![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/our-beach-is-destroyed-tourists-say-theyve-seen-toilet-paper-in-the-sea/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/beachgoers-seafront-margate-uk-friday-833223128.jpg&description=SHOCKED tourists have vowed never to return to a popular UK beach resort in disgust at what they've been faced by in the sea. Visitors to Margate on the Kent coastline have complained about being confronted by soiled toilet paper and sanitary towels. 3 Margate attracts plenty of tourists but recent visitors say they won't come back Credit: Getty Yet council chiefs have insisted instead the blame should be on a surprise summer influx of seaweed at Margate Main Sands. Scathing reviews are being shared online, despite an apparent renaissance in recent years involving artists such as Tracey Emin . One recent visitor told of their ordeal on travel website TripAdvisor , the Bristol Post reported. They described not being able to escape swiftly enough when discovering "poo-streaked toilet paper" in the "filthy" waters. Their post told of going into the sea with a three-year-old granddaughter and how wading through seaweed was "not a problem, but there was lots of poo-streaked toilet paper and a dirty sanitary towel". The tourist added: "I couldn't get out of there fast enough - really shocked at the filth, especially as people were swimming nearby". Another holiday-maker taking in Margate with grandchildren described their visit as the "worst day trip ever". They warned others: "First thing you notice on emerging from the train station is the smell of sewage everywhere. "The beach was full of rubbish, broken glass and large flies - and the sea was full of seaweed and more rubbish." And one of the most recent reviews says of Margate: "It's a dump - I would never go back, I think that's enough said really. "I'm from a dump of a town - I didn't think things could get much worse, then I went to Margate." Thanet District Council, which oversees the resort, has highlighted what they call "unusually high levels of seaweed" this year. In a statement, they told how staff had collected 1,000 tonnes over five weeks since the start of last month - compared to usual whole-summer levels){kind=link}
SHOCKED tourists have vowed never to return to a popular UK beach resort in disgust at what they’ve been faced by in the sea.
Visitors to Margate on the Kent coastline have complained about being confronted by soiled toilet paper and sanitary towels.
Yet council chiefs have insisted instead the blame should be on a surprise summer influx of seaweed at Margate Main Sands.
Scathing reviews are being shared online, despite an apparent renaissance in recent years involving artists such as Tracey Emin.
One recent visitor told of their ordeal on travel website TripAdvisor, the Bristol Post reported.