Growing up in the 70s & 80s visiting a lot of the camps over the years with my parents. I was on the front cover of the butlins weekly magazine. Watching new videos of Bognor with the big white tent does not look the same and I don't think i would enjoy a visit. Ah memories .... I now live the other side of the world to Butlins I dont think I will ever see a camp again..... Thank you for the memories and putting the video up. As my wife (Kiwi) would say Hi-De-Hi campers
Thanks a lot, glad you enjoyed it! I also don't really like the modern design with the big tent etc. It's too different from the spirit of the original Butlins for me, although I'm glad they still have some of the things that make it great (redcoats and colourful kids shows etc) Glad to hear this video brought back some memories!
Thank you for this. Heartbreaking. Barry Island camp in the early 80's was the best place in the world for me out of all the camps. Sadly missed. Its tough to visit Barry Island now its gone. But I do.
@@rockabilly375 Thanks for watching! I personally never knew Barry Island with Butlins (we went to Pwllheli and Skegness from the North ), but have always loved Barry each time I've visited. That said, I do wonder sometimes what it must have been like when Butlins was there, and it's sad to think of all that has been lost.
@LHPDocumentaries It really did feel like you actually were away from the rest of the world. I think the combination of a compact camp, yet with all the Butlins attractions combined with the bonus of the pleasure park on the seafront which was fantastic and themed, so two funfairs. You also had Dai Woodhams scrapyard full of rusting steam locomotives to explore if you nipped over the fence. Absolutely fabulous. Plus amusement arcades inside the camp and out. My parents took us to most of the camps, but Barry Island was my favourite.
You're a fantastic poet. That was a lovely documentary! I remember your deep knowledge of the Thoth deck in regards to Tarot. I would love to see a documentary about the true function of Tarot. Much love to you sir.
@@jeffpertz5080 Thanks a lot, really glad you enjoyed it! I've been thinking about how to tackle Thoth tarot in terms of a documentary, it's a big topic and although I have got some ideas of how to do it, it'll take a lot of working out. However, I do think it's a great idea and will definitely look at this at some point!
A FANTASTIC VIDEO! ..I do have to ask (as im of the older generation (ish) i have Never been to a butlins camp ( SHAME ON ME!) But i was born 1970 so missed the heyday of butlins BUt there were STILL a lot of the sites operating back then when i was a kid (just mum and dad could't afford it at the time and then when my youger brother and sister arrived it was totaly out of reach ..so yes we had BnB in blackpool , or a caravan park for a weeks holiday even in the 80s (mum was the only one that had been abroad to spain on a works trip/ holiday at that point) we didnt get abroad till the 90s AND as a full family including myself till 2001 ! (i maty add 1st AND only time i went on a holiday abroad with them ( i was 21 and hated the whole 2 weeks in benidorm! ) anyhow im digressing lol ( im from the north so tend to ramble and go of topic ) in the VID as no one seems to have mentioed it is that a young Des O'connor @ 5:34 ? i know he started of in the holiday camps along with a lot of other classic entertainers be it butlins, pontins , warners etc! 😉
Thanks a lot, really glad you enjoyed it! It is indeed a young Des O'Connor on that image, back from when he worked as a Red Coat in the late 50s. We also never had abroad holidays when I was a child until much later in life. The holidays were always Butlins, Flamingo Land caravans, things like that. Looking back on it, I think I was actually pretty lucky to have seen these things before they all vanished!
My mother loves to tell the story of how my great-grandfather's friend Billy asked him to become partners with him in a little seaside amusements business. He declined the offer because it sounded too much like hard work, but I'm sure you can guess what Billy's full name turned out to be!
Growing up in the 70s & 80s visiting a lot of the camps over the years with my parents. I was on the front cover of the butlins weekly magazine.
Watching new videos of Bognor with the big white tent does not look the same and I don't think i would enjoy a visit.
Ah memories ....
I now live the other side of the world to Butlins I dont think I will ever see a camp again.....
Thank you for the memories and putting the video up.
As my wife (Kiwi) would say Hi-De-Hi campers
Thanks a lot, glad you enjoyed it!
I also don't really like the modern design with the big tent etc. It's too different from the spirit of the original Butlins for me, although I'm glad they still have some of the things that make it great (redcoats and colourful kids shows etc)
Glad to hear this video brought back some memories!
Thank you for this. Heartbreaking. Barry Island camp in the early 80's was the best place in the world for me out of all the camps. Sadly missed. Its tough to visit Barry Island now its gone. But I do.
@@rockabilly375 Thanks for watching! I personally never knew Barry Island with Butlins (we went to Pwllheli and Skegness from the North ), but have always loved Barry each time I've visited. That said, I do wonder sometimes what it must have been like when Butlins was there, and it's sad to think of all that has been lost.
@LHPDocumentaries It really did feel like you actually were away from the rest of the world. I think the combination of a compact camp, yet with all the Butlins attractions combined with the bonus of the pleasure park on the seafront which was fantastic and themed, so two funfairs. You also had Dai Woodhams scrapyard full of rusting steam locomotives to explore if you nipped over the fence. Absolutely fabulous. Plus amusement arcades inside the camp and out. My parents took us to most of the camps, but Barry Island was my favourite.
Well done, nice to see the younger generation interested in the Butlins history. 😊
Thank you very much!
This is amazing! Really made me smile and warm my heart, which is what memories are made of!
@@ButterflyFairy33 Thanks a lot!
This was a brilliant video, really well researched and edited!
Thanks a lot! Glad you enjoyed it!
Very interesting! Subbed
Thanks a lot!
You're a fantastic poet. That was a lovely documentary! I remember your deep knowledge of the Thoth deck in regards to Tarot. I would love to see a documentary about the true function of Tarot. Much love to you sir.
@@jeffpertz5080 Thanks a lot, really glad you enjoyed it!
I've been thinking about how to tackle Thoth tarot in terms of a documentary, it's a big topic and although I have got some ideas of how to do it, it'll take a lot of working out. However, I do think it's a great idea and will definitely look at this at some point!
Take your time and thank you for everything you do.
A FANTASTIC VIDEO! ..I do have to ask (as im of the older generation (ish) i have Never been to a butlins camp ( SHAME ON ME!) But i was born 1970 so missed the heyday of butlins BUt there were STILL a lot of the sites operating back then when i was a kid (just mum and dad could't afford it at the time and then when my youger brother and sister arrived it was totaly out of reach ..so yes we had BnB in blackpool , or a caravan park for a weeks holiday even in the 80s (mum was the only one that had been abroad to spain on a works trip/ holiday at that point) we didnt get abroad till the 90s AND as a full family including myself till 2001 ! (i maty add 1st AND only time i went on a holiday abroad with them ( i was 21 and hated the whole 2 weeks in benidorm! )
anyhow im digressing lol ( im from the north so tend to ramble and go of topic ) in the VID as no one seems to have mentioed it is that a young Des O'connor @ 5:34 ? i know he started of in the holiday camps along with a lot of other classic entertainers be it butlins, pontins , warners etc! 😉
Thanks a lot, really glad you enjoyed it!
It is indeed a young Des O'Connor on that image, back from when he worked as a Red Coat in the late 50s.
We also never had abroad holidays when I was a child until much later in life. The holidays were always Butlins, Flamingo Land caravans, things like that. Looking back on it, I think I was actually pretty lucky to have seen these things before they all vanished!
The Pwllheli Boomerang ride is still being used in America.
My mother loves to tell the story of how my great-grandfather's friend Billy asked him to become partners with him in a little seaside amusements business.
He declined the offer because it sounded too much like hard work, but I'm sure you can guess what Billy's full name turned out to be!
Wow that's amazing! One of those "what could have been" moments for sure. Thanks for sharing!
went in 70s and 80s and later to bognor went few years ago not the same prefer old style
I definitely prefer the old style too! Thanks for watching!