The standard of lost cost holidays is appalling but there’s very limited options

Butlins is great for children, loads of constant entertainment, very safe feeling, great swimming pool. The hotels at Bognor are lovely. Great idea for any family whatever their "class".

@Youcannotbeseriousreally I went to Egypt in the summer holidays last year. AI with Tui for a week. 3 of us was about 3k where on earth are you getting 88k? I'm not saying 3k is cheap but it's not beyond the realms of possibility for an average family (im a SP, work full time). I can't do it every year but maybe every 2/3. A holiday is a luxury, especially a foreign one and there are options in the UK that especially for younger children are perfectly fine. They just want a beach, a playground, ice cream, games of cricket, maybe a zoo visit ot boat trip. Agree that Butlins is definitely not worth it.

There was a fight in the swimming pool rapids but everything was clean and tidy.

😂Such a British description of a holiday!

I don't mind admitting that we are skint , especially in mumsnet terms.
However there are options for cheap breaks . YHA is great , yes the accommodation is a hostel but they are in lovely locations and popular with families and a broad range of other people. Always civilised and welcoming, although not posh obviously.
Am also a fan of John Fowler holiday parks. Friendly small, cheap out of season.

I did Butlins when my children were young. They loved it but it is not my idea of a holiday. But it has its charms for little ones 😊

Are you sure you aren't at Pontins?! I've stayed in a silver apartment at Butlins Skegness and it was fine. There was a fight in the swimming pool rapids but everything was clean and tidy.

Honestly , who are the people with £88k to spend on a holiday that book one week AI with TUI to Turkey??? I need to know?!?

@Lilysienna1

88k 🤣

Try a smaller, independent site - with Butlins you are paying a lot for entertainment and facilities but really, you don't need all that to enjoy a holiday; you might as well stay at home and watch telly as watch some C-lister on stage.

I disagree. There’s lots of fab places to stay that don’t charge the earth. Air bnb? I have a 3 bed holiday let and we only charge £100 a night, not a grand palace but definitely not a ‘dirty shack’ heaven forbid! Beautiful location, lovely beach walks and countryside all around. There’s so many places like this if you look around. And we don’t mind what your name is 😅

The cost of holidays is appalling. Full stop.

My search on Tui for us 6 brought back an £88k holiday for Turkey.

yes , that’s right. One week. August. Turkey. 6 people. Tui. £88k.

ps. I’d rather die than go to Butlins OP so you don’t need to worry about me making the price increase!

Also.."the wealthy" remove their kids from state school, freeing up places and resources for the less wealthy. But this apparently is a vile and unethical practice and it's right they should be banged with an additional expense of 20% but if they "push in" to Butlins then they're wrong too?

So what are you saying? That those who you perceive could afford better should stay away from Butlins to leave it for the truly poor? It's simple market forces and no ones "fault" as such. If they are there it's because that is what is now affordable for them..or does "Rafferty" not deserve a holiday by dint of his "posh,"name?

I've never been to a Butlins but I'd expect the quality of accommodation to be cheap, basic and dated based on their reputation.

It should be clean and hygienic though as an absolute minimum.