In reply to James.

The first post is hilarious.
“A full 40mins walk from the main gate”
PMSL Its over the road about a 100yards if that at the Caravan site.
I personally am not a Butlins fan as it is always too crowded and I don’t like queuing up hours to get a seat in the venues.
But the kids adore it and that’s why we go.
We can have our grown up holidays abroad when the are older. But for now we holiday for the kids and this suits them down to the ground and if they are happy, we are happy.

In reply to David.

If folks bothered to read maps, they would see that Butlins is North of the border in Ingoldmells.
Brief history as follows:
Billy Butlin approached Skegness town council with a proposal for a cheap workers “all in” holiday camp. They laughed at him and turned him down. So he approached Ingoldmells Parish council, with the same proposal and they welcomed the idea, as it would take care of some rough coastal ground if it was developed and the rest is history.
All the locals know where it is…..

In reply to D.P..

Hey detective D.P. maybe you should pass this valuable news on to Butlins head office as they are advertising their Ingoldmells Butlins Holiday Camp as being in Skegness.

what a numpty :-)

David

The news is:
Skegness does not have a Butlins Holiday Camp!

It is situated in Ingoldmells.

Unless someone moved the town borders without telling us.

After reading the top review from a very unhappy Marie who visited butlins skegness on a day trip i felt i had to defend butlins. I have been visiting butlins for day trips aswell as holidays every year since i was 3 im now 23. We have only ever had one problem which was the apartment we stayed is wasnt cleaned to a very high standard so we complained and within minutes cleaners were back doing the job to expectations we expected, aswell as this they gave us wine and chocs for the inconvience aswell as a £20 voucher to enjoy a meal at the sun and moon pub.

Like i say other than this we have never had any problems what so ever. We have loved butlins, so much to do for adults aswell as children and i have to say i have been suprised on many occasions by the very friendly staff, the cleaners are always in full motion too. As for the funfair yes it could do with being updated but the rides all appear to be safe and well functionable. The shows have always been very impressive and clearly shows the hard work the red coats put into there job.overall i would recommend butlins to friends and family and on man occasions i have and they have loved it too :)

Pmsl ,been to butlins for the last 4 years running, n going bk in a few days for another week.kids love it!,, might I just say n this is from a so called Chav who actually holidays to Florida in between! Can I just ask you Marie ” do you work for either pontins or haven” ?…and describing one of they parks instead?..

Going in 2 weeks time. We are all looking forward to it. I am more inclined to believe all the nice positive comments about it than Marie’s!!! Sorry but your over the top negative comments have not put us off.

OMG i have been to butlins for all of my life ts amazing and the fairground is amazing im also local to butlins but why go abroad when u can go to butlins yes it maybe a little over priced but its great fun!!!!!!!!! maybe people should not be so fussy and enjoy themselves

My experience of Butlins was the antithesis of the first review on this page. The staff were friendly, the facilities excellent, and I would heartily recommend Butlins for anyone with children. I saw no issues with cleanliness, and if it’s true that this woman and her kids had to run through the changing room for fear of catching something then she needs to get a grip before her kids pick up her paranoia. Butlins is the bomb, enjoy yourself.

In reply to James.

been going skegness for 30yrs, not once had a prob! felt i had to write in due to some over exaggerant comments!
firstly when u get to butlins the opening to get in is signposted, if it took u 40mins to get into the resort u clearly got off the bus at the wrong place, when u pay to get in you get given a map of where everywhere is, u get given a time table as well of when childrens things start and where! u can get in at 10 and leave at 6pm! you pay £10 for an adult and £8 for kids well worth the money.
There are plenty of redcoats, information kiosks and friendly staff around to ask directions to places if you cannot find them!
its a lovely place with plenty of happi adults with very happi kids because of how kiddie oriantated it is!
There are two fairs on resort a kids fair and a mixed kid/adult fair, for us adults theres about 3 rides worth going on, it does need some extra rides, however they are all safe and well bolted and they are very health and safety concious there! as for the dodgems, well the name says it all! “dodge them” health and safety in a kids place is not gunna allow bumping now are they!
there are a couple of adventure parks, one near the fair and another next to a pub u can keep an eye on your kids easily and again well maintained! u dont have to stand in a “penn” to watch your kids plenty of space all around!
toilets – clean also, ok sometimes the floors of the toilets can be mucky but a cleaner cannot be on call 24/7 especially when uve got kids going in all the time!no other probs! i cant answer for the womens toilets though!
butlins is very clean and tidy, ok u get the odd sandy bit but thats due to the wind pushing the sand over from the beach, this beach has won awards for being the tidiest and nicest and i can see why, its lovely!
theres plenty of places to stop and rest when needed with benches and pubs and cafes and theres always plenty to do ie crazi golf, cinemas, bowling swimming.
swimming – lovely clean changing rooms and toilets can get overcrowded and have to queue to get changing rooms normally on a saturday or tuesday the day after people arrive in the mornings! best time to go is on a friday or monday when people are comming n going! theres no probs with the chlorine and limescale whatsoever! theres always plenty to do at these baths and cleaniness wise there as good as any! a resort would not allow so many kids to go in dirty baths now would they! the steps for queueing are completely safe no rusty bolts etc, painted, well maintained andas for queueing for th spacebowl and masterblaster plenty of roon for two queues and people to walk in between the queues!
marie commented that skegness is for chavs and its for people that cant afford better! dont be fooled by this comment! with kids, price of food and beer on resort it can be as pricey as anywhere else! theres only as many chavs as the next place at butlins! i think marie has more than a chip on her shoulder as calling people chavs without even knowing them and basising people on how they look shows her mentality! and by the way marie i find butlins very clean tidy and hygenic so before u comment on how people must be if they accept butlins just to let u know im just as clean and tidy as u or anyone else!
sorri to hear your 11 yr old was crying however if u ask him to be truthful if your anything like how u moan on here, id say hes crying because of u! ive never known in 30 yrs any child to cry due to butlins! i doubt the staff would of slammed the door on a young kid either! i think theres a bit of an over-exageration there by marie!