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Butlin's Bognor Regis is a holiday camp in the seaside resort of Bognor Regis, West Sussex, England. It lies 55.5 miles (89 km) south southwest of London . Butlin's presence in the town began in 1932 with the opening of an amusement park; their operation soon expanded to take in a zoo as well.
Bognor Regis: 1960: Current: Known as Southcoast World 1987–1998. Still open as Butlins Bognor Regis. Clacton: 1938: 1983: Demolished, now a housing estate. Small area yet to be redeveloped. Filey Holiday Camp: 1945: 1983: Operated independently for six weeks in 1986, but the venture failed and it closed. Gradually demolished between 1988 and ...
Rockaway Beach is an annual music festival in England, held at the Butlin's holiday resort in Bognor Regis.It was founded by Ian Crowther in 2015, [1] devised as a live mixtape that would differ from other festivals by having as few stage time clashes as possible, compared to other festivals.
Bognor Regis (/ ˌ b ɒ ɡ n ər ˈ r iː dʒ ɪ s /), also known as Bognor, is a town and seaside resort in West Sussex on the south coast of England, 56 miles (90 km) south-west of London, 24 miles (39 km) west of Brighton, 6 miles (10 km) south-east of Chichester and 16 miles (26 km) east of Portsmouth.
Sir William Heygate Edmund Colborne Butlin MBE (29 September 1899 – 12 June 1980) was an entrepreneur whose name is synonymous with the British holiday camp. [n 1] [n 2] Although holiday camps such as Warner's existed in one form or another before Butlin opened his first in 1936, it was Butlin who turned holiday camps into a multimillion-pound industry and an important aspect of British culture.
Butlin's Pwllheli was a holiday camp located near Pwllheli in Wales.The site is now used by Haven Holidays for a caravan park and has been renamed Hafan y Môr.When originally opened in 1947, it was named Butlins Pwllheli, but in 1990 was renamed Starcoast World.
Butlin's Ayr was a holiday camp located near Ayr in South Ayrshire, Scotland. When originally opened in 1946, it was named Butlin's Ayr, but in 1987 was renamed Wonderwest World . It closed in 1998 and re-opened in 1999 under the management of Haven Holidays who renamed it Craig Tara .
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