tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post1914069021311803558..comments2023-10-30T00:51:36.361-11:00Comments on Diary of a Desperate Exmoor Woman: Bank holidays and ButlinsExmoorjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09230395732150659356noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-60417035226547841242009-08-22T21:59:33.949-11:002009-08-22T21:59:33.949-11:00I am in a similar boat, multitasking single mum, i...I am in a similar boat, multitasking single mum, in the middle of LONG summer holiday! I will be staying in a lovely <a href="http://www.highcliffehouse.co.uk" rel="nofollow">devon accommodation</a> really looking forward to my break near the coastal path it sounds so beautiful, i just hope the kids appreciate it! Although it's doubtful. mine are teenagers and will be bringing the x box and i pods so same old stuff for them but at least i can enjoy the beautiful surroundings!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12762794888297824104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-61003008576578519552009-06-05T08:21:56.029-11:002009-06-05T08:21:56.029-11:00Don't say bad stuff about Minehead we are due ...Don't say bad stuff about Minehead we are due to spend a week there in the summer, kids are 4,2 and not yet 1 so hopefully they will enjoy it.<br /><br />Making sure to take the car so car so can go to other places toLaura McIntyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11808784566238960772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-29616032556952871522009-06-04T22:38:11.262-11:002009-06-04T22:38:11.262-11:00Thanks for your review and the comments. We have p...Thanks for your review and the comments. We have passed the main points on to the relevant team members and also our MD who has taken everything on board.Wearebutlinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09155673081100999113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-81234797934478424422009-06-01T07:46:55.481-11:002009-06-01T07:46:55.481-11:00I always wondered about Butlins. Everyone says the...I always wondered about Butlins. Everyone says the kids love it, but the parents hate it. I'm going in Seot. so will see...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02424852811523341436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-48296676133471298522009-05-28T22:27:17.490-11:002009-05-28T22:27:17.490-11:00Well done you and the book sounds great! But why d...Well done you and the book sounds great! But why did those friends leave after 5 mins? I think we should be told!DD's Diaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398659302311180518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-35217870700863802262009-05-28T03:05:32.861-11:002009-05-28T03:05:32.861-11:00Ten gold stars for you - that beats the bbq paella...Ten gold stars for you - that beats the bbq paella hands down for effort!Welsh Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12892102110682697495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-34208584423964766632009-05-27T11:17:54.548-11:002009-05-27T11:17:54.548-11:00Wow - v impressive on the Mummy front, Jane! Am ra...Wow - v impressive on the Mummy front, Jane! Am rather relieved and reassured to read this, as I've just booked my boy on a Butlins weekend with a friend's family (and I have to confess, I did almost have to supress a shudder when I signed the form). However, I gather it's the new black. Almost cool, in fact.LITTLE BROWN DOGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752176955139690523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-75993139572678996732009-05-27T10:57:16.304-11:002009-05-27T10:57:16.304-11:00Well done Jane, I've never been to Butlins. Perha...Well done Jane, I've never been to Butlins. Perhaps Disney world has given you a taste for it?Cait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-82153518259951519492009-05-27T10:23:41.475-11:002009-05-27T10:23:41.475-11:00You, Jane, are indeed a Good Mum. That was over a...You, Jane, are indeed a Good Mum. That was over and above the call of duty. I've spent many hours in steamy pool 'viewing' areas, actually having some of my best naps in the hot, noisy, chlorine scented bleachers.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-57703938468470779012009-05-27T10:12:53.042-11:002009-05-27T10:12:53.042-11:00Little award over at mine for you :) xLittle award over at mine for you :) xMum Gone Madhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06668267044033019603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-47487082891207570692009-05-27T08:07:36.548-11:002009-05-27T08:07:36.548-11:00Rhubarb & Vanilla thingys sound delish. The t...Rhubarb & Vanilla thingys sound delish. The thought of Butlins leaves me cold but the pool sounds fab.<br />Well done for going!<br />CKxCalico Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11054839834452087857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-45361294685793895392009-05-27T00:49:03.281-11:002009-05-27T00:49:03.281-11:00I spent a year in Butlins one day when I was a chi...I spent a year in Butlins one day when I was a child. Mum and Her-Next-Door took six of us to Mosney in Co Meath - we had a wonderful train ride, arrived at the camp and 45 minutes later wanted to spend time on the beach, and that was in the rain...we spent the day asking "can we go home now please?"...u n f o r g e t t a b l e!Irish Eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14042737813267994620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-27329903591325742712009-05-27T00:26:20.340-11:002009-05-27T00:26:20.340-11:00That sounds like a cross between fun and excrutiat...That sounds like a cross between fun and excrutiating? We don't have anything like that nearby (thankfully!) but any thing aimed at the children is always a money pit. Glad to see they enjoyed the free bit too!Annette Piperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14798167381076660096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-82182044678657801592009-05-26T22:29:05.749-11:002009-05-26T22:29:05.749-11:00Reasons: I AM the common folk...just do a good co...Reasons: I AM the common folk...just do a good cover-up job some of the time...!<br /><br />Maddie: sounds like a hoot - absolutely let me know.<br /><br />Claire: don't worry, whatever it is I think I've got it too! I think it's called being a mother..<br /><br />MM: I have SO many good mummy points I have a positive halo!<br /><br />Clarey: yuk. Stains on bed SO not good.<br /><br />Yummy Mammy: the adult weekends crack me up - sometimes we'll go to Minehead and see thousands of bikers or teddy boys or whatever. Hilarious.<br /><br />B-J: sorry, hope I haven't reactivated some PTSD!<br /><br />Erica: no, there was something in those mojitos - I just know it!<br /><br />Karmina: eek, sounds a bit scary...<br /><br />Mark: Ah, now I've made someone happy! Glad to have been of service....nothing like that first snog.<br /><br />Mud: Oh please God.....a spa is JUST what I need - but don't think it's going to be happening too soon...Exmoorjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230395732150659356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-38104162492215367922009-05-26T21:35:24.355-11:002009-05-26T21:35:24.355-11:00Wow - the fairy dust from Disney is still having a...Wow - the fairy dust from Disney is still having an effect! You must have racked up enough brownie points for a weekend in a spa by now. Doesn't Adrian think so?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-35368409431353911612009-05-26T21:08:58.970-11:002009-05-26T21:08:58.970-11:00We used to go Butlins at Filey; my father refused ...We used to go Butlins at Filey; my father refused to go, so my mum would team up with her friend and take us all for week - always when the ballroom dancing championships were on. The thing I remember most were the bars and cafes - all red rexene and formica tables, little pyrex coffee coffee and tin ash trays - I used to think it was SO sophisticated. <br /><br />Everything was free them; there used to be a roller rink with those rollerskates that you strapped to your shoes - oh the grazes.<br /><br />And then there was Judy, from a junior dance team from Birmingham - my first proper snog. I think she even wrote to me once.<br /><br />Happy times.The bike shedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195882998271591934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-77736542050579293672009-05-26T17:22:23.064-11:002009-05-26T17:22:23.064-11:00Hi,
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It was horrid. The accommodation was barely ok but outside the door it was like a slum... dirty disposable nappies and other dodgy stuff blowing in the wind... never the less we threw ourselves into it, including attending the evenings entertainment - couldnt bear it, the table was sticky and when I asked a waitress to wipe it, she used the cloth that she had just wiped a hundred other tables with... and looked at me like I was insane when I told her it was still sticky! The pool was so overcrowded it was impossible to enjoy any of the slides... Oh God it's all coming back to me... If Disney was the anti-Christ Butlins is hell on earth!Jane Le Galloudechttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00517114561049964427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-68082643214135579342009-05-26T11:10:27.325-11:002009-05-26T11:10:27.325-11:00Completely off topic but I once went to Butlins Mi...Completely off topic but I once went to Butlins Minehead on one of those all weekender club 18-30 things. It was fab!!!!! And certainly not for kids LOLAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04504556289525127816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-61221948496097536012009-05-26T09:23:21.420-11:002009-05-26T09:23:21.420-11:00Glad you had a good day. Hubby and I stayed at But...Glad you had a good day. Hubby and I stayed at Butlins pre kids and the accomodation was awful (think it may have been in Bognor), there was a questionable stain on the bed covers and the shower was really, really manky. It's put us off for life!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754562741952800845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-26689786283696009352009-05-26T09:09:20.465-11:002009-05-26T09:09:20.465-11:00Sounds like a fab time and you must have scored mi...Sounds like a fab time and you must have scored millions of good mommy points!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17218519474695662328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-36930373112694338302009-05-26T08:15:57.215-11:002009-05-26T08:15:57.215-11:00We went there last year with Little rays, the spec...We went there last year with Little rays, the special needs group we belong to. We went for three days and Jamie loved it. We had avoided it like the plauge, as we had Disney, bit it was all paid for so off we went. And I actually thing we might go again. Oh God what am I turning into?claire phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16313963622279623204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-19265363268570556382009-05-26T07:49:52.760-11:002009-05-26T07:49:52.760-11:00You know, years ago when I went to Butlins on day ...You know, years ago when I went to Butlins on day trips with my family, everything was free. But no longer. I once had a press trip to Pontins and was so not in love with the common people I stayed in my room and Number One Son was conceived. However, Mr Grigg and swallowed our snobby pride a couple of years ago and went on a soul weekend at Minehead. It was fab, great value for money as long as you took your own drinks and consumed some before you went out. I have been meaning to organise a village outing to a 70s weekend. I'll let you know if I ever get round to it.maddiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479893496291590397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-2941002947946663622009-05-26T07:19:37.015-11:002009-05-26T07:19:37.015-11:00Good on you - mixing with the common folk! ;-)) Wi...Good on you - mixing with the common folk! ;-)) Will look for that book.Reasonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070633072307321162noreply@blogger.com