Butlins Holiday Resort, Filey 1977

[@BruceLee-zd9bw]

It's great to see old footage of Butlins back in the day, but also very sad at the same time. Back then as a kid growing was pure innocent fun. I would go back to the 70's tomorrow.

[@christiphermeadows5348]

Went to Filey when I was 7....in 1979....it was the best holiday I ever went on...it was fantastic......sad to hear how it's became.............very sad.....r.i.p Butlins Filey.....u were great ..👍

[@jeffallinson8089]

Such a wonderful place to have a childhood holiday. I adored Butlins, Filey.

[@bluelady4183]

No mobile phones! No internet! No stress! On the train and straight to Butlins!!! Thanks for the video!!!!

[@themanftheworld8439]

Better times.Wasnt perfect but better than today.

[@zodiacstorm]

and no fatties too

[@themanftheworld8439]

@@zodiacstorm no chavs either.

[@BruceDanton-br9bw]

Of course if it were there today and open too would it be like that I wonder as well indeed?!@@themanftheworld8439

[@simonwells624]

Uncle Wally's train....Fantastic loving memories!! We holidayed at Butlins Filey from 1974 to 79. Some of the happiest days of my life!!

[@david210560]

Thank you so much for posting this wonderful film clip of the much loved and missed camp at Filey. We spent many happy holidays there and went there twice in 1977. The film clip puts paid to the naive excuse that the greedy bosses used to close the camp of falling visitor numbers. In the film clip we see large crowds and cues everywhere which was always the case every time I went there.

[@gordontaylor3489]

Went to Butlin's Filey with my parents in the late '70's. I used to go (every night of the holiday) to the Empire Theatre and see a different player each night. I also remember that the Indoor Swimming Pool had windows under the water which looked into the restaurant below... you could watch the swimmers as they dived underwater. Gordon Taylor, Fife Scotland.

[@jonstorey6414]

Hi. This video brought back some memories. I was there a year or 2 after that on a school day out. My first words rolling in on the coach was WOW. I had never seen so many people in one place before

[@AdrianBallProduction]

Thanks for sharing!

[@gearjunkie8681]

We loved going to Butlins lovely memories as a Teenager......such a shame the Filey Butlins was left to rot..!!.......brings a tear to you eyes....R.I.P

[@janinehill577]

Fantastic childhood memories about our holidays there. It was magical

[@eddysylvester157]

Went to filey as a kid with my parents 1975, we had a great time there, still have fond memories of people we met... loved the cable car. Good memory of my first girl friend sherylyne that I met there from Sheffield, good days. Eddy.

[@philbartlett395]

Sad to see but also brings back wonderful memories, this was Butlins way before it turned into the money grabbing commercial machine it is is today, back then you could go out in the morning with a few pence in your pocket and when that was spent rest of day on all the included attractions, indoor pool, outdoor pool, indoor funfair, outdoor funfair, monorail, chairlift, games room, multiple arcades,etc etc, I thought it was paradise as a child, sad to see many long gone and what camps remain have turned into, used to be an amazing, low cost family holiday, I heard recently two weeks in August for a family would cost £4500, absolutely ludicrous, thanks for posting, nostalgic memories of better days.

[@BruceDanton-br9bw]

I am sure but alas of course you are so right there then too indeed as well?!

[@Vor_Tex_Sun]

I was an 80s child born in 1980. I missed the 70s generation. Always find intresting to look back

[@nigelrigby985]

I worked on at the camp in Filey during 1974 and 1975. There's a clip midway through the video of the staff accommodation. Many many happy memories from Filey.

[@wishmastermaker]

You didn't happen to know a bloke called Eddie who worked in the kitchens in 1975, he only had the 1 season there in 1975, i dont know his last name unfortunately, my wife's friend is trying to locate him as its her biological dad, she was 15 months when he left

[@jaynestag95]

Filey was the only camp I didn't go to. The others I went many times in the 70s. That was a real holiday back then. Magical for parents and children.

[@sdone7672]

Nice upload, passed Butlins Filey many times as a kid on the way to Scarborough but never actually got there. Happy days!!

[@cashcrop70]

I was there in early September '80 and '81. Saw Chariots of Fire at the cinema there. Great holidays.

[@willbee6785]

I was there in ‘77. It was brilliant.

[@stephenowens5375]

I remember going there in the early 70s, entered a fancy dress costume as a footballer, lol....also got my first swimming certificate, 10 yards with aid of instructor. I still remember the instructor who was blonde and first name was Dawn. I am sure I still have some of the photos in the little red plastic view finders which doubled up as a key ring....Thanks for the upload :)

[@Elmwood-ze3cr]

Absolutely brilliant days , brought back some great memories from my chilhood , Thanks for posting

[@taniamalis]

jeez. I loved that place. We went about 8 times between 70's and 80's

[@grahamholden3537]

Loved that place great holidays in the late sixties and early 70s chair lift and beachcomber bar brill!!😎😎

[@tominnis8353]

Fascinating stuff. Thank you.

[@stottybox3185]

I remember the Polynesian bar, had a little stream running through it.

[@durhamfox5271]

The Beachcomber was magical when the storm came!

[@moggiee1]

thanks for sharing this excellent vid :)

[@kenrichardson3269]

Worked as a Dining Hall Porter there that year (69) in Windsor, Grosvenor and Kent. Amazing times.

[@DiskoKing]

The boating lake is now a golf course, as part of Haven's Primrose Valley Holiday Park

[@themanftheworld8439]

Part of the lake is still there at PV.

[@doctorsocrates4413]

I find it strange that have holidays can thrive and yet the Butlins camp apparently couldn't...sad to see this place left to rot away...with better investment it would still be there today.

[@keepthefaith9594]

I wish they would bring bk the monorail up in all the butlins today and give us a nice family rollercoaster would be nice

[@jimwright1148]

Had a few family holidays there in early 70's,great fun for us kids,so much to do,remember them fondly

[@BruceDanton-br9bw]

Although we did not go there; we passed the site once in October 1981 when we were away up from there in Scarborough at the time. I know we saw the old rail station; already then abandoned alas; but I guess the site then would have been open so too? A deep shame of course that a few years later the site would close. Although of course too I guess at the time no-one was to know that as such? Thank you anyway!

[@DisneyMarkUK]

Loved this place, thanks for sharing this

[@DisneyMarkUK]

Omg this is amazing, thank you

[@doctorsocrates4413]

Sad day when it closed.

[@blackpool321]

We were there as kids 1977 , I had broken my arm the week before we went so I wasnt allowed on a lot of the rides ...I remember the midnight movies in the theatre "Tentacles " was one of them ...

[@lescranswick70]

in its last year we where talking to the manager and he told us ,you wont recognize this place next year ,he was right the closed it after spending millions on the Gaiety Complex the Gaiety Theatre was the largest single story theatre in Europe before it closed .and the Princess Bar before they alterd it was the longest bar in europe

[@brettkeepin808]

Nice blast from the past 👍

[@themanftheworld8439]

I visited 5 years earlier in 1972.

[@dryflyman7121]

I wonder how many meals were served there a day in peak season?

[@annevans4796]

So sad

[@MegaBeforeandafter]

2:07 this background sound is the same sound i heard when the herald of free enterprise ferry went down and i was trapped in the cafe for 6 hours. ts given me horrible flashbacks.

[@joycenisbet4069]

best holiday ever age 16. GlaSGOW Fair and Big Jims Scotland world cup time

[@hurchgoer]

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[@douglasmiller1458]

I think Billy was right in closing Filey, what a dump it looks back then, a financial money pit.