JollyDays Supported Holidays - Blog

As usual, on our way to Skegness we stopped off at a lovely country pub for lunch.   Upon arrival at Butlins we had a nice relaxing cuppa then unpacked and settled into our Gold Star accommodation. Each evening we ate out in different restaurants, a particular favourite being “Papa John’s” where we all made the most of the “all you can eat buffet”! As usual the entertainment was fantastic! We saw magicians, comedians, The Glee Show, The Story of Soul and tribute acts to Michael Jackson and Take That. We all showed off our moves on the dance floor and Matthew seemed to know the words to every song.   We were usually the last to leave the floor! During the day some of us went to the swimming pool. Paul, David and Michael especially enjoyed going down the flumes. We all had great fun in the arcades seeing how long we could make our coins last. Well done to Robbie for winning our Air Hockey Tournament and to Jonathan for winning our first game of Bowling. We had a team comp...

We headed up North, picking up our final two holiday-makers just outside Manchester. Once we were all together it was off to a pub for introductions and lunch before heading to our resort, a 5 star luxury holiday park. Everyone got on well together right from the start and we were all looking forward to a great week in Blackpool. We went straight into the Tower Dungeons, getting lost in the mirror maze and were entertained in a number of spooky rooms. Mark and Andrew did especially well as they helped two of the ghoulish characters perform their acts. After dinner we spent the evening in the Bar & Grill watching the evening’s entertainment and dancing until closing. We all loved meeting the celebrities at Madame Tussaud’s! We all got a chance to stop in at the Queen Vic, meet our football heroes and even join the Fab Four. A real highlight of the holiday was watching the Circus at the Blackpool Tower. The show lasted over 2 hours but the time seemed to pass very quickly a...

We arrived at our favourite hotel and organised for dinner and a night of music and dancing that was very much the order of the week ahead! There was some fantastic line dancing every night that we all enjoyed! Many friends were made on the dance floor during our stay. Our first day was spent exploring Salou with its many shops and bars. We walked along the promenade for a while, but although bright it was very breezy. After lunch out we went back to our hotel and played pool and table top football. Those that were brave enough managed a dip in the lovely swimming pool. The next two days we set out for the PortAventura theme parc. We had a great two days of rides and shows in the beautiful sunshine. Some of the rides were wet, some scary and most were just plain enjoyable! We visited the very funny Wild West show, a bubble show, a brilliant musical & dancing show, a Polynesia dancing show, a tropical bird show and an evening parade of characters. In between a couple of re...