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The first holiday camp in Britain, Butlin\u2019s Skegness, opened to the public on 11th April, 1936 - although one member of the public, a certain Freda Monk from Nottingham, was so keen to attend that she arrived a day early. It cost 35 shillings per week to attend.\xa0\nSouth Africa-born Billy Butlin had created the camp after holidaying in Barry Island and feeling \u201csorry for the families with young children as they trudged along wet and bedgraggled, and forlornly filled time in amusement arcades until they could return back to the boarding houses.\u201d\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly review the entertainments on offer, from rambunctious Redcoats to boxing kangaroos; explain how The Beatles owe a debt to Butlin\u2019s Skegness; and reveal the sad fate of the park\u2019s famous monorail\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018'Our True Intent Is All For Your Delight' - Glorious Pictures of the Skegness Butlin's\u2019 (Flashbak, 2019): https://flashbak.com/our-true-intent-is-all-for-your-delight-butlins-at-skegness-17646\n\u2022 \u2018The mystery of how an old Butlin's monorail train ended up in this Lincolnshire field\u2019 (Lincolnshire Live, 2021): https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/mystery-how-old-butlins-monorail-5059270\n\u2022 \u2018Best of Butlin's\u2019 (British Path\xe9):\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGZoqkZUFtA\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices