 As with its Bognor Regis and Minehead counterparts , the Skegness resort underwent further improvement work in 1998 with the construction of the Skyline Pavilion . This tented structure is described by tourism writer Bruce Prideaux as a " Baby Millennium Dome " even though it pre @-@ dated the dome . The Pavilion contains entertainment facilities such as stages , bars , restaurants , shops and amusements . The improvement programme also included the construction of 1 @,@ 045 brand new accommodation units , making it the largest timber @-@ frame construction project in Europe that year . At the same time , the company dropped its use of the possessive apostrophe , changing from Butlin 's to Butlins ; after the refurbishment the resort was renamed as Butlins Resort Skegness , as it remains to date . 
