

Old town end is lovely for food and drink."Įarlier this year, a little-known beach was named as one of the best in the world. A few rides for children at the back of the beach and plenty of arcades and restaurants along the beach front. Very clean when we went, there are bins all along the sidewalk. Someone else penned: "Lovely large beach, soft sand, not busy even in summer schools. Enough shops to potter around in and Dreamland was fantastic. We visited from Allhallows Haven and came back for another day! Beach is amazing, lifeguards everywhere, felt safe and it was clean. Overall, the spot gets four out of five stars on TripAdvisor. Rough seas, higher tides, and strong winds cause large amounts of marine material such as seaweed to get washed up on beaches regularly around the UK.īut not everyone who visited Margate had a bad experience, and there are plenty of reviews praising the destination, which is one of the closest beaches to London. Council staff have collected 1,000 tonnes over the five weeks from the beginning of July compared to usually collecting between 400 and 800 tonnes in a whole season. Thanet Council leaders have said there are "unusually high levels of seaweed" this year, reports Bristol Live. Tourists 'disgusted' as snorkeling boat takes them to grim rubbish-filled waters The person who visited the beach in July wrote: "The beach at Margate was fine, clean looking and little litter but the sea was filthy! Walked into the sea with my 3 yr old granddaughter and was wading through seaweed, not a problem but there was lots of poo-streaked toilet paper and a dirty sanitary towel!! My God! I couldn't get out of there fast enough, really shocked at the filth, especially as people were swimming nearby." The only place to shelter from the rain was taken up by homeless and their bedding. Sea was full of seaweed and more rubbish. The beach was full of rubbish, broken glass and large flies. First thing you notice on emerging from the train station is the smell of sewage everywhere. They wrote on Tripadvisor: "Took grandchildren to Margate by train. Another tourist, who went to the beach in August, said it was the "worst day trip ever". Visitors who went to Margate Main Sands on England’s southeast coast in July said they discovered "poo-streaked toilet paper" floating in the sea. Disappointed tourists said they could not leave a British beach fast enough after discovering "disturbing" items by the water.
