This film captures a Yorkshire family's trip to Rotterdam, Holland. The Drurys set sail on a ferry from Hull to Rotterdam in 1960, and, along with several friends, explore the city with Roger Drury (the filmmaker) documenting the continental sights. The film opens as a ferry departs from Hull port and a panning shot that shows the cars that have been loaded on the ferry are shown. On the voyage over there are views of the filmmaker and his family posing for the camera on deck. The ferry...

This film captures a Yorkshire family's trip to Rotterdam, Holland. The Drurys set sail on a ferry from Hull to Rotterdam in 1960, and, along with several friends, explore the city with Roger Drury (the filmmaker) documenting the continental sights. The film opens as a ferry departs from Hull port and a panning shot that shows the cars that have been loaded on the ferry are shown. On the voyage over there are views of the filmmaker and his family posing for the camera on deck. The ferry then docks at a port in Rotterdam, and a shot captures a sign that reads, 'Hull-Rotterdam-Hull'. The group then board a train that takes them into the city; there are views from the train window of tulip fields, windmills and rivers along the way as they gradually reach more urbanised areas. Shots then capture different streets in Rotterdam that are busy with people and traffic. The filmmaker, next, pays careful attention to a building shaped like a giant torch. A canal basin with long boats is captured by the city, followed by shots of the harbour with various bits of cargo lifted by cranes into ships. In the town there is a wedding; the bride and groom exit a church and pose for photographs, many of their guests stand with them. The camera then pans to show the town square, capturing a tulip stall, bicycles and a caf?, where the group sit and have coffee and chat together - interesting example of fashionable sunglasses during that period. A pristine garden with flowers of tulips is shown, before a group of students in summer wear sit on the pavement and gesture towards the camera. A shot of a cobbled forecourt reveals the holidaying group standing in one corner and walking towards the camera as they take in the architecture. The sequence concludes with shots of an organ player and caf?s along the streets. The film then returns to the docks and shows crates of fruit being loaded onto a boat named 'Melrose Abbey- Hull'. A plush, dark car is then shown as several port workers attach it to a rig on the dock below. The film closes with views as the ferry pulls away from port, capturing different vessels from large commercial liners to battleships. Title - The end.