Butlins

cabbiemick
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edited October 2016 in UK Campsites & Touring #1

As anyone recently been touring to butlins we did it many years ago with the children but was not impressed my sister left early but thinking of taking grandchildren next year for a week so any info would be useful thanks

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  • EasyT
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    edited October 2016 #2

    No info but which one? 

  • cabbiemick
    cabbiemick Forum Participant Posts: 297
    edited October 2016 #3

    Minehead butlins

  • young thomas
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    edited October 2016 #4

    didn't know Butlins did touring....?

  • Pliers
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    edited October 2016 #5

    When we were staying at the Club's Minehead site, lots of people with young children were going to Butlins on a day pass basis. They said it was best of both worlds.

     

  • EmilysDad
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    edited October 2016 #6

    didn't know Butlins did touring....?

    We used to take our caravan to Morecambe Butlins years ago when the kids were little, all the entertainment you wanted & for little money you could pay for a meal ticket inthe canteen. Unfortunately they shut it .... it used to be good for a few days away
    at mid-term etc

  • notite
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    edited October 2016 #7

    Butlins at Skegness have had a Touring Park for a great number of years, not cheap, but you get all the entertainments etc

  • TonyBurton
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    edited October 2016 #8

    We stayed at the Skegness Butlins site last year for the Spring Harvest event. It was OK! and ideal if you want to enjoy all the Butlins facilites. I don't think Minehead take caravans.

  • EmilysDad
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    edited October 2016 #9

    didn't know Butlins did touring....?

    We used to take our caravan to Morecambe Butlins years ago when the kids were little, all the entertainment you wanted & for little money you could pay for a meal ticket inthe canteen. Unfortunately they shut it .... it used to be good for a few days away
    at mid-term etc

    Apparently it was a Pontins at Morecambe .... not Butlins! Embarassed

  • harryb
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    edited October 2016 #10

    didn't know Butlins did touring....?

    We used to take our caravan to Morecambe Butlins years ago when the kids were little, all the entertainment you wanted & for little money you could pay for a meal ticket inthe canteen. Unfortunately they shut it .... it used to be good for a few days away
    at mid-term etc

    Dont think there was a Butlins camp at Morecambe

    Think only caravan site is at Skegness

  • Wildwood
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    edited October 2016 #11

    The CC site at Pontins was a good spot for a few days with the children. Plenty for them to do all day and our accomodation looked far better than the site cabins.

  • EmilysDad
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    edited October 2016 #12

     ....

    Dont think there was a Butlins camp at Morecambe

     ....

    You're right ..... I'd corrected myself above Laughing

  • Runrig
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    edited October 2016 #13

    Way back in the mid 60's, my dad took us to Skegness Butlins for a week.
    We didn't have a lot of money, but we did have standards.
    We came home after two days.

    Things might have changed in 50 years... maybe ?

     

  • Fysherman
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    edited October 2016 #14

    The CC site at Pontins was a good spot for a few days with the children. Plenty for them to do all day and our accomodation looked far better than the site cabins.

    My parents had a static on the next door caravan park (not Ocean Edge) and I spent most of the weekends and school holidays there as a kid.

    I used to blag my way into Pontins Middleton Sands to play regularly.

  • scarletsfan
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    edited October 2016 #15

    I thought that the touring park at Minehead had closed down.

  • volvoman9
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    edited October 2016 #16

    didn't know Butlins did touring....?

    Maybe it could be Maplins Happy

    v9

  • Merve
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    edited October 2016 #17

    Butlins? No thanks! 

  • Fysherman
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    edited October 2016 #18

    Butlitz

    Can you escape?

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