Pontins Holiday Park - Hemsby, Great Yarmouth.

#Dan# · May 10, 2012

I heard that Pontins had been closed down a while so went to see what I could find and wow! One of the best explores ever! This place had so much to offer and what was even more amazing is... The clubhouse was not locked nor was the swimming pool! Pure luck! Spent about 3 hours on the site and got a great amount of work from it.

But... I went back last week... Someone else has been since I last visited and E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G is ruined </3

The whole site has been vandalized terribly and every door on the site is chained, bolted and locked up. I looked through the window and the ceiling has been ripped apart and not only that... Windows have been smashed and a really nice change kiosk has been wrecked (presumably whoever went got bored and started smashing everything) Even some boxing gloves I had left out to photograph from the previous time had been ripped apart! :icon_evil This site is no longer worth the time of day to go and photograph anymore

I think it's amazing how I got the opportunity to photograph something so rare and to find a month later, the place has been trashed. It's times like these when I wish security was more secure! such a shame

Anyway, here are some photo's from my first visit

Such a shame to see it go... Thanks for looking

UEP-Wales · May 10, 2012

Gutting. For some reason I looked at the pics before reading the report and I got excited. I've wanted to visit this sort of park for a while - mainly because I see them on Watchdog and stuff for being so bad and I've never stayed at one...

Then I read the report... Nice pics anyway and a shame that it's been screwed.

#Dan# · May 10, 2012

Urbex-SW said:
Gutting. For some reason I looked at the pics before reading the report and I got excited. I've wanted to visit this sort of park for a while - mainly because I see them on Watchdog and stuff for being so bad and I've never stayed at one...

Then I read the report... Nice pics anyway and a shame that it's been screwed.

Yep... I'm just lucky I went when I did lol, yeah they were on Watchdog a couple of weeks ago actually... I stayed at this one when I was 7 lol... 11 years later

Thanks, yep a real shock when I went back. Wasn't expecting to see that it had been so thoroughly vandalized at all. And I thought Hemsby was a quiet place :lol:

johno23 · May 10, 2012

Nicely covered and some great pics which have really captured the lonely atmosphere of what was once a busy happy place.

Saddened to hear that its now been trashed by mindless morons.

Pity they dont get trashed in the course of their handywork,that would be true justice. :exclaim:

#Dan# · May 10, 2012

johno23 said:
Nicely covered and some great pics which have really captured the lonely atmosphere of what was once a busy happy place.

Saddened to hear that its now been trashed by mindless morons.
Pity they dont get trashed in the course of their handywork,that would be true justice.

Thanks

mhmm... waiting for the day when a greedy thug goes in and tries his best to get whatever it is they do from these places (I'm assuming copper/led) and the roof caves in... that'll teach them

leftorium · May 10, 2012

mmm that already happened in cornwall http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...ying-to-steal-copper-cables-electrocuted.html you makes your bed :| but makes you wary of standing water

#Dan# · May 10, 2012

leftorium said:
mmm that already happened in cornwall http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...ying-to-steal-copper-cables-electrocuted.html you makes your bed :| but makes you wary of standing water

That is sad :neutral:

It's not so much the thieving that annoys me it's the sight of seeing damage caused for none other reason than for the joy of it... It's unnecessary. But then I guess the stealing is unnecessary too...

urbanisle · May 10, 2012

You can't beat old holiday camps, they hold so many memories for people. Its kind of strange looking round when they are empty. You can just imagine what it was like. Nice report and pictures. Can i have the purple mojo please ?

onthebusescrazy · May 10, 2012

beat old holiday camps r the best , they hold so many memories for my nan when she was born she was born in hemsby and my nan told me it was a wonderful place in 1950s and when my dad was a little boy back in the 1970s and they went there every single year in the summer hols they always go with my great nan and great grandad they loved it i never met my nan and she missed her grandson wedding

and then a couple years later my mum and dad and my nan and grandad in 80s and my nan and my mum met a famous darts player (can't remember his name now) my nan said it was a lovely place and very lovely site its such a shame the yobs wreak everything and destroy everything they just don't care its such a shame that bloody yobs doe this sorry for the language. but brillant photos and a brillant holiday camp back in its heyday .
ps wonder what to happened the photos on the wall ? probably burnt by the yobs . but thank you for the the piccys

#Dan# · May 10, 2012

urbanisle said:
You can't beat old holiday camps, they hold so many memories for people. Its kind of strange looking round when they are empty. You can just imagine what it was like. Nice report and pictures. Can i have the purple mojo please ?

Hmm yep it was quite odd - put me in mind of a very small Chernobyl minus the nuclear disaster... specifically the overgrown playground and tennis court

quite eery but it was a very nice find. You sure can if you want to go smash a window in for it :lol:

adzst24 · May 10, 2012

nice report mate.
hmmmm mojo's :mrgreen:

matyb2k · May 10, 2012

Nice set of pics, been past there a few times and wondered what was inside. Sad to hear about the brainless t*$ts that have wrecked the site. I've started seeing a few sites go this way

Maddie220790 · May 10, 2012

Brilliant photographs! I live fairly close to this and have wanted to go and look for a while. Seems to be fenced off pretty well, but looks like you had a great time! So sad it has now been messed up though

flyboys90 · May 10, 2012

At least you got some great photos before it was trashed, I love the ticket/change kiosk.

#Dan# · May 10, 2012

flyboys90 said:
At least you got some great photos before it was trashed, I love the ticket/change kiosk.

Thanks so much

yes I think I made it by the skin of my teeth - that change kiosk is long gone

It's been smashed to pieces and the poles have been removed

Glad I made the move when I did

kevsy21 · May 10, 2012

Nice work m8,good to seei inside it.

carly · May 10, 2012

#Dan# said:
Hmm yep it was quite odd - put me in mind of a very small Chernobyl minus the nuclear disaster... specifically the overgrown playground and tennis court quite eery but it was a very nice find. You sure can if you want to go smash a window in for it

This is really great - Do you know when it closed down? It reminds me too a bit of Chernobyl (having visited last year) - It always seems so strange to see empty leisure sites -(a bit like when Woolworth's closed - you might not want to go, but it's unsettling not to have it there!) It's the words like 'Fun Factory' just hanging in an empty room and imagining the last show they did, draining the pool.....sad. Good to have an almost immaculate site too - the MOJO sweet was the icing on the cake! Can't believe the Simpletons have ruined it all for everyone else - words fail me.

#Dan# · May 10, 2012

carly said:
This is really great - Do you know when it closed down? It reminds me too a bit of Chernobyl (having visited last year) - It always seems so strange to see empty leisure sites -(a bit like when Woolworth's closed - you might not want to go, but it's unsettling not to have it there!) It's the words like 'Fun Factory' just hanging in an empty room and imagining the last show they did, draining the pool.....sad. Good to have an almost immaculate site too - the MOJO sweet was the icing on the cake! Can't believe the Simpletons have ruined it all for everyone else - words fail me.

I think something like 3 or 4 years... Oh really? I'm meant to be going this August but moneys not looking too good

I can only imagine what it must have been like... how did it feel actually getting there and being around it? Did you have time to look at it all if not most of it? Yeah it is unusual and what makes it more unique is that they are quite rare finds... Things will become more frequent now though what with everything going bankrupt - I suppose you must it must have felt 10 times more creepier than what Pontins felt like for me lol no doubt about it. Haha yep just sitting on the window ledge. These people who go and destroy these places really do need to get a hobby a life or a job :lol:

djmcambs · May 11, 2012

great report, well done for getting in when you did, its such a shame when mindless idiots ruin good explores, spoils it for the rest of us.

KingRat · May 12, 2012

That's kinda cool, it's already been sais but you've certainly captured the mood of the place.

Pontins Holiday Park - Hemsby, Great Yarmouth.

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