Butlin's pool reopens eight months after leak

The main pool at Splash Waterworld, which features rides, rafts and flumes, closed last November

A major water attraction at Butlin's in Skegness is set to fully reopen after areas of it were closed last year due to a burst pipe.

The main pool at Splash Waterworld, which features rides, rafts and flumes, closed last November.

Butlin's confirmed the attraction was due to fully reopen on Monday, adding that the majority of features had remained open throughout.

The firm said it had also added a free circus and roller rink for guests to enjoy while the attraction was closed.

In a statement, Butlin's said: "The reason for the main pool closure was that we encountered a few maintenance problems following a major leak last year."

At the time, the closure prompted a backlash from some guests, with one woman telling the BBC she was "completely disgusted" by an offer of £25 in compensation she received for the loss of swimming on her £1,829 holiday.

However, a spokesperson for the company said: "There have always been more features open in the pool, than things closed. Our slides, flumes, tots pool and splash pad remained open."

Billy Butlin created his holiday attraction in the 1930s, when British workers were granted paid holidays for the first time and families were drawn by the promise of individual chalets, a theatre and a swimming pool.

It was the UK’s first-ever holiday camp.

More recently, the Skegness resort has seen the addition of 128 new lodges and a "skypark" featuring climbing towers and tunnel slides.

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