Our Butlins Holiday.

We never went on holiday before because we thought that we wouldn't be able to do it. The first thing that came to our minds were, "it's going to cost to much", "we aren't going to be able to get time off (my partner), "who would look after our dog?" But then we were invited to join our neighbour's (who are also our closest friend's) to join them for the day on their holiday at butlins (Bognor Regis).

So we did, we got there for 11am and met one of our neighbour's at the gate. The kids didn't know what to do when they saw the sign so we went in and met up with the everyone else and had a laugh, chat and the kids played on the rides and in the arcade. The look on their faces was priceless and we really enjoyed it as well.

From the kids faces and from how we felt we decided that we needed to go on holiday, not just for ourselves but for the children as well. So we went home and we couldn't stop talking about our day out and the kids kept asking to go back. So we booked a holiday to butlins but we wanted to try somewhere different, so we choose Minehead resort.

We booked it for May half term as the kids would be off school then and an added bonus diversity would be there. We went self-catering and for standard accommodation. We got to the resort at 3.30pm (which you can arrive on resort from 1pm) but we had to wait until 4pm for our key cards to be active. Which is also good as it give you time to look around the resort or go for a drink, find your accommodation.

Once we got into our apartment we unpacked and gave the kids a drink and snack. We then went out and had a look around and let the kids go into the arcade (the outdoor rides were closed due to bank holiday Monday). We then we and got something to eat as we didn't have anything in the apartment until the next day.

We went with the flow on our holiday but some people like to plan what they are going to do day to day. But we didn't as it was our first holiday and we just wanted to take it day by day. The kids had a brilliant time and we did as well. There was so much to do and at the end of the night the kids were so knackered and every night they went straight to sleep.

Our accommodation was lovely and it was like home from home feel which we loved and we think the kids did to. It was lovely and space wasn't a problem. In the bedrooms there were built in wardrobe's which was big enough to get our suitcases in them so they were out of the way. The kitchen was lovely and big.

It was nothing like what we were expecting as I had read that some people said their accommodation wasn't very good, but ours was very clean and we were very happy with our apartment. We were very that we booked to go again in May 2017 again for May half term. The good thing with butlins is you can do the auto pay which you pick a date that suits you and it will come out of your bank at midnight on that date. You also get a text message reminding you a before. or you can pay over the internet every month when its best for you.

Your holiday has to be paid off in full about 6 weeks before you are due to go on your holiday. I done mine over the internet the first time round but this time I'm doing it via the auto pay and it's so much better and lower cost. Once you have been to butlins for 3 times or more you become a butlins member which gives you 50% off every booking you make through butlins. I cant wait to become a butlins member.

Butlins isn't just for the kids its for families, adults (as they do adults weekends as well). It's for everyone. Once you will go to butlins you will want to go again and again.