Pontin's

Pontin's

Infobox Company
company_name = Pontin's
company_
company_type = Private
foundation = 1946
location = flagicon|UK Ainsdale, England, UK
industry = Holiday
parent = Ocean Parcs
homepage = [http://www.pontins.com pontins.com]

Pontins is a British holiday company founded in 1946 by Fred Pontin. It specialises in offering half-board and self-catering holidays with regular entertainment on offer. Accommodation is usually in the form of chalets. The company once grew to be a major operator of seaside holiday accommodation, but has now shrunk considerably.

History

In 1978 the company was sold to Coral in a UK£56 million deal. In 1980 Coral (including Pontins) was taken over by Bass Brewing who later disposed of the Pontinental side of the business. In 1987, Pontins was sold to a management buyout team lead by Trevor Hemmings, and sold yet again in 1989, this time to Scottish & Newcastle. Over the next ten years the company closed or sold a number of sites. In a three-year programme in the mid-1990s, the remaining camps were modernised. In 2000 the company, which now owned only eight camps, was sold back to Hemmings. In 2008 the company was sold to Ocean Parcs for £46 million. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/mar/27/1 Pontin's bought by former boss] . "The Guardian". 27 March 2008. Retrieved 27 March 2008.]

Pontin's headquarters have recently been relocated to the Southport Holiday Centre, which is located in the village of Ainsdale, Merseyside. Until then the headquarters were located in the village of Eccleston, Lancashire, near Chorley.

Resorts

Pontins currently runs seven resorts (known as "centres") in the United Kingdom.

*Camber Sands, East Sussex
*Southport, Lancashire
*Prestatyn Sands, Denbighshire, North Wales
*Brean Sands, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset
*Hemsby, Norfolk
*Blackpool, Lancashire
*Pakefield, Lowestoft (near Kessingland), Suffolk

Former resorts

These are a list of former Pontins resorts in the United Kingdom and Ireland that have either closed or been sold off.

*Barton Hall, Torquay, Devon
*Bay View, Brixham, Devon
*Bracklesham Bay, Chichester, West Sussex
*Broadreeds, Selsey, West Sussex
*Buckleigh Place, Westward Ho!, Devon
*Dolphin Holiday Village, Brixham, Devon
*Homelea Holiday Camp, Brixham, Devon
*Jersey Holiday Village, Portelet Bay, Jersey
*Little Canada, Wooton, Isle of Wight
*Middleton Tower, Heysham, Lancashire
*Osmington Bay, Weymouth, Dorset
*Plemont Bay, Jersey
*Riviera Chalet Hotel, Bowleaze Cove, near Preston, Weymouth, Dorset
*Sand Bay, Weston-super-Mare, north Somerset
*Sands Hotel, Prestatyn, Denbighshire, North Wales
*Seacroft, Hemsby, Norfolk
*South Devon, Paignton, Devon
*South Downs, Bracklesham Bay, near Chichester
*St Mary's Bay, Brixham, Devon
*Torbay Chalet Hotel, Paignton, Devon
*Tower Beach, Prestatyn, Denbighshire, North Wales
*Trabolgan, near Cork, Ireland
*Wick Ferry, Christchurch, Dorset
*Wall Park, Brixham, Devon

Bluecoats

Bluecoats were, like their redcoat counterparts at competitor the Pontin's competitor Butlins , both guest hosts and often entertainers:
*Mo Power, TV and radio host of "In with Mo Show", Long Beach, California
*Shane Richie, actor (played Alfie Moon on "EastEnders")
*Helen Chamberlain, Sky Sports "Soccer AM" presenter and fire-eater
*Nyle Wolfe, opera singer
*Bobby Davro, TV game show host, comedian and "EastEnders" actor
*Lee Carroll, TV host and scriptwriter
*Mark Fez Harrison, reality show star (from "Magicians in Love")
*Sarah Dakin, later to become Head Redcoat for Butlins
*Hayden McGurk, later to become a cruise host in the US
*Chris Hopkins, later to become a parade dancer at Disneyland Resort Paris

Popular culture

*The 1973 British film "Holiday On The Buses" was filmed at and set in the Pontins Prestatyn resort. The same venue hosts professional snooker each year.
*Pontin's are the long-term sponsors of reserve football leagues in England.
*Pontin's at Hemsby is host to the annual Bloc Weekend music festival.
*Princess Theatre at Pontin's Blackpool was used as the base for Most Haunted Live 12, in December 2004.

References

External links

* [http://www.pontins.com/ Pontin's Website]
* [http://www.pontins.com/meetthecharacters Pontin's Careers]
* [http://www.pontins-southport.com/ Pontin's Southport]
* [http://www.pontins-blackpool.com/ Pontin's Blackpool]
* [http://www.pontins-breansands.com/ Pontin's Brean Sands]
* [http://www.pontins-pakefield.com/ Pontin's Pakefield]
* [http://www.pontins-prestatynsands.com/ Pontin's Prestatyn Sands]
* [http://www.pontins-cambersands.com/ Pontin's Camber Sands]
* [http://www.pontins-blackpool.com/ Pontin's Hemsby]


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