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BUTLIN'S AT FILEY. Holiday Camp and Railway Station in 1998

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A view looking over from Primrose Valley, at the part demolished Butlin's holiday camp at Filey in 1998. The camp and its demise are well documented elsewhere, so hopefully these additional images may be of interest.

 

Fountain and outdoor swimming pool.

 

Outdoor swimming pool.

 

Cutlery and broken plates encased in concrete.

 

Chalet remains.

 

Chalet remains.

 

Boating lake.

 

Boating lake.

 

Boating lake.

 

Half a saved digital image of a row of roofless chalets.

 

There was a 4-platform station on the other side of the main road, served by this bridge, of which only the abutments remain.

 

A view of the station and platform ramps.

 

The remains of one of the running in boards.

 

Just farm traffic now.

 

Nature taking over.

 

Concrete platform lamp.

 

Buffer stops.

 

The main access for visitors to the camp was through a subway on brightly coloured road trains, but in the corner there were some access steps leading up to the main road.

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