A look at some superb old Butlin's postcards.
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| Butlin's Minehead postcard M13. The Monorail. Postally unused. Undated |
I love the British seaside with all its quirks, eccentricity and traditional entertainment. I grew up on holidays at Butlin's holiday camps in Minehead, Bognor Regis and Ayr - and spent many summers in the 1980's and 1990's at the Barry Island Holiday Camp which used to be a Butlin's camp.
I've got brilliant memories of the monorail, funfair, laser tag and arcades at Butlin's Minehead. It's little wonder that even now I'm such a big fan of the British seaside, monorails, crazy golf and video-games.
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| Riding the monorail at Butlin's Somerwest World in Minehead in the early 1990's |
Emily and I also visited Butlin's Minehead (formerly Somerwest World) on one of our first holidays together in 2004.
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| Butlin's Holidays postcard from Somerwest World Minehead. Postally unused. Undated |
Over the years we've built up a big collection of minigolf postcards, and we always keep an eye out for Butlin's cards as they're such colourful and fun cards, and seeing the monorail at Minehead brings back many happy memories.
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| Butlin's Minehead postcard M15. Monorail over a Main Avenue. Postally unused. Undated |
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| Butlin's Minehead - Monorail over Outdoor Swimming Pool by John Hinde Studios. Postally unused. Undated |
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| A Typical Butlin Monorail. Postcard S25. I also have a variation of this postcard with the caption 'BUTLIN'S SKEGNESS Monorail'. That card was posted on 27 July 1971 |
It's brilliant collecting old postcards of minigolf courses, monorails and holiday camps as they are superb pieces of social history.
Back in the 1970's the minigolf courses at Butlin's holiday camps featured some very big golf balls and tees - they make for a striking image!
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| Butlinland Skegness - Putting Green and Monorail by John Hinde Studios. Sent on 4 August 1980 |
Check out the Butlin's website for more information on their holiday parks.
