Ayr | Barry Island | Bognor Regis | Clacton | Filey | Minehead | Mosney | Pwllheli | Skegness
Any additional information or corrections will be most welcome
| Building or attraction name | Original features | Changes over the years | Changes during the Funcoast World rebuild | Changes during the Rank Family Entertainment Resort rebuild in 1998/99 | Changes During Bourne Leisure (2000-2021) | Changes During Blackstone (2021-2022) | Changes During Harris Family (From 2022) |
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| Lincoln (built 1930s) Formerly named Connaught |
Dining halls, Playhouse Theatre, table tennis & ironing rooms | Grosvenor Restaurant & launderette added | Continued to be used as dining halls | Dining rooms were relocated to the ground floor of the Queens Building, whilst admin offices were relocated to the Lincoln Building from the main reception | Used for offices & storage | ||
| Windsor (built 1930s) |
Windsor & York dining halls | no major changes | Demolished | n/a | n/a | ||
| Tower (built 1930s) |
Coffee lounge, shops, laundrette, post office & amusement arcade | no major changes | Transformed into Cocunut Willies Bar and then into Moonshiners Family Bar | Rebuilt into Tom Cobleigh pub and then into the Sun & Moon pub | Sun & Moon refurbished in early 2008 | ||
| Reception (built 1930s)Formerly named York |
Tudor Lounge bar, reception, mail office and bingo | Destroyed by fire 1974. Land became sports field until 1984 when new outdoor funpool built | Outdoor fun pool still there | Outdoor fun pool still there | Indoor fun pool enlarged in 2013 to partially cover part of the site, whilst the remaining area was converted to a Splash Zone, incorporating outdoor fountains | ||
| Princes (original built 1930s - replaced with new building 1960s) |
Old time dancing, photographic studio, Princes cafe & ballroom | Original building demolished 1963/64 and replaced by new 2-storey structure housing the Beachcomber bar, Princes bar and ballroom. This burnt down in 1974 and the land became a sports field | New indoor funpool built on the site in 1987 | Indoor fun pool still there | Indoor fun pool refurbished and enlarged in 2013 | ||
| Regency (built 1930s) Formerly named Gloucester |
Gloucester dining hall and shops. Later also housed the Kent dining halls | Name changed to Regency Building with ballroom, coffee lounge, bar, amusement arcade & cigarette/sweet shop | Transformed into Bourbon Street Bar with food court & coffee shop | Transformed into Hotshots Entertainment Centre with Jokers shop, bowling and amusement arcade. Now joined to Skyline Pavilion | no major changes | ||
| Empress (built 1930s) |
Ballroom, Empress bar and cafe, amusement arcade and shops | No major changes | Transformed into Showboat Club and amusement arcade | Transformed into Centre Stage Theatre. Now joined to Skyline Pavilion | New viewing balcony added in 2010, known as the "Sky Bar" and subject to an additional charge for those wishing to use it | ||
| Queens (original built 1930s - replaced with new building 1960s) Formerly named Kent |
Kent dining hall, Pig & Whistle bar and ballroom | Original building demolished early '60s and replaced by new 2-storey structure housing Queens Club Bar, quiet lounge, Golden Grill restaurant & card room. Latter additions included the Bier Keller bar and a supermarket | Transformed into Woodys Family Bar, family ballroom, Harvesters dining room and supermarket | Transformed into Reds Theatre (upstairs) and Coral Beach half-board restaurant (downstairs) | Interior of Reds given major refurbishment in 2007 Approximately one third of Coral Beach converted in 2009 to a new premium dining restaurant, known as "Coast". More recently the remainder of Coral Beach has been refurbished & split into two dining areas. |
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| Gaiety Theatre (built c1939) Formerly named Butlin Theatre |
Large theatre. Previously used at the 1938 Glasgow Empire Exhibition | No major changes | No major changes | Demolished. Land now used for go-karts, crazy golf and Fox Kids outdoor play area | Crazy golf moved and replaced with new course in 2007, area occupied by old course now used by Little Stars Fairground, which was relocated here to make room for Firehouse Restaurant | ||
| North Swimming Pool (built 1930s) |
Outdoor heated pool situated outside the Tower building | No major changes but pool was less used after the opening of the new outdoor fun pool in the mid '80s | Left standing but unused. One end converted for use with remote control boats | Filled in using rubble from demolished buildings. Land now used for car parking | Land still used for car parking | ||
| South Swimming Pool (built 1940s?) |
Outdoor heated pool situated between the Ingoldmells & Queens buildings | Filled in during the 1970s and land became a crazy golf course. Fountains remained & became flower gardens | Crazy Golf removed. Land not reused | Land used as turning area for vehicles | Land still turning area for vehicles | ||
| Boating Lake (built 1930s) |
Large outdoor boating lake by the beach | No major changes | No major changes | Mostly filled in and land used for car parking. Small part remains as duck pond | Still car parking & duck pond | ||
| Kids Playground (built 1930s) |
Playground situated at the front of the camp | No major changes | Closed. Land used for car parking | Still car parking | Still car parking | ||
| Yellow Camp (built 1930s) |
Chalets | Various modernisation programs over the years | Chalets demolished. Land used for caravan village known as Sandhills | Caravans removed and brand new Starfish Quay apartments built on site | Apartments to be refurbished into Fairground Apartments in 2017 | ||
| Blue Camp (built 1930s) |
Chalets | Various modernisation programs over the years. | Big area of chalets next to Green Camp demolished and replaced with brand new Ingoldmells Village apartments. Rest refurbished and retained as Boston Village | Ingoldmells Village converted to Lagoon Bay. Boston Village converted to Pacific Wharf |
Old two storey chalets demolished in 2004 leaving an empty field behind the Skyline Pavillion and an empty space between the Skyline Pavillion & single storey Pacific Wharf chalets. New crazy golf course constructed between Skyline Pavillion & remaining Pacific Wharf chalets in 2007. New Hire Shop also added in 2008 and various sports activities added in 2010 including a high-ropes course, multi sports court, volley ball court and archery range. Lagoon Bay apartments refurbished into Seaside Apartments in 2016. | ||
| Green Camp (built 1930s) |
Chalets | Various modernisation programs over the years. | All chalets north of Infants centre demolished and replaced with brand new Raithby Village. Remainder refurbished & converted into Gunby Village | Raithby Village converted into Ocean Point apartments Older chalets used for staff accomodation |
No major changes | ||
| Red Camp (built late 1960s) |
Self-catering flatlets built on other side of main road and connected with main camp by subway tunnel | No major changes | Renamed Roman Village. Caravans also added. | All flatlets demolished and replaced with more static caravans | No major changes | ||
| Ingoldmells (built late 1940s) Formerly the Ingoldmells Hotel |
Hotel | Hotel closed. Building later transformed into main Reception, Tudor Lounge bar, kids play area, first aid, coffee bar, cocktail lounge & post office | Merrie England bar added. Part of building demolished and replaced by "Beach Club" swimming pool |
Transformed into Jumpin' Jacks Bar, Swinging Shillelagh bar and restaurant, Fox Kids indoor play area, shops & amusement arcade | Beach Club converted to adult only Spa in 2004. Swinging Shillelagh demolished in 2006 |
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| Indoor Heated Pool (built early 1950s) |
Indoor Heated Pool with underwater windows | No major changes | Closed for swimming and used for canoe and snorkel practise | Demolished | n/a | ||
| Chairlift (built 1962) |
Ran from the one end of the camp to the other. The longest in the Butlins empire | No major changes | No major changes during the Funcoast World rebuild. However did close two years later at the end of 1989 | Old north chairlift station still standing. Used for storage (?) | Old north chairlift station refurbished and used as Gold Check-in | ||
| Miniature Railway (built 1962) |
Ran around the edge of the sports field on the south side of the camp | New larger 'Wild West' train arrived in 1974. | Closed. Land later used for caravans and car parking | n/a | n/a | ||
| Steam Locos (arrived '63 & '64) |
Two full size ex-British Rail steam locos placed on display inside the miniature railway loop | Both removed 1971 and preserved elsewhere | n/a | n/a | n/a | ||
| Monorail (built 1965) |
Formed a loop of around a mile with two stations | No major changes | No major changes. New trains replaced originals in 1993 | No major changes | Closed end of 2002 and scrapped | ||
| Edinburgh Bldg (built ??) |
Warwick & Edinburgh dining halls. | Changed to include snooker room, billiards, table tennis, darts and bowls. Small ballroom also added at the front | No major changes | Now Green Baize snooker club & Stars childrens club. Ballroom became Newsbreak |
Newsbreak converted to "The Outlet Store" in 2006 although some Newsbreak items still sold in there | ||
| Shopping Centre (built ??) |
Shops, table tennis room and Playhouse Theatre | Playhouse Theatre turned into Junior Showplace | No major changes | Cinema, Everydays supermarket, Harry Ramsdens restaurant & gift shop. Now joined to Skyline Pavilion | Harry Ramsdens restaurant rebranded as Finnigans Fish & Chips Back section of the building converted to house archery in 2010 |
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| Victoria (built ??) |
Photo centre, shops and railway enquiries | Amusement arcade added | Became the amusement centre | Was then used for half board check-in & guest services | Converted to "The Front Room" bar in 2006 | ||
| Infants Centre (built ??) |
No major changes | No major changes | No major changes | No major changes | Still there and still serving the same purpose | ||
| Empire Theatre (built ??) |
Theatre and film shows | No major changes | Demolished. Land now part of new Boston Village apartments | n/a | n/a | ||
| Children's Theatre (built ??) |
Children's Theatre with junior playroom & parents lounge | Turned into Windsor Sports Centre with trampolines, badmington, keep fit studio and 5-a-side football | No major changes | Now Megazone Laser Arena and staff restaurant (upstairs) | No major changes | ||
| Outdoor Fun Pool (built c1984) |
Outdoor fun pool built on the site of the old Reception building | n/a | No major changes | Reduced in size to allow for expansion of "Splash" | Removed in 2012 to allow for further expansion of Splash. Remainder of site used for Splash Zone, which included various fountains. | ||
| Indoor Fun Pool (built 1987) |
Indoor fun pool built on the site of the old Princes building | n/a | Built new, named "Funsplash" | Various new slides & features added, renamed "Splash" | Pool refurbished and enlarged in 2013 |
