Holidaymakers shocked at the state of a UK beach have posted images of a doll, food litter, broken toys and drinks cans after being horrified by rubbish littering the sand.
Others have taken to holiday review website TripAdvisor to condemn the state of Scarborough beach in North Yorkshire after being disappointed by their visit to the holiday hotspot.
Scarborough was recently named by Surfers Against Sewage as one of more than 70 UK beaches people should avoid swimming off, after heavy rain caused sewage discharge.
The list also includes Bognor Regis, Camber, Folkestone, Sheerness and Southend Jubilee Beach.
While the TripAdvisor listing for Scarborough beach includes plenty of positive reviews, 50 people rated it 'terrible', 59 people said it was 'poor' and 246 called it 'average' - while others shared their photos of rubbish online.
The most damning reviews include horrors stories about the state of the sand - with at least one review saying they could not wait to leave because of what they found there.
One user said of the beach: "Full of screaming children, the most irritating seagulls attacking you and your stuff and, donkey ride! They smell and are pissing on the beach where children are playing!
"Morons leaving stuff close to the sea forgetting about the tides, so the beach is full of abounded blankets and any sort of trash you can imagine. What a sad and poor place... obviously it's not the beach, it's the type of people who go there."
Another said: "The beach was dirty and the whole neighbouring area littered and filthy. We last came here 15 years ago and it’s changed dramatically from a vibrant seaside town to nothing more than a ‘dump’."
A third TripAdvisor user said: "The sand seems permanently wet. Time seems to have stopped in the 1980s. Dystopian place. Couldn’t wait to get out of here."
And another shockingly claimed to have seen a shop with a box advertising "slaves chains" and said they "felt sick".
There were also complaints about the amount of dog dirt on the beach. A reviewer said: "Such a disappointment. Beach and surrounding area ruined by dogs and their owners.
"Dog pooping on the beach. Great, you clean it up however, kids are playing on the same beach, sitting in the sand and digging with their hands!
"Disgusting and unpleasant to watch while you are sitting eating ice cream. The area surrounding the beach is generally used as a dog toilet.
"Along all the paths and streets there is dog mess which has not been cleared or dog mess which has been cleared however there are remains and stains on every path and pavement. I wanted so much to enjoy Scarborough however was left sadly disappointed."
Despite the negative comments posted by some users, Scarborough beach scores 4.5 out of 5 overall on TripAdvisor, with 2,165 'excellent' ratings and 1,019 'very good' ratings out of the total of 3,539 reviews.
