Pontins Prestatyn Sands Holiday Camp in North Wales

A look at the Pontins Prestatyn Sands Holiday Camp in North Wales over the years.

Outside the main building at Pontin's Prestatyn Sands Holiday Park in 2014

Pontins Prestatyn Sands Holiday Camp closed its doors in November 2023 after 52 years. I last swung by for a look in May 2024.

The gates and Inspector's office at Pontin's Prestatyn Sands have not changed since the film was made!

We'd visited three times in recent years as part of the Holiday on the Buses fan club events held there.

The plaque with details of the Holiday on the Buses film used to be on the pillar to the right of the front gates

The Holiday on the Buses Weekender 2014 at Pontin's Prestatyn Sands allowed fans of the series and films the opportunity to stay at the camp, meet fellow fans and go on a number of mystery tours of filming locations!

This video shows the Queen Vic pub, the main building and a view up towards the gate.

Related blog posts:

• Holiday on the Buses Weekender at Pontin's 2014
• Crazy Golf at Pontin's Prestatyn Sands Holiday Park in 2014
• Crazy Golf at Pontin's Prestatyn Sands Holiday Camp in 2017
• Crazy Golf course at Pontins Prestatyn Sands Holiday Park in 2019
• Pontins Prestatyn Sands Holiday Camp in 2024
• Pontins
• Pontin's
• New Pontins
• New Pontin's

Videos:

• Pontins Prestatyn Sands Holiday Camp in North Wales in September 2017
• Pontins Prestatyn Sands Holiday Camp in North Wales in September 2017 (Short)
• Football Pool at Pontin's Prestatyn in 2017
• Football Pool at Pontin's Prestatyn in 2017
• Crazy Golf course at Pontins Prestatyn Sands in 2018
• Pontins Playlist

Lost Minigolf Courses - Moroccan Adventure Golf at Pleasureland in Southport

A look back at the Moroccan Adventure Golf course at Pleasureland in Southport in 2009.

We visited Southport for the first time back in September 2009. It was the last Friday of the summer season but Pleasureland had closed down so we weren't able to play the Moroccan-themed Adventure Golf layout that was there at the time.

It's one of my favourite lost minigolf courses as it had a theme we hadn't seen before and haven't seen on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour travels since.

  

From Pleasureland Southport to Adventure Coast Southport.

Pleasureland Southport has undergone several changes in the years since we visited, and is now known as Adventure Coast Southport.

Adventure Coast Southport is home to a Viking-themed Adventure Golf course.

Find out more on the Adventure Coast Southport website.

Lost minigolf courses.

We've found quite a lot of abandoned, derelict, closed and lost minigolf, crazy golf and adventure golf courses on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour over the last 20 years.

Check out other blog posts about lost minigolf courses using the Lost Courses label.

Urban exploration - Riverside Shopping Centre in Evesham, Worcestershire

A look at the Riverside Shopping Centre in Evesham, Worcestershire.

I had a walk through the Riverside Shopping Centre in Evesham while visiting the town last August.

It was such an interesting sight and experience to see an open shopping mall with so few open shops inside it! Really haunting.

As it is no longer viable as a shopping centre there are plans to demolish the shopping centre and regenerate the area.

Photos of the Riverside Shopping Centre in Evesham.

This entrance / exit to the shopping centre looked nice

Video:

• A walk through the Riverside Shopping Centre in Evesham (August 2025)

The Regal Cinema in Kettering, Northamptonshire

This Art Deco building in Kettering, Northamptonshire opened as The Regal Cinema in December 1936.

It had been a bingo club since 1975, most recently as a Gala Bingo. It closed in 2018.

Art Deco - The Plaza in Port Talbot, Wales

This was the Plaza in Port Talbot, Wales in May 2019.

It was built in 1939 and opened in April 1940.

Thankfully the building was reopened as The New Plaza and retained the Modern & Art Deco influenced frontage.

Check it out on The New Plaza website.

Urban exploration - Blockbuster Video Express in Billingham town centre, Teesside

A look at the old Blockbuster Video Express store in Billingham town centre, Teesside.

We visited the former Blockbuster Video Express store in Billingham town centre, Teesside during the pandemic.

Blockbuster ceased operations in the UK in December 2013, so it was interesting to see there were still signs of the brand at the old shop - including a near mint condition shop front!

Similar to the abandoned Blockbuster stores in Manchester and Colne, the inside of the abandoned shop had an eerie look to it.

Urban exploration - Guildhall Shopping Centre in Stafford

A look at the Guildhall Shopping Centre in Stafford, Staffordshire.

The Guildhall Shopping Centre in Stafford closed its doors in March 2024.

This is how it looked in November 2024.

The shopping centre had started to be closed down in April 2022, with sections and entrances being closed off.

Urban exploration - Debenhams in Canterbury, Kent

A look at the old Debenhams department store in Canterbury, Kent.

Debenhams ceased trading on the high street in May 2021 after 243 years of operation. You can sometimes still find ghost signs and somewhat intact storefronts around the UK where the shop units have not been occupied by a new business.

Hunstanton railway station

A look at what's left of Hunstanton railway station.

While in Hunstanton we walked across a car park as we walked towards the sea. If we hadn't looked to our right we might have missed seeing what's left of Hunstanton railway station!

Buffers

The 'Waiting Room'

Hunstanton railway station opened in 1862 and closed in 1969.

End of the line

Urban exploration - Blockbuster Video Express in Colne, Lancashire

A look at the old Blockbuster Video Express store in Colne, Lancashire.

We checked out the former Blockbuster Video Express store in Colne, Lancashire during the pandemic.

Blockbuster ceased operations in the UK in December 2013 and so it was interesting to see there were still signs of the brand at the old shop.

The inside of the abandoned store had a haunting look to it.

The shop unit is currently used as a sandwich shop, but there is still one of the old Blockbuster Video Express signs hanging outside.

Urban exploration - a former Kodak express camera shop in Stafford

A look at a former Kodak express camera shop in Stafford, Staffordshire.

Related blog posts:

• Liminal Space
• Stafford
• Retail

Stafford Cinema on Newport Road

A look at Stafford Cinema.

Stafford Cinema on Newport Road in Stafford, Staffordshire opened as an Odeon in 1936 and closed in 2021.

This is how the Art Deco building looked in November 2024.