Before cheap overseas package holidays became commonplace in the 1950s and 1960s Scots were far more limited as to where to go on summer holidays.
It means that ovre half a century ago far more people opted to stay at home and enjoy day trips on sunny days, with train travel opening up much of the country before the Beeching cuts were to take their toll.
Even those who went away for a holiday tended to stick closer to home, with the beaches of Fife, Edinburgh and Scotland's west coast particularly popular for a family break.
It meant that large crowds on Scottish beaches were a common occurance, with tourists battling to get their perfect spot.
Here are 16 pictures of those bygone days.
1. All the fun of the fair
Crowds of holiday-makers on Portobello Beach in 1952 with rollercoaster and funfair in the background.
2. Another sunny day
Holidaymakers crowd the beach at Rothesay, in the west of Scotland, in July 1955.
