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Butlin's Barry Island Collection

Butlin's Barry Island

An important location in the Butlin's history is in Barry Island, based in South Wales. This location is where Sir Billy Butlin had thought of an idea and one that was going to change a lot of people's lives. On a trip to Barry Island, Sir Billy was staying at a B & B and was enjoying all that Barry Island was offering. This was until tried to get back to his room to find that it had been locked and there was no way to go inside.

The inspiration had grown from this moment and the birth of the idea of the camps was born, making this location an important location. Barry Island Butlin's was also the smallest of the camps and the last one to be built. In the late 1980s, around 1986, the future of the camp as a Butlins had come to an end as Rank chose to close this location down.

However, the camp still continued to entertain many others under the name of Majestic. This was all the way until the year 1997 when the Vale of Glamorgan Council had purchased the land. Today, it's now housing with a dedicated blue plaque showing the rich history of this very important location. 

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Welcome to Barry Island Page

Barry Island Postcards

Come and view the postcards of Barry Island how the photos have frozen a moment in time. Click on the photo above or on the menu button below to view more.

Read the campers memories

Come and view the memories from the campers of Butlin's Barry Island. Click on the photo above or on the menu button below to view more.

Barry Island Entertainment Guides

Here is my collection of entertainment guides that I have uploaded to the website. Please click on the photo above or on the menu below to view more.

Barry Island Camp Maps

To view the Barry Island maps of the former holiday camp, please click on the photo above or the button below.

Barry Island Butlin's videos

View the videos of Barry Island Butlins that have been placed on the internet. Click on the photo or the button below to view them

Butlins in the news

Click on the photo above or the button below to view the chat on the newspaper websites about Butlins Barry Island. 

Send Mark a message to have a chat!

Just click on an icon below to send  Mark a message to chat about your time at Butlins and memories