You may think that sampling a mini-break at Butlins in Bognor Regis is not up there with, say, a tour of duty in Helmand Province in terms of tough journalistic assignments. But as I write this, ...

Buoyant Butlins is celebrating its 75th birthday this year. To say the nation’s favourite holiday park has changed since it opened in 1936 is an understatement. Back then it was canteen dining and ...

THE GREAT British break might not be so great very soon after it was announced that the overnight ‘holiday tax’ is set to be ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

When the enterprising Billy Butlin saw the slogan “Our true intent is all for your delight” painted on a fairground organ, he had no idea it was a quotation from A Midsummer Night’s Dream – or so the ...

I stayed at Butlin's Bognor Regis Resort for the first time in a Butlins Hotel. Discover the experience and whether the resort meets expectations. What we know about the 'massive' military complex ...

Most people either marry their first love... or they don’t. They move on, build new lives, and often never cross paths again. But for Sue Palmer-Conn and Bill, what started as a teenage summer romance ...

The sight of those iconic red blazers has long been associated with Billy Butlins' famous holiday parks and their enthusiastic staff. But if we're honest, they've not always been the most stylish ...

Butlins is a name that has become synonymous with Skegness. Why? Well simply Skegness can be called the birth place of Butlins as it was near Skegness that Billy Butlin built his first holiday camp.

Tourists have slammed a popular Butlins resort, claiming the rooms are "disgusting" and food a "rip off". Butlins in Minehead sees thousands of visitors each year, with the site being the largest of ...

The knotted hankies and smell of chip fat are gone, replaced by rainfall showers, coloured lights, spas and avocado salad. Cassandra Jardine reports on a British holiday icon that is reinventing ...