Top UK beach resort branded 'no-go zone' amid drunken holidaymakers and litter problem

dailystar.co.uk:

UK's best beach resort is battling to keep its reputation after being branded a “no-go zone” due to drunks, traffic jams and littering.

Picturesque Bamburgh attracts more than 150,000 visitors each year and is famed for its castle and spectacular golden beaches.

The tiny Northumberland village, which has a population of just 414, recently topped a Which? poll that ranked each destination's beaches, value for money, food and drink, and tourist attractions.But despite being crowned the UK’s top seaside hotspot for the second year in a row, residents have made the extraordinary claim that it is the victim of its own success.

The angry locals have said that Bamburgh has been ruined by tourists and day-trippers and has been blighted by a severe lack of parking spaces and strict planning laws.They've also taken aim at groups of rowdy revellers holding late-night boozy parties in the sand dunes reports the Mirror.Resident John Graham, 60, said: "When the sun is out the place can be overrun."In the day, you get the ice-cream brigade leaving their rubbish everywhere and in the evenings the drunken louts have their fun."On an average morning in the summer I pick up five or six burnt out disposable barbecues and half-a-dozen or so bin bags full of bottles and cans."Another resident and business owner, who did not want to be named, said the village is "just too popular now."They added: “When it was named the best seaside resort in the UK, you could almost hear a collective groan from residents and businesses."Of course we need tourists and want them here but the village is so packed on sunny days no one looks like they’re having much fun.“It’s not unusual to spend an hour in your car as traffic crawls through the village.“What I.