A family who drove three hours to get to a Pontins holiday managed to last 59 minutes before they turned around and left.

Steve Clinton says the chalet, in a building with a hole in the roof, looked like it hadn't been cleaned for years.

The family had paid an extra £60 to upgrade the room, but found a rusty radiator with a mouldy sock poking out of the bottom, a tiny bed, vandalised artwork, cobwebs, filth and rubbish.

Steve, who took his family to Pontins Southport, told HullLive : "I've seen some things in my time, but it is the worst accommodation I've been in. I've never seen a place so dirty.

"It was like a prison block and from the outside it looked like a cold war bunker.

"It wasn't healthy for my three-year-old daughter and the pull out sofa bed was the size of a postage stamp."

Steve had paid an extra £60 for a "club" room - a more deluxe accommodation - after booking the holiday through Sun Holidays for £40.

He said: "The first thing I noticed driving up was how shabby it looked and how it looked like a cold war bunker.

"There were a few issues with the place, so as soon as we got there and parked up we went to reception."

Steve said the block his chalet was in was not welcoming. He said: "It looks like a zoo or prison block with the big glass fronts. There was no privacy. It went right to the other side and up some steps.

"That's not a problem, but as soon as we got upstairs, we noticed the whole building was filthy."

He added: "There was muck, dirt and it was just full of cobwebs. It was the whole unit of apartments."

Steve said: "There was a big hole in the roof and of course we opened the door and there was a little dingy room, not bigger than a caravan.

"There was a sofa bed and as we pulled it out, needless to say, it was the size of a postage stamp.

"We had a tiny little table and a little far corner and kitchen area. Just beside that there was a little cupboard and a 19" TV, but above that was a picture which was art deco with a pin that had been put through the nipple of the woman."

He added: "It was about the size of a prison cell, not a good condition, with a rusty radiator hanging off the wall. This was manky and when I looked behind the radiator, it was filthy. And there was a kid's sock hanging out the bottom.

"I couldn't believe it, I really couldn't.

"It had never been looked at ever, it was obvious to see that they had never cleaned it. It had never been cleaned, full of rubbish and all sorts. At that sort of point I had had enough.

"We actually sort of unpacked before seeing this mess, then just packed back up and left. I stood outside on the balcony and saw the next cell block with their faces. It was very much a picture.

"I paid for an upgrade, but every room was exactly the same. It's almost stuck in time. The best thing to do would be to bulldoze it to be honest."

Steve says he took the sock back to reception the paid an extra £143 for a B&B.

Hull Live contacted Pontins for comment.