Botton's Pleasure Beach

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Botton's Pleasure Beach

Skegness, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Status

Operating

Opened

1927

Website

http://pleasurebeachskegness.com/

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Aerial view of Skegness, including Botton's Pleasure Beach, taken in 2018

Botton's Pleasure Beach is an amusement park in Skegness, Lincolnshire, England, UK. It is a seaside park with four roller coasters and a ferris wheel among other rides.

History

In 1965, operation of the park was taken over by Botton Bros. Ltd., managed by Albert Botton. It was previously operated by Butlin's.

Roller coasters

Operating

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
Big Apple	Pinfari	Kiddie	1987
Queen Bee	Pinfari	Inverted Kiddie	2002
Rockin Roller	Fabbri	Spinning Wild Mouse	June 2006
Runaway Train	Big Country Motioneering	Kiddie	1991

Defunct

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Big Dipper	Butlin's	Wooden Side friction	1931	1961	Scrapped
Storm	Pinfari	Sit-down	1991	2005	Unknown
Wild Mouse	Butlin's	Wild Mouse	1962	1978	Scrapped
Zyklon	Pinfari	Sit-down	1979	1990	Unknown

Attractions

Operating

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened
Cups & Saucers	S&W Amusement Sales	Junior Teacups	1990s
Dodgems	Bertazzon	Dodgems	2013
Dumbo	Kolmax-Plus	Jets	2017
Freak Out	KMG	Afterburner	2016
Freefall	SBF Visa Group	Junior Drop Tower	2022
Gallopers	John H. Rundle	Junior Carousel	2002
Ghost Train	Chapman / PBA	Tracked Dark Ride	1978
Giant Wheel	Fabbri	Ferris Wheel	2004
Pirate Ship	HUSS	Pirate Ship	1983
Safari Train	Falgas Amusement Rides	Junior Railway	2002
Super Trooper	PWS Rides	Paratrooper	2023
Twister	Sonacase	Twist	1998
Waltzer	Maxwell	Waltzer	1972
Wild River	Reverchon	Log Flume	2004
Yo-Yo	S&W Amusement Sales	Junior Chair-O-Plane	2001 or earlier

Closed

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Ark	R.J. Lakin	Ark/Speedway	1933	1933	Traveling UK
Cactus Canyon	W.G.H. Transportation Engineering	Scenic Boat Ride	1997	2020	Scrapped
Caterpillar	Unknown	Caterpillar	1930	1933	Unknown
Dive Bomber	Lusse	Roll-O-Plane	1966	1969	Relocated to Battersea Funfair
Dodgems	Supercar	Dodgems	1969.c	2012	Scrapped
Extreme	Tivoli	Extreme	2010	2016	Relocated to Tramore Amusement Park
Flying Saucers	Lang Wheels	Ferris Wheel	1965	2003	To John H. Rundle
Flying Skid	R.J. Lakin	Swirl/Skid	1966	1976	Relocated to Fairworld Seaton Carew
Gallopers	Robert Tidman	Carousel	1966	1990	Relocated to Southport Pier
Hurricane Jets	Lang Wheels	Jets	1957	1960s	Travelling Ireland
Matterhorn	Reverchon	Matterhorn	1981	1986	Relocated to Clarence Pier
Raiders Of The Lost Jungle	Unknown	Tracked Dark Ride	1970s	1991 or later	Scrapped
Rock-O-Plane	Eyerly Aircraft Company	Rock-O-Plane	1962	1969	Travelling UK
Rockin' Tug	Zamperla	Rockin' Tug	2004	2010	Unknown
Rotor	Orton & Spooner	Rotor	1974	1978	Traveling UK
Scenic Whales	Orton & Spooner	Gondola Switchback/Scenic Railway	1954	1956	Relocated to North Parade Amusement Park
Ski Jump	Aero-Affiliates	Flying Coaster	1962	1966	Relocated to Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach
Ski Jump	Aero-Affiliates	Flying Coaster	1969	1973	Traveling UK
Sky Diver	Maxwell	Lifting Paratrooper	1974	2006	Relocated to Dunes Leisure Family Fun Fair
Space Satellite	R.J. Lakin & Maxwell	Moonrocket	1961	1965	Scrapped
Super Speedway	R.J. Lakin	Ark/Speedway	Unknown	1980s	Relocated to Clacton Pier
Surf Rider	A.R.M.	Rainbow	1997	2011	To John H. Rundle
Skymaster	A.R.M.	Ranger	1995	1996	Traveling UK
The Glider	R.J. Lakin	Mont Blanc	1940s	1960s	Scrapped
Tristar	Fairmatt	Troika	1993	1997	Traveling UK
Twister	Edwin Hall	Twist	1971.c	1997	Traveling UK
Vampire Jets	Lang Wheels	Jets	1967	1977	Relocated to Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach
Vampire Jets	Lang Wheels	Jets	1979	1979	Relocated to Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach
Vampire Jets	Lang Wheels	Jets	1982	1982	Relocated to Funland Hayling Island
Waltzer	R.J. Lakin	Waltzer	c.1947	1948	Relocated to Butlin's Littlehampton
Waltzer	R.J. Lakin	Waltzer	1950s	1954	Relocated to Butlin's Littlehampton
Waltzer	Maxwell	Waltzer	1963	1964	Relocated to Butlin's Filey
Whirlaround	Edwin Hall	Twist	1960	1970	Traveling UK

External links

• Images of the park on NFCA Digital.

• 

  Botton's Pleasure Beach on the Roller Coaster DataBase.