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Lee Grimsditch & Milo Boyd

Inside abandoned Pontins that survived a fatal plane disaster before abruptly closing

A Pontins holiday camp which survived a tragic fatal air disaster has been demolished more than a decade after it closed its doors for good.

If you grew up in the North West anytime between the late 1960s to the turn of the millennium, it's likely that you spent a holiday or two at one particular holiday park in Lytham St Anne, close to Blackpool.

The former Squires Gate holiday camp site, which was purchased by Fred Pontin in 1961, was transformed into a pocket friendly destination that welcomed in generations of families across the region, Manchester Evening News reported.

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