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.
Two magnificent volumes. One extraordinary life.
The Making of a Showman · 1905–1936
From the fairgrounds of South Africa to the Bertram Mills circus, the making of a boy who would remake Britain.
The Holiday Camp King · 1936–1980
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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