I was the same, I once walked past Pontins and thought "I can't believe people holiday there" and then here I am 10 years later at Butlins.
![Face with tears of joy :joy: 😂](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/emoji-assets@5.0/png/64/1f602.png)
To be honest I only came here as it was recommended by friends and going by who they are I gave it a go. We've been here a couple of times now and for us it is completely about the kids. It's their holiday to do the things they love; watching shows, swimming, arts and crafts, football, climbing wall, fair rides, mini discos, 2p machines etc and spending time together having fun as a family. Whereas I can see that some parents probably do come here for their own benefit (drinking in the bars and the nightlife) and they just let their kids get on with it.