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Butlins changes throughout the years
hyperstarsponge
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Back in the day, It used to be weeks hoilday for a month pay. I wasn't born then but it was mention on the history of the site. Fast forward to 2013 and you still wouldn't have paid for your holiday after a year. Plus you have to pay over £3.50 for pints in venues, There is money grabbing machines that just designed to drop near the end to temp you. Then the cycle repeats. Plus there is the £100 charge to get seats that noone will nick when you get up in a upstairs area. There are alot of things that would upset you if you go back to any resort now. Serves as warning if you looking for somewhere to take your kids or grandkids. Because the place is getting worse with the prices getting higher every year. These are the few reasons why I would never take my unborn kids there, Surprised they don't include a charge on whats left of the funfair. Disgrace how many rides that used to be there isn't at Skegness Butlins now. The monorail is one of them. I know the swimming place there has been done up lately but there might include a charge to use the new water rides. It won't surprise me in the least 
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They do. Only the very shittest rides are free.
Us to.
:eek: How much does it cost now?
I've never been, I wanted to go when I was little
Agree with all this. The chalets were very basic but we never spent any time in them:)
And to the OP, no, Skegness doesn't charge you to use the pool or the slides.
We had to settle for thinking about going to Pontin's, then not going.:(
We used to have to settle for a youth hostel in Boggle Hole. Pontins was the height of 5* luxury by comparison.
Average monthly salary is about £1300 a month after tax, are you saying a weeks holiday costs more than that?
The OP has got many things wrong. The original slogan was a weeks holiday for a weeks pay.
Was that per person? Or a family holiday?
This brings back memories.
We went a lot during the 80's too.
I seem to remember there only being about 5 camps and we went to 4 of them (Pwhelli, Minehead, Skegness and Ayr). The only one we never went to was Bognor.
Can remember the monorails and chairlifts.
Outdoor pools with little tanks and water cannons in them. Later on they introduced wave machines.
They all had pretty good beaches although I can remember the Phwelli beach being quite pebbly.
We mostly stayed in chalets except for Ayr where it was a big 8 berth caravan.
Great times!
I can imagine them being full of stag and hen dos now though and not being the same at all.
Queue buster tickets for the slides and venues unless you want to wait a while.
I'd wondered why the original post had rung so untrue. Butlins was for the working man who earned a weekly wage not a monthly salary - and the marketers knew this full well.
You think you had it rough? We camped in a tent in the back yard for two weeks.:p
Actually, we used to go to Pontins at Prestatyn in the 70's. Loved it, then.
We used to go there in the 80s and 90s. Really liked it as well.
In Pwhelli everything was free except the booze but it was very reasonably priced.
Loved the place and still remember fondly people who I met and worked with all those years ago. Wonder they are now.
Check out Croyde Bay Unison. It is a great place for a holiday.
When they have one of their special offers it can work out very cheap especially if you are a Unison member. Plus there is a 50% discount for low wage earners.