booked this family holiday with pontins. the holiday should have cost 1350.00 but we got a discount of 350.00 for a family of six for 2 weeks.
when we arrived at the camp it did look ok from the entrance we went to reception to recieve our keys etc.
we went down to the chaley which was a budget one and with great regrets what a shamble it was.
it was totally something out of this world something i found quite discusting.
1 bedroom had mould growing up the walls the carpets were so badly smelling it was a nightmare from hell.
we went back to reception but it was closed .
next day i went back up and explained to the manger that i was not happpy etc etc. he said he would get it sorted as there was no where else avalible he gave us compensation of 40 pontins pounds which was a insult.
if we hadnt of travelled as far as we did we would of went back home to the north.
we spent the next 2 weeks out of the camp at all times.
i would never ever go back there again not in a million years.
the enterain,ment was not what it was made out to be,it was rubbish.
they even had a show one night where a man was putting fire down his throat this i found not good as there was a lot of young children there.
what i have wrote is true to my word.as a good parent i was sorry to take my children into a place like this...
i holiday in cornwall this i can advise to anyone to go to...pontins is a dump....
i was not the only one who though this....

Booked this as a cheap weekend break with The Sun's £15 hols. Despite what the previous reviewer says not all Sun readers are beer-beliied tatood trouble makers :)

We arrived at 3pm and were told to park on the 'overflow car park' which turned out to be a muddy field. We were shocked to say the least when we saw what appeared to be a row of sheds - these were the budget apartments. We peeked through the windows while we were waiting to check in (which we weren't allowed to do until 4pm) and we were dreading going inside. To our pleasant surprise when we checked in we were told that we had been upgraded free of charge from budget to classic. When we actually got to our shed and walked in we thought we had literally walked into a garden shed -the smell was appalling damp and musty. We had a one-bed apartment which consisted of a reasonable kitchen (though the knob on the electric oven was useless because the dial just spun round so you couldn't even set the temperature. The bathroom was disgusting with missing tiles replaced by plain cheap white ones which, in the grout, were caked with dirt. There is an escape hatch in the bathroom ceiling which is covered with a plastic grill and full of spiders right above the toilet (it was actually a sky light). The shelf above the sink was falling off the wall. Onto the living room...this consisted of the most uncomfortable sofa bed ever which smelled as though it had been kept in a basement for years. There was a tiny twelve inch tv on the wall which you often find yourself hitting your head off. Located just below it (almost in the kitchen) is an electric heater. The dining table looked like it had come from a 1920s school exam room and so did the chairs! The bedroom was small and had a light shining in all night which cannot be switched off. The worst thing about this place was the smell and the dampness of everything inside it. We brought four air-fresheners and a bottle of Febreeze but the stink even managed to creep through that! We could not eat anything in this place.

We thought we'd explore the park a bit and had a baguette in the Conservatory restaurant which was quite nice. However when going into the main complex consisting of the small dark Queen Vic pub, a large dark entertainment room and two arcades the smell was there again and it was intolerable. The shop was OK being a Nisa Today it was quite reasonably priced and well-stocked. In view of the stink of this whole place we didn't dare try the take-away. We attempted to go into the swimming pool but the tiny changing rooms consisted of a few cubicles with shower curtains for everyone to get changed in and leave your belongings. No lockers! The info pack given to you on arrival says not to leave valuables in the shed/apartment so where are you supposed to put them when you go swimming??? The entertainment programme looked quite good but we couldn't stand the smell so we didn't try it out.

You can't park by the shed/apartment but there are car parks. The problem is that there's not enough and when you get an idiot in a Landrover taking up two spaces because they can't drive/park the thing then it's just a bit annoying; one night we had to park in the overflow muddy field and ended up with filthy shoes and jeans.

The area of Brixham, Paignton and Torquay is lovely but do not stay at this place. The prices charged by Pontins are ridiculous. If you do consider it, Wall Park is in a residential area - We would recomend asking one of the locals if you can sleep on the floor of their garage - probably more comfortable and will definitely smell better.

Wall Park summarised in one word - DUMP.

When you enter the holiday park it looks like a typical 1950's holiday camp with single storey rows of chalet blocks. Some of the chalets still have the old brown wooden fronts and, had we been put in one of those, would have turned around and gone home! We presume those were the 'Budget' chalets.

We 'upgraded' to a Classic chalet which basically meant that they were nearer to the entertainment centre and had upvc fronts, door and windows. Inside each chalet was identical - a very small living area with folding table and 4 blue plastic/metal school type chairs, a kitchen unit with sink and cupboard below and above and a cooker. Also in the living area was a sofa bed which was the only double bed in the chalet. To the left of the living area was a small twin bedded room with little wardrobe and to the right of the living area was a single bedded room and a shower room.

The kids had their own bedrooms and we slept on the sofa bed - in order to open it out you have to fold away the table and stack the chairs or there is no room. There is just about room then to walk past the end of the bed by the kitchen cupboards but be careful not to crack your head on the tv which is on the wall - you have to bend at an angle to get past it when the bed is out.

The shower room was averagely clean - toilet and sink looked fine. The shower had mold around the tray and door. Remember to switch off the cooker or the shower wont work (as we found out!).

The kitchen equipment such as pans etc were still coated in what looked like mashed potato and the tea pot was full of mold where it had obviously been put away with water still in it.

The chalet smelt very musty and the bedding felt damp each night despite the electric heaters being on. (We went in October)

The staff at the holiday park all work extremely hard. The same staff can be seen serving in the restaurant etc then put on a show late into the evening. They were enthusiastic and all were helpful and friendly. The quality of the entertainment was good although some people apparently sat in the entertainment room from 10am to reserve a seat!! It was very difficult to get a seat when we got there at 8pm. The blue coats' Beauty and the Beast show was very good. It was all very child friendly but equally there was something on in the pub too for adults.

The only restaurant served decent, if predictable, food and it wasn't expensive - the roast (carvery) was very good value and the chef is a great character.

Without meaning to sound snobby, Pontins' clientele was pretty much as we expected - tattoos and beer bellies and that's just the women! The only time we ventured into the Queen Vic pub on site we saw a bouncer stopping one woman from having a fight, crying her eyes out, and another woman smash a pint of beer on the floor - all in the space of 5 minutes! It may be because it was during the Sun newspaper £8 deals - that's Sun readers for you! ;-)

Overall, the kids really enjoyed it and we enjoyed it because we were with our best friends in the next chalet so we all had a laugh but I wouldn't stay at Pontins Wall Park again unless they replaced the accommodation.