Interior designer and former pop star Pearl Lowe is renting out her Somerset mansion to holidaymakers to cover the ‘excessive’ energy bills that come with owning a sprawling historic home. For Wiltshire-based therapist Juno Shears, the income from staycationers occupying her five-bedroom former hunting lodge will, she hopes, offset the cost of a family holiday … Read more
Founded in 1946, Pontins became synonymous with the classic British seaside holiday – Alamy The Great British Seaside Holiday is under threat. Or more specifically, Pontins is, with the holiday park company announcing the closure of its Southport site just hours after hosting a New Year’s Eve party. A few weeks ago, the company’s Camber … Read more
Located on a beautiful beach, Camber has long attracted British holidaymakers – Getty/iStock From the road, all you can see of Pontins in Camber Sands is the huge purple reception building and a locked gate. The sudden closure this week – alongside that of sister resort Prestatyn in North Wales – marks the end of … Read more