Beach at popular UK beauty spot sees one big change overnight | UK | News
A world-famous British beauty spot saw its pebble beach turn into sand overnight. Locals have welcomed the change to Birling Gap. EastbourneIt is believed to be the result of East Sussex’s recent winter storms.
Speaking on the beach on Tuesday, Mary Sievwright said it was “beautiful”. He told the BBC: “I wish it had been like this when the kids were little. It would have been so much fun when I was a kid because we’d all have to struggle on the pebbles all the time.”
he said BBC Since the sand appeared, there have been so many beautiful places to spread out towels and sit with the family.
Birling Gap, Seven Sisters where the chalk cliffs and South Downs meet the sea. It is managed by the National Trust.
A foundation spokesman said people should enjoy change while they can.
They said: “The action of strong waves during storms and high tides can reveal sandy areas of the beach that are often covered with flint pebbles at other times of the year.
“This year there was a greater amount of sand than usual.
“We ask all visitors to use caution when traveling to the beach, check tide times in advance and stay away from the cliff base at all times.”
Birling Gap hit the headlines on Tuesday when it emerged that part of the famous cliffs had collapsed, leaving people stranded on the beach.
Nine people and a dog were rescued by HM Coastguard after the stairs leading to the beach were damaged by a rockfall.
A spokesman for HM Coastguard said no one was injured. They added: “HM Coastguard received reports of two families being stranded on a beach at Birling Gap after access steps were damaged by debris from a cliff fall.”
Coastguard rescue teams from Birling Gap, Newhaven and Eastbourne were sent to the scene. Rescue experts used ropes to pull the nine people and the dog from the cliff to safety.
A spokesman for the National Trust said: “We would urge visitors to be responsible and stay safe when visiting the site by staying well away from the base and edges of the cliffs.”
The rescue efforts took place as Storm Chandra ravaged the UK, with heavy rain causing widespread flooding and more than 100 flood warnings across the UK.
