Tom’s Field is a little over 4.5 acres and was used for stone quarrying having heads for three underground workings. When underground working became less attractive the land became used as a smallholding for cattle, chicken and pigs.
The whole of Tom’s Field Road once belonged to the Bower family but was gradually sold off as building plots.

Toms Field was first used for casual camping in the late 1950s at that time part of the land was still used as a small holding. Tom and his father developed the site and had some interesting and innovative ideas. There was Tom’s venture into pre- erected tents. This took place in  the mid seventies.  The concept of  tent camping as an inexpensive family holiday was facing increasing competition from caravans both static and touring. The cheap package holiday in Spain was enjoying a massive boom with the advent of Laker Airways and other such all  inclusive operators. In France there were large camps that operated tents for camping holidays with the holiday makers travelling over to the continent by coach.
It was in this environment that Tom thought that others can do this sort of thing, why not at Tom’s Field!



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