The station was established upon creation of the adjacent camp and was used almost exclusively in conjunction with these facilities, from which it gained its name; access was via a tunnel through the remaining ornamental gates on the landward side which also featured a toll booth for entrance, long since demolished, accessing the camp via a similar booth.

Originally the building was erected by and maintained by the owners of the holiday camp, it is one of the most exposed locations on the tramway for a stopping place and is on a tight curve and steep gradient which makes for the familiar "squeal" of wheels from passing tramcars.

The station has remained nominally open, since the closure of the adjacent holiday camp in 1985, but facilities have not been maintained on site for many years.

Whilst it does not appear on the timetable in common with many other wayside halts, it remains served by the tramway today on a request basis.

The tunnel had however been sealed off since the closure of the camp, but the small toll cottage can still be made out in the undergrowth on the other side of the line.