Skegness Magazine

Fireworks at Bottons amusement park, Skegness, September 2009. Video courtesy of Roan Curtis.

High definition video of amusement park rides in Bottons Pleasure Beach Skegness, including aerial shots from the top of the Big Wheel.

How often have we walked along Grand Parade, on not exactly a scorching-hot day, cast a glance into the Embassy Outdoor Pool and mentally designated a bravery award to the dozen or so hardy souls splashing around in the pool?
Well, I’ll tell you something now – they’re really NOT that brave!

I decided to cast my [...]

SO Festival Firework Video Now LIVE!!
Missed the firework display Full Circle by The World Famous? Don’t worry – WE videoed it for you in full High Definition!
So Festival Parade Photos

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SO Festival Firework Display Photos
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Skegness Illuminations and Night [...]

Update – giant glass window panes installed – video
Update – crane dismantled video, photos below!
Well, after the Great Fire of Skegness back in August of 2007, which burned down the Parade Complex on Grand Parade, Skegness, the new building which has replaced Lucky Strike Amusement Arcade is almost finished.

The lower two floors of the new [...]

Gloom on the Flume
Two young girls were left stranded as a Skegness amusement park ride came to an abrupt halt today.
The Water River Ride at Botton’s Pleasure Beach in Skegness had been temporarily  closed down at the height of Bank Holiday, as what appeared to be emergency repairs were carried out on the water flume.
The [...]

BEACH Rangers will be entertaining families in Skegness and Mablethorpe this summer as part of a pioneering project by East Lindsey District Council to keep visitors coming back for years to come.
10 Beach Rangers are being employed for six weeks to work on the central beaches in both resorts from mid-July when the main influx [...]

History was made in Skegness this bank holiday weekend when the Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway was back on the rails again 25 years after it was feared lost forever.
The railway was first opened in Humberston near Cleethorpes in 1960 when it transported holidaymakers to the beach and a holiday camp.
The engines and carriages were brought [...]

Spring Bank Holiday Weekend – the New Kids Playground is Open
The new kids playground was in full swing in time for the spring bank holiday weekend (May 2009). When we checked it out today, the play area was packed with children of all ages who seemed to be having a whale of a time, if [...]

Will history books have to be re-written after we uncover what may be new evidence?
It is reported in history books and on many websites that a Switch Back Railway opened in Skegness in 1885, being the first of its kind to be opened in the UK. But we have discovered evidence which may prove this [...]