- 128 Premium Lodges open in time for May Half Term
- Creating 50 new jobs
Hemel Hempstead, 21 May 2024 - Butlin’s, the Home of Entertainment, has opened a brand-new accommodation village in Skegness in time for May half term.
Families will be the first to enjoy the 128 luxury holiday lodges. Each of the three-bedroom lodges in the Maple Walk village includes a main bedroom, complete with a king-sized bed and en-suite shower room, and two twin rooms. They feature a large, fully equipped kitchen area, with full-sized fridge freezer, microwave and hob. There’s also fast and reliable Wi-Fi and outside, every lodge has private decking with outdoor furniture and parking space for two cars.
Working with holiday homes specialist Willerby, all 128 premium lodges have been built to the pioneering Willerby GreEN Standard, the industry’s only green build specification. Introduced in 2022, lodges built to this standard reduce energy consumption by up to 28% and cut emissions.
The £12million accommodation project will be available to guests on family breaks and Big Weekenders and is just a short walk to the heart of resort. Guests staying in a premium lodge can enjoy everything the resort has to offer including live entertainment and endless activities.
The opening of the new village has created 50 new permanent jobs, with a mix of full and part-time vacancies suitable for different levels of experience. Roles include Village Manager, Team Leaders, Gardeners, Maintenance Team and Cleaners. Maple Walk will also recruit additional Resort Safety Team and Welcome Hosts to service the new village.
Maple Walk is the latest in a series of significant developments at Skegness in the past 12 months. The 128 new lodges follow the inclusive £2.5m SKYPARK playground, with climbing towers, light up slides and the UKs longest seesaw.
The state-of-the-art playground is equipped with a wheelchair accessible trampoline, swings and walkways. There’s also the recently renovated fairground with four new rides and competed works to Studio 36 venue.
Jeremy Fletcher, Butlin’s Skegness Resort Director said: “We’re delighted to have opened our new premium lodges for families and Big Weekender guests to enjoy. The new Maple Walk village is a fantastic addition to our resort and early feedback from guests who have already stayed in one of our new lodges has been very positive.
“With new accommodation and entertainment facilities like our inclusive SKYPARK playground and new-look fairground opening just last year there’s plenty of reason for guests to visit our resort on holiday this year.”