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Butlin's Bognor (2 July 1960–1987) Southcoast World (1987 – January 1999) Butlins Bognor Regis Resort (January 1999–present) Campus size: 60 acres (0.24 km 2) Residences: 5,800 (beds) Facilities: Amusement park, swimming pool: Established: 2 July 1960: Website: Butlins.com
Butlins Bognor opened in 1960. The camp later became known as Southcoast World until 1998 and is now known as Butlins Bognor Regis Resort. In 1999 it was renovated again with the construction of a Skyline Pavilion. In 2005, a new £10m hotel called "The Shoreline" was unveiled at the Bognor Regis resort. [19]
In the 1960s Butlin created a series of new camps at Bognor Regis (opened 1960), Minehead (1962) and Barry Island (1966). [n 28] Barry Island remained part of the Butlin's empire until the 1980s, while Bognor and Minehead remain part of the company today. [citation needed] Butlins Bognor Resort in 1962
As with its Bognor Regis and Minehead counterparts, the Skegness resort underwent further improvement work in 1998 with the construction of the Skyline Pavilion. [web 1] This tented structure is described by tourism writer Bruce Prideaux as a "Baby Millennium Dome" even though it pre-dated the dome. The Pavilion contains entertainment ...
Butlins Minehead Resort October 2010 typical scene. As at Bognor Regis and Skegness, Minehead resort underwent further changes in 1998 and 1999 with the demolition of the Windsor building, relocation of the outdoor funpool and construction of the Skyline Pavilion in its place. However, the changes at Minehead were less extensive than at the ...
Eventually, in 1958, the Bognor Regis town council announced that they had reached an agreement with Butlin to take on the 39 acre Brookland site to build a holiday camp, the site on which Butlins still stands today. The camp first opened to the public on 2 July 1960.
The book The Butlins Girls by Elaine Everest is predominantly set at the Skegness camp in 1946, the first year of its re-opening after the war. It features the fictional redcoats Molly Missons, Bunty Grainger, Plum Appleby and Johnny Johnson. There is also a children's book from the 1960s by Frank Richards called Billy Bunter at Butlins. In ...
The Butlin's holiday park in Bognor is closing to day visitors as a precautionary measure. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...