Take that's where caravans will be going now ? It's great to see all the new things they have done since I was last here 8 years ago but I loved the chalets right dwn the stayed in them alot .
It was a shock for me also. I was there in the September of 2021 and even in that short time there were a lot of changes. I would have preferred it if they had kept the small car park near the beach, it was used by a lot of less mobile people. My feelings are that parking on the Dragon Lakes side of the site is very limited for people coming over from the other side and the touring area.
To me it just seems to be getting too big, especially for the 'facilities' that are there. The club, swimming pool and restaurant etc. don't seem big enough to accommodate the number of caravans and chalets that are there. Some areas of static caravans seemed to resemble a 'car park' for caravans (to me), just rows and rows of caravans.
As someone who lived and worked here for 8 years, and someone who lived in those chalets, I will never forgive Bourne Leisure for taking my spacious flat away. Those building were "sinking" they said. The fact that they wanted to put a new caravan pitch there next season was a coincidence I suppose...
I never really knew what those chalets had been used for, I had assumed they were holiday lets, I didn't realise that staff lived in them. Where do the staff live now they have gone? It was also sad to see the field has gone, I was told that some outdoor events were held their occasionally. On previous visits I had also used the small car park to access the beach and coastal path - but the car park has also gone. I felt there was a definite lack of car parking for those wanting to access the beach and a definite lack of pavements on the route to the beach, causing people with children and pushchairs to have to walk in the road. i suppose this could change as the development moves forward (hopefully)? I nearly didn't post the video because I didn't want to come across as 'negative' but .... I felt it was a record of the changes so that people who have not been for a while would see this change. While I was there, I felt like there was just too much going on, too many things changing at once and too many lorries and dumper trucks zipping around. I suppose it will quieten down once it gets finished but.... I liked it the way it used to be personally.
The big pile of rubble on the first construction site, when I was driving past, was the remains of the old Chalet block. There was a type of digger there with a ... long spike instead of a bucket and it was breaking up the rubble. As for the music, I always struggle to find music that is the right length for the video and the right 'type' - I only use what is available on TH-cam so the choice is limited. However, I did feel a bit sad at the changes, because when I had previously stayed at Hafan Y Mor, there had been a field and a small parking area (near the first construction site) where I had parked to take the dog onto the beach - it is quite a walk from the touring caravan part of the site so I had driven and parked. I felt quite sad that this small parking area was no longer there, especially as the small car park near the Pizza deck area was always full and there were very limited options elsewhere. I was glad to see that only a section of the Chalets had been demolished and quite a few remained however, I have heard that there might be a 'beach cafe' being constructed at some point but I am not sure where that would be.
I think the Chalets had a longer life span than a caravan does. For the price of Caravans I think they deteriorate a lot quicker. In some ways I think it reflects todays society - disposable products and constant change. I am not sure how the younger generation can get 'attached' to a place when it keeps changing. Don't get me wrong... some change is good but, too much can damage a feeling of familiarity, peace and security.
Take that's where caravans will be going now ?
It's great to see all the new things they have done since I was last here 8 years ago but I loved the chalets right dwn the stayed in them alot .
It was a shock for me also. I was there in the September of 2021 and even in that short time there were a lot of changes. I would have preferred it if they had kept the small car park near the beach, it was used by a lot of less mobile people. My feelings are that parking on the Dragon Lakes side of the site is very limited for people coming over from the other side and the touring area.
Went there 72 and 75 when it was Butlins , looks soulless now to how I remember it , almost apocalyptic.
To me it just seems to be getting too big, especially for the 'facilities' that are there. The club, swimming pool and restaurant etc. don't seem big enough to accommodate the number of caravans and chalets that are there. Some areas of static caravans seemed to resemble a 'car park' for caravans (to me), just rows and rows of caravans.
As someone who lived and worked here for 8 years, and someone who lived in those chalets, I will never forgive Bourne Leisure for taking my spacious flat away. Those building were "sinking" they said. The fact that they wanted to put a new caravan pitch there next season was a coincidence I suppose...
I never really knew what those chalets had been used for, I had assumed they were holiday lets, I didn't realise that staff lived in them. Where do the staff live now they have gone? It was also sad to see the field has gone, I was told that some outdoor events were held their occasionally. On previous visits I had also used the small car park to access the beach and coastal path - but the car park has also gone. I felt there was a definite lack of car parking for those wanting to access the beach and a definite lack of pavements on the route to the beach, causing people with children and pushchairs to have to walk in the road. i suppose this could change as the development moves forward (hopefully)? I nearly didn't post the video because I didn't want to come across as 'negative' but .... I felt it was a record of the changes so that people who have not been for a while would see this change. While I was there, I felt like there was just too much going on, too many things changing at once and too many lorries and dumper trucks zipping around. I suppose it will quieten down once it gets finished but.... I liked it the way it used to be personally.
The music is quite upsetting tho. What was all that big pile of rubble on the construction site?
The big pile of rubble on the first construction site, when I was driving past, was the remains of the old Chalet block. There was a type of digger there with a ... long spike instead of a bucket and it was breaking up the rubble. As for the music, I always struggle to find music that is the right length for the video and the right 'type' - I only use what is available on TH-cam so the choice is limited. However, I did feel a bit sad at the changes, because when I had previously stayed at Hafan Y Mor, there had been a field and a small parking area (near the first construction site) where I had parked to take the dog onto the beach - it is quite a walk from the touring caravan part of the site so I had driven and parked. I felt quite sad that this small parking area was no longer there, especially as the small car park near the Pizza deck area was always full and there were very limited options elsewhere. I was glad to see that only a section of the Chalets had been demolished and quite a few remained however, I have heard that there might be a 'beach cafe' being constructed at some point but I am not sure where that would be.
At least all the other chalets haven’t been demolished!
A new era has dawned gone are the days of redcoats and chalets now caravans and funstars are incharge
I think the Chalets had a longer life span than a caravan does. For the price of Caravans I think they deteriorate a lot quicker. In some ways I think it reflects todays society - disposable products and constant change. I am not sure how the younger generation can get 'attached' to a place when it keeps changing. Don't get me wrong... some change is good but, too much can damage a feeling of familiarity, peace and security.
@@lynwright7705 chalets do have a longer life span because some of butlins chalets are 70 to 60 years old