Harris Family Trusts buys Butlin’s for £300m

Deal does not include Butlin's property assets which were sold earlier this year to a private pension fund

Butlin's has been bought by one of the holiday camp's family backers for an estimated 300m.

The seaside resort group, founded in 1936 in Skegness by Billy Butlin, includes sites in Minehead and Bognor Regis, which have played host to generations of entertainers. Recent bookings include Peppa Pig and Mister Maker to Peter Andre, Leo Sayer, Jason Donovan, Fatboy Slim and Sophie Ellis-Bextor.