Butlins was founded as a holiday camp site in Skegness by Billy Butlin in 1936, who believed British holidaymakers needed a place where there are things for them to do. It offered chalets by the sea ...

The Skegness Esplanade and Tower Gardens, Lincolnshire is where Billy Butlin opened his first Butlins holiday camp in 1936 THE UK’s first Butlins holiday camp has become a Grade II Listed historical ...

As millions currently enjoy the Bank Holiday weekend during the summer holidays we take a look into what many Britons were doing at this time more than 40 years ago. Here's our gallery of images from ...

When the enterprising Billy Butlin saw the slogan “Our true intent is all for your delight” painted on a fairground organ, he had no idea it was a quotation from A Midsummer Night’s Dream – or so the ...

IF you’re looking to book a UK staycay next year, it can be tricky to work out which of the big holiday park players to pick. My family of five, with boys aged between three and 10, has been lucky ...

A single mum-of-five has lost £655 after the caravan she had booked for a one-week stay at Butlins was repossessed from its owner. Emma Surtees, from Cleethorpes, says she feels she was “scammed” into ...

The huge expansion was given the go-ahead by the local council, which would see another 33 acres added to the holiday park. Once open, it could welcome another 150,000 guests per year. The planning ...

People may be considering a holiday in the UK this year after Wales' First Minister advised people to "holiday at home" in 2021. International travel can now resume but with extra safeguards in place ...

Holiday park giants Pontins and Butlins have both outlined their latest plans to reopen as the UK's lockdown measures begin to relax. Both companies have said they expect to be open in July, though ...