Blackstone Inc. agreed to sell British seaside holiday resorts operator Butlins back to a former owner, the Harris family -- also a partner in the US private-equity giant’s larger UK Bourne ...

But they were actually shot in rural Hampshire 34 years ago and the guests paid £30 each for a weekend break at the camp. They stayed in a disused isolation hospital at Weyhill, near Andover ...

Roy Williams spent more than 30 years at the Butlins camp The son-in-law of Sir Billy Butlins has returned to his native Barry to set up home on the site of a demolished Butlins camp where he worked ...

This is the story of Butlins... 1936: Butlins’ first holiday camp opens at Skegness on April 11 – it costs £100,000 to build. With a capacity of 1,000 guests, it is officially opened by ...

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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 ...

Butlins holiday camp in Skegness opened in 1936, and quickly became a huge hit with Brits It's known as the Blackpool of the East Coast and now photos have revealed just how the first Butlins in ...

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 ...

When Billy Butlin opened his first eponymous summer holiday camp in 1936 on the promise of providing "a week's holiday for a week's pay" he knew that the term no frills made good business sense.

Holiday camp chain Butlins has announced a major refurbishment. Best known for its 1950s 'Hi-de-Hi' image, the company is looking to leave the past behind with a £16m investment in new 'mum ...

A university has teamed up with a Butlins holiday camp - to offer degrees in becoming a Redcoat. Students will learn the skills needed to entertain campers, from singing, dancing and performing to ...

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 ...