butlins 1970

butlins in late 60's

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[crugee]

Thanks so much for this. I found some of the comments here very touching. Like most of them I believe Butlins was a far far better place back then. My Dad used to work at Butlins in Barry Island and I spent a lot of time there, everything was free, the cable car was great and the pool with the underwater windows, the gaiety theatre and the huge ballroom where everybody danced, it was fantastic. I don't know why it had to change, like most things these days, it all changes for the worst

[FantasyMindedMan]

Butlins has Changed so much. they scrapped the monorail and chair lift and the chu chu strain on the track. and the window to let us see the swimers!

What do they have now? A Tent and some pubs

. For a mind of a Child the old butlins was magical. Mega thanx for putting on youtube.

[haroldbhoy67]

Butlins was a brilliant family holiday at very affordable prices. Also very safe for kids and everything was free! i used to go to ayr every year in the 70`s. i took my own kids to Bognor and while the entertainment was still excellent you had to pay for the cinema, snooker, mini golf, funfair etc. Very sad, it wast broke so why did they try to fix it. Cant take the memories away tho!!

[craigpakaman1971]

Was there a scaletrix track somewhere

[craigpakaman1971]

Im sure the red coat at 3:26 is roy hud just seen it on tv about butlins

[prudypompomhead]

@rayhypno Hi,do you still have the clowns and would you like to sell them please,thank you,debbie.

[mrliversalts]

i say bring back the good old days

[rayhypno]

I have 2 of the clowns that where on the wall of the nursery at Barry Island....they need a good home!

[fishbelch]

Life was much lovelier then.

[fcluddski]

wasnt born til 71 but so many memories there of brillaint family holidays as a kid, thanks so much for posting

[newgeorge]

was that at Bognor?

[rouens]

@ashita100 this was clacton it says it on a sign by the pool