The owner of Barry Island pleasure park says he’s given up on plans for a Butlins-like site beside a children’s hospice. Henry Danter, who has owned the pleasure park in the Vale of Glamorgan ...

It struggled after the nearby Butlins holiday camp closed 18 years ago. 'It is a very sad day indeed,' said the iconic pleasure park co-owner Ian Rogers. 'I have been at Barry Island since I was ...

The 81-year-old, who owns Barry Island Pleasure Park on the Welsh coast, has spent more than £1 million on the 20-acre site next to the hospice. He wanted to house hundreds of visitors but only ...

When Butlins closed there was a big decline on ... It's brought a wide range of people here - people who'd never heard of Barry Island before. They're coming from Essex to Australia to South ...