Butlins Resort Minehead is a holiday camp operated by Butlins, located in Minehead in Somerset, England. It opened in 1962 and remains in use today. It was known as Butlin's Minehead until 1987, and as Somerwest World from then until 1999, when it reopened as Butlins Minehead Resort.
Butlin's Minehead
6229 Duchess of Hamilton steam locomotive Butlins Holiday Camp Minehead 14 August 1974
Butlins Minehead Resort October 2010 typical scene
Skyline Pavilion in Minehead
Butlin's is a chain of large seaside resorts in the United Kingdom, incorporated as Butlins Skyline Limited. Butlin's was founded by Billy Butlin to provide affordable holidays for ordinary British families.
The architecture seen in this 1985 photograph of Butlin's in Ayr was typical of most camps before refurbishment. Note the rows of chalets in the distance.
Billy Butlin receiving Filey camp back from the RAF, who ran it as RAF Hunmanby Moor during the Second World War
The Butlins camp at Pwllheli in 1961
Blue Skies Apartments in Minehead