I think you will find it's the same for most seaside locations, since covid the footfall has increased dramatically. But in adddition to that you have traditional B&B's and many hotels that are now full all year round of DWP recepients and migrants, which is also changing the nature of the area and the size of the local population all year round. Rarely is there the more traditional quiet off season.
I consider myself fortunate to live in a beautiful part of the world, where people travel for hours to visit, but unfortunately it wasn't built with the intention or infrastructure to support the current levels of tourism in essence day trippers and their cars etc. The British seaside has slightly come full circle, again after decades of being out of fashion compared to the lure of the likes of Spain, often driven by economic cycles, it's back in vogue again.
The sad thing is no matter how many litter bins are placed aound the town, the visitors still think it's perfectly acceptable to dump their rubbish where ever, and others will come along and sort their mess out. As if magically when they come back again they still find pristine clean beaches and infrastucture which doesn't last long, then fortunately they leave at the end of the day. Litter picking volunters only work over the weekend and Monday, the rest of the week, there no need as locals respect their town and it's facilitities.
Tourists use, and abuse without a thought for the consequences or their impact on the environment they came to enjoy. They spend very little in the local economy, unless you count Weatherspoons and Aldi as the local economy........a few teashops do well, but most are reliant upon locals to survive..
Last edited by JohnHarris; 27/07/26 07:22 AM.
