Billy ButlinThe Man That Made Summer
The official two-part novel drama based on the life of Billy Butlin, or Sir Billy Butlin.
“Our true intent is all for your delight.” In April 1936, a former hoopla stall owner opened a camp at Skegness with that revolutionary promise. This is the story of how Billy Butlin kept it — and changed British life forever.
Your Memories Are Part of British History.
We are building the largest online archive of Butlin's memories ever assembled — photographs, home movies, postcards, programmes, tickets and the family stories that made them matter. Selected photographs may appear in future editions of Book Two.
The Making of a Showman
From the fairgrounds of South Africa to the Bertram Mills circus, the making of a boy who would remake Britain.
The Holiday Camp King
From the opening of Skegness to a national institution — the camps, the Redcoats and the empire of joy.
The Golden Age of the British Holiday.
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