Pontins banned customers with 40 common Irish surnames including Boyle, Doherty and Gallagher using a secret blacklist titled ‘undesirable guests’ in bid to stop Traveller families booking holidays at its parks No10 led condemnation today, describing policy as ‘completely unacceptable’ EHRC launched an investigation last year after an employee blew the whistle A legally binding … Read more
‘After years of living in barracks, it’s like checking into the Ritz’: Hilarious reviews appear on Tripadvisor page for Pontin’s resort in Liverpool from soldiers staying there to carry out Covid testing About 2,000 soldiers are deployed in Liverpool for mass coronavirus testing Many of are staying at Pontins in Southport, some leaving Tripadvisor reviews The … Read more
Mother-of-three, 33, found on the loo beside empty bottle of wine in Pontin’s chalet had died of alcohol poisoning – hours after police were called out due to her drinking Police called to chalet of Gwynedd mother-of-three thought to be drunk just hours before she died of alcohol abuse Sioned Catherine Evans, 33, found with four … Read more
A mother claims her toddler is so traumatised by a Pontins ‘holiday from hell’ he cries if she suggested another trip – after discovering a maggot-infested room and an ‘open cesspit filled with human waste’. Julie Bowyer, 38, had booked a week-long break at Pontins’ Camber Sands Holiday Park in Rye, East Sussex, earlier this … Read more
A family walked out of Pontins after claiming they found ‘filthy’ conditions in their chalet – including a discarded pair of old boxer shorts. Michael Beirne, from Keresley, said he discovered chipped and broken furniture, stains and general dirt and grime when walking into his room at Pontins’ Camber Sands Holiday Park. The staycationer shot a mobile … Read more