What from the latter part of the 19th century did the British Public do from anytime from Easter to October by tradition
But the spiraling costs has Forced many people to employ other means to do this. and Of course its a "Class thing"
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Cryptic Clue...Karrow is waiting at one of the "places"

From your clues:

1. bathe with warm water
2. refresh the water in their cooking pots

I'm thinking of Jane Austin novels and the trips to hot springs to 'take the waters'. That practice had begun earlier, though. But I suppose it could also be going to London for the social season at a time when the weather was gloomy, cold and wet outdoors, and terrible roads for the poor horses.

BabsT?
Your answer is warmish in one sense bot you'll see why later

A clue gang ...Its indirectly related to my location message think "French Greyhound" and do a bit of Googling

'Wakes Week'? That's working class. It involves going to the seaside. You'd find a pier at the seaside. Wigan, not by the seaside, is Bedstor's location and is (in)famous for its pier .The factories in the north of England would all close for a week's holiday, Wakes Week. This was done town by town, each having its own week. That week would be spent at a northern seaside resort such as Blackpool.

Nowadays people go abroad for their holidays. That's probably cheaper than spending the time in England.

French greyhound?Puzzling! Literally a 'levrier', a 'hare-hound'. The whippet is the working class greyhound and there's nothing French about it: the name is Germanic, not French, and this small greyhound does not originate in France (methinks). There is no 'French greyhound'. (There's an Italian greyhound, a toy breed, that is decidedly and historically aristocratic: that's quite the opposite of a whippet )

Is Karrow from the seaside? If North, Lytham St Annes or somewhere equally posh, no doubt.

Oops, I messed up. The ones I mentioned would have been the winter season activities. Tactful of you not to point that out.

Well, the only other thing can think of is going to the west coast seaside. But I don't know why that would be getting more expensive, unless travel and accommodation costs are going up -- due to increased tourism from the continent?

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Originally posted by babthrower:
Oops, I messed up. The ones I mentioned would have been the winter season activities. Tactful of you not to point that out.

Dunno about that. Most of Britain is under two metres of water at the moment. Very bad for the horses !

Fred- Greyhound (not the dog type)...but the North American type! You know the answer now?

Just convert the answer to the "French" version
and the rest of the answer will become clear

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Is Karrow from the seaside? If North, Lytham St Annes or somewhere equally posh, no doubt.

She lives on the Cleveleys side ( Just beyond the North Pier) Fred

So the 'French' greyhound is a charabanc, as people used to call a coach (as in 'Greyhound bus'). The word is from the French word meaning 'cart with benches'.

And what British tradition was done in the time period I mentioned above with a charabanc Fred?
Glaringly obvious now?

PS We'd all travel on these despite the nickname being carried over Yelloway was the biggest UK name in the 60's/70's at the peak of the craze

The organised coach tour? The day trip by coach?

The vehicle WEB410T referred to in the second of the above links bears the blue insignia of Premier Travel, a company based in Cambridge.They still exist, but now primarily as travel agents.Back then they ran the local buses for some of the region. Ah, a bit of nostalgia

Now we can't smoke in any 'enclosed public space' in Britain.The law now appears to includes buse and taxis as well as pubs and shops. Back then the coaches had ashtrays and stubbers for cigarettes ! And, of course, you could smoke on a double- decker bus, but only if you were upstairs .

Yes Fred The Families summer coach trips to The sea side We went to Southport when It was busy Nothing much left now Also As a teenager to Blackpool (Karrowland)

My last trip was to Alton Towers in the Midlands about 15 years ago www.altontowers.com

Did you know that the growth of this mode of transport was Indirectly linked to the railway closures of the 1960s,and it's now itself been superseded by the inflation running costs/ overheads and B) the switch to the motor car from the 70's onwards
Only time they are worth it now is on Long distances of a few hundred milee to say Scotland
or Places such as Ireland,France ,Holland, Germany... with accomodation laid on.

Never tried that myself...Sure going to have a smarting backside at the end of a trip like that!