Butlins Beachcomber, Various locations, United Kingdom (bar) - Locating Tiki

TW Trader Woody Member Tiki Manor, Forest of Bowland,UK Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2301	TW Trader Woody Posted posted on Wed, Mar 24, 2004 9:38 AM Name:Butlins Beachcomber Type:bar Street:Various locations City:Various locations State: Zip:N/A country:United Kingdom Phone:N/A Status:defunct Description: Butlins Beachcombers were a string of Tiki Bars situated within the Butlins Holiday Camp complexes during the 1960's & 1970's. It's widely believed that the owner of Butlin's, Sir Billy Butlin took the idea for the bars after a visit to the Beachcomber Bar at the Mayfair Hotel in London. The Beachcomber Bars were found in a number of different locations - the Beachcomber at Filey opened in 1965 and others were built at Minehead, Skegness, Bognor Regis, and Barry Island. These bars were probably not made with the highest craftmanship as the holiday camps themselves were built cheaply, catering for a British working class that were living in a time before cheap vacations to places like Spain and France. From what I understand, drinks were not served in Tiki mugs, though a small Tiki plate and a fierce-looking mug were sold as souvenirs. The bars did't last long, in fact the Barry Island bar burnt down in 1968. As far as I know, little remains of these bars today as Butlins has gone through an almost continuous process of change and refurbishment, with an eye firmly on the trends of the current day. Trader Woody [ Edited by: Trader Woody on 2004-03-24 09:38 ]

Name:Butlins Beachcomber
Type:bar
Street:Various locations
City:Various locations
State:
Zip:N/A
country:United Kingdom
Phone:N/A
Status:defunct

Description:
Butlins Beachcombers were a string of Tiki Bars situated within the Butlins Holiday Camp complexes during the 1960's & 1970's. It's widely believed that the owner of Butlin's, Sir Billy Butlin took the idea for the bars after a visit to the Beachcomber Bar at the Mayfair Hotel in London.

The Beachcomber Bars were found in a number of different locations - the Beachcomber at Filey opened in 1965 and others were built at Minehead, Skegness, Bognor Regis, and Barry Island. These bars were probably not made with the highest craftmanship as the holiday camps themselves were built cheaply, catering for a British working class that were living in a time before cheap vacations to places like Spain and France. From what I understand, drinks were not served in Tiki mugs, though a small Tiki plate and a fierce-looking mug were sold as souvenirs.

The bars did't last long, in fact the Barry Island bar burnt down in 1968. As far as I know, little remains of these bars today as Butlins has gone through an almost continuous process of change and refurbishment, with an eye firmly on the trends of the current day.

Trader Woody

[ Edited by: Trader Woody on 2004-03-24 09:38 ]

Post #82579 by Trader Woody on Wed, Mar 24, 2004 9:38 AM