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 1998/99 rebuild | Changes since 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln (built 1930s) Formerly named Connaught |
Dining halls, Playhouse Theatre, table tennis & ironing rooms | Grosvenor Restaurant & launderette added | Used for storage?? | Used for storage?? | 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 | Outdoor fun pool still there |
| 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 still there |
| 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. |
| 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 currently unused |
| 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 still there |
| 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. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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" | No major changes |
| 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" | No major changes |
