Butlins Clacton 1968

[FaerieCrone]

I used to envy all the children who had the chance to go to Butlins. My parents ran their own business and we never went on holiday anywhere. I used to watch the ads on TV and beg them to take us - we never did. Wahh! lol

[prosinger21]

I worked at Butlins from 1967 to 1972. Filey, Clacton, Bognor and Minehead. The best time of my life and met some great people there but where are you all now? look me up on facebook

brian dudhill

briandudhill@aol.com

[oddjobjujitsu]

i was there in 74 won first prize in the fancy dress competition

[philipmah]

Great video - how life and changed since those days! Thanks

[offshoreanorak]

What a lovely video, I had a holiday there in the late 70's then worked as a barrel boy carrying lugguge in the early 80's

[BOOMitsKRIS]

my mum luved butlins good video :D

[KickingConverse]

my nan and grandad met when they worked at butlins in clacton :)

[accentnene]

I remember visiting the old camp on a day pass right at the end 1982/3, I can recall that it was a special place but in MUCH need of reinvestment. The sheer scale of the place took your breath away. Clacton was never the same after its closure, like closing a pit in a mining town.

[saintwinky29]

@accentnene very true my friend, a very good metaphor! These were good days when Britain really boasted good holidays and people gave a shit about one another!

[psyclonesteve]

Brilliant video, love all the old rides, have you any of the Wild Mouse ?

[Spacemonkeyuk01]

Great video!

The 'health and safety' brigade would have a field day on all those rides now!!

[tilerdan]

i live in clacton . happy memorys.

also a little sad that its all gone.

thanks for taking the time to post it..

[dirkthedaring71]

Thanks for putting this up.

[smudgey6120]

the year i was born..went to clacton 6 years later ...loved it thanks for the memories

[AcombDave]

Thanks for sharing those images which bring back happy childhood memories of 3 holidays at Butlins Filey and one at the Skegness camps back in the 1960s

[ashita100]

all bulldozed now sadly and theres a housing estate on the site now

[prudypompom]

I went to clacton every year from the 70s and those were the best days of my life,i remember looking for rubbish to put in the pigs mouth as he sucked it in while living in his toadstool house,thanks so much for sharing your memories.