Thanks for putting this clip online. I cannot remember how many times we went to Butlins at Bognor as children around this time. Such great memories. I wish something as good existed for my kids now.
omg, me and my family went to Bognor 14 years running from 1980 to 1994, its good to see some footage from those years, well done to whoever put this on.
I stayed here in 1985 when I was 12 and it's just how I remember this part of the complex with the amusement rides. I have fond memories of the week I spent there.
I’m only 12 but I’ve been going here ever since I was born and with mine head and skegness my dad is also 52 and he’s been going their since he was 7 it creates good memoriebd
Yes I do, was fantastic, remember it well, I used to spend hours in there putting cars back on the track when they flew off because people took the corners too fast, even remember where it was next to amusement arcade facing car park towards the sea, amazing memories of when butlins was still what sir Billy intended, fantastic value,all action family holiday, sad to see what it has become now, lost all its soul and innocent charm, now just a commercial machine, cost a fortune to stay there and many attractions which used to be included cost extra and not just couple of quid, so grateful I experienced butlins at its best which in my opinion would be up to mid-late eighties, started to go downhill 90s onwards when they started ripping out a lot of the attractions that were included, chairlift,monorail, outside pool, games rooms, boating lake etc etc, such a shame but I have my wonderful memories.
@MSavageEsq Butlins bognor regis is still great, I have been going 2or 3 times a year since 1997 with up to 18 friends and family. I go to Adult weekends and also family weekends as well, in fact I am going on 14th of this month. give it a go, go on go on go on go on ! :-)
@MSavageEsq Butlin's Minehead is still nearly as good. Alton Towers is much better in most ways but much more expensive. Personally I go to Butlin's Minehead whenever I can (even though I live in Australia). I go about once a year. It's not as good as it was in the 80s but it's still very good and still feels like a proper Butlin's camp. Bognor and Skeggy have been decimated beyond recognition though sadly.
