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The lowest-rated firm scored just 56% in a survey of visitors who were asked to rate parks based on customer service, accommodation, cleanliness, facilities, activities and value for money

Pontins has been a popular domestic holiday destination for many Brits but after a whistle blower came forward in 2020, it's been revealed that the company extensively discriminated against travellers

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has condemned the firm after a whistleblower raised concerns about Pontins singling out Irish Travellers as "unwanted" guests

Set on a classic British holiday camp, the eighties sitcom Hi-de-Hi! was beloved by fans and its relatively unknown cast went on to become famous household names

Pontins had over 30 parks in its heyday but now it is down to three after the resort at Ainsdale near Southport in Merseyside was the latest to go, closing without notice this week after it was damaged in Storm Henk

Britannia, the company that owns Pontins, announced on Facebook that its Southport park in Merseyside would be closing its doors 'after assessing the future viability of the park'

The Hotel Pontinental in Torremolinos on the Costa del Sol was a popular destination for holidaymakers in the 1970s that was launched by the now trouble holiday company

Staff at Southport Pontins in Merseyside were reportedly let go via text on Wednesday, weeks after Prestatyn and Camber Sands Pontins were closed in the run up to Christmas

Tommy Marshall, who is living at Pontins Brean Sands in Somerset while working on the Hinkley Point C project, has told how his kids love visiting him at the resort

Southport's Conservative MP Damien Moore has urged businesses to see the closure of Pontins in Southport as an opportunity as the holiday park closes without any notice

Pontins' Southport site announced its sudden closure on Wednesday, a matter of weeks after its locations in Prestatyn, North Wales and Camber Sands in Sussex suffered the same fate

Pontins has stunned both holidaymakers and staff by announcing the sudden closure of its Southport park in Merseyside, following the shutdown of parks in Prestatyn, North Wales and Camber Sands

Pontins, which is owned by Britannia, said customers with future bookings would be refunded and apologised for any inconvenience - staff took to social media claiming they had found out they had lost their jobs by text message

Pontins Brean Sands, in Somerset, closed to the public earlier this year to make room for 900 workers on the Hinkley Point C project as EDF builds two new nuclear reactors in the area

A Camber Sands Pontins worker claimed that around two hours after the Facebook post, they received a letter emailed from HR officially informing them of the closure

The Official Pontins Holiday's Facebook page released a statement to let customers know it would be closing its Prestatyn and Camber Sands locations immediately

Pontins has announced it will be closing its Prestatyn and Camber Sands locations with "immediate effect" as customers flood to Facebook to share their sadness at the news

The historic Southport Pier remains closed after nine months, leaving locals and business owners fighting to survive and in desperate need of a cash injection following the tourist season

Taylor-Rae Falconer, from Northern Ireland, toom her family to the Pontins Southport Holiday Park and had a great time, praising the entertainment and cheap price

Becky Swiers had been looking forward to a weekend away with her partner and two friends at the Pontins Prestatyn Sands site in North Wales before they were met with "hellhole" conditions, she claims

Holidaymakers who stayed at Pontins Camber Sands described the resort as 'dirty' and 'filthy', saying they spent more time at the beach to avoid the 'abysmal conditions'

Southport Pier has been closed for five months, leaving locals and business owners fighting to survive and in desperate need of a cash injection from tourist season

Some holidaymakers heading to Pontins Camber Sands hoping for a family-friendly, or even clean, were left severely disappointed after finding their rooms filthy with one guest finding a poo still in the toilet

After Pontins shut its gates to the public, Mirror writer Nia Dalton took a trip to Brean's 'ghost town' to discover how the closure is affecting local businesses and holiday goers

Many holidaymakers head for the sprawling Pontins Holiday Park each summer, but this year marks the start of a three year construction project at the nearby Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant which will close down the holiday park.