel breakfast buffets are not far behind (fifth, 20 per cent).

The 20 things that Britons feel most nostalgic about when it comes to looking back on childhood holidays have been revealed in a poll. Taking photos on a disposable camera plays the biggest part in happy holiday memories for 22 per cent of Britons, ranking it joint fourth

The 20 things that Britons feel most nostalgic about when it comes to looking 支援する on childhood holidays have been 明らかにする／漏らすd in a 投票. Taking photos on a 使い捨てできる camera plays the biggest part in happy holiday memories for 22 per cent of Britons, 最高位の it 共同の fourth

The 熟考する／考慮する 明らかにする／漏らすs that a special place in the nation's hearts is reserved for another dining シナリオ, with 'going to 地元の restaurants' taking 共同の sixth (17 per cent), with?'feeling the first crunch of snow under your feet on a ski trip'.

Continuing the 主題 of winter sports, 14 per cent of Britons feel most nostalgic about drinking a hot chocolate on the 味方する of the ski slope (共同の ninth), while 13 per cent 情愛深く remember watching their skis dangle from the chairlift (共同の 10th).

Food and drink-based 心にいだくd memories return with eating fresh croissants for breakfast and having a small sip of your parents' ワイン 共同の ninth (14 per cent).

For those who approach holidays with a carefree spirit, nostalgia-infused memories 含む getting lost while 運動ing in the car was (14 per cent, 共同の ninth) and laughing at your parents trying to speak the 地元の language (11 per cent, 11th).

Other choice memories 含む getting to the pool 早期に to 捕らえる、獲得する the best seats and bringing a 抱擁する stack of 調書をとる／予約するs to read (共同の 10th, 13 per cent).

BRITONS' 20 MOST NOSTALGIC CHILDHOOD HOLIDAY MEMORIES

1. 存在 許すd to stay up late - 32 per cent

2. Buying postcards for friends and family - 26 per cent

3. Playing cards when the 天候 is bad - 25 per cent

4= The 計画（する） taking off at the start of your holiday - 22 per cent

4= Going out for a late dinner with family - 22 per cent

4= Taking photos on a 使い捨てできる camera - 22 per cent

5. Hotel breakfast buffets - 20 per cent

6= The first crunch of snow under your feet on a ski trip - 17 per cent

6= Going to 地元の restaurants - 17 per cent

7. Going away with a big group of friends and their families - 16 per cent

8. Getting tan lines - 15 per cent

9= Having a small sip of your parents' ワイン - 14 per cent

9= Drinking a hot chocolate on the 味方する of the ski slope - 14 per cent

9= Eating fresh croissants in the morning - 14 per cent

9= Getting lost while 運動ing in the car - 14 per cent

10= Getting to the pool 早期に to 捕らえる、獲得する the best seats - 13 per cent

10= Bringing a 抱擁する stack of 調書をとる／予約するs to read - 13 per cent

10= Watching your skis dangle from the chairlift - 13 per cent

11. Laughing at your parents tryi ng to speak the 地元の language - 11 per cent

12. Struggling to pitch your テント - 10 per cent?

?Source: 水晶 Ski Holidays


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Buying postcards for friends and family is the second most cherished memory overall

Buying postcards for friends and family is the second most 心にいだくd memory 全体にわたる

The 熟考する／考慮する - （売買）手数料，委託（する）／委員会／権限d by 水晶 Ski Holidays,?which 投票d 2,000 British adults -? also 明らかにする／漏らすs that nine in 10 (91 per cent) Britons feel nostalgic when they think 支援する to their childhood holidays.

And a staggering 94 per cent agree that trips as a child were some of the best of their lives.

一方／合間, 93 per cent say they smile and laugh when they look 支援する at old photos from childhood holidays, with 51 per cent admitting that they make them nostalgic for simpler times.

An 全体にわたる 33 per cent of those 投票d say they 行方不明になる the thrill of going away as a child while 21 per cent think that adult holidays do not live up to childhood ones.?

Psychologist Dr Becky Spelman says: 'The way memory 作品 is truly fascinating, 特に when it comes to childhood memories.?

'Because everyday life can be やめる repetitive ? the usual 一連の会議、交渉／完成する of getting up, going to school, and coming home ? childhood holidays often ぼんやり現れる large in our memories, にもかかわらず the fact that we typically only spend a very small 割合 of our time on holiday.

'For kids, holidays are often the only time they have their parents' truly 分割されない attention, away from work and the usual home 義務s. Busy parents often feel 有罪の about spending enough time with their children, but the data shows that 質 is more important than 量 when it comes to family time, and that holidays can be a big part of that.'?

For 13 per cent of Britons, watching your skis dangle from the chairlift is their fondest memory

For 13 per cent of Britons, watching your skis dangle from the chairlift is their fondest memory

The 調査する also 設立する that 40 per cent think childhood holidays open your 注目する，もくろむs to the world and 36 per cent believe they 始める，決める up a lifelong 願望（する） to travel the world.?

Chris Logan, managing director at 水晶 Ski Holidays, said that the 研究 demons trates 'the resounding importance the nation places on family holidays and the sentimental value they 持つ／拘留する'.

The 研究, of 500 スキーヤーs and 500 非，不，無-スキーヤーs, was 行為／行うd in March 2024.?