The enraged people of Bournemouth have issued a desperate plea to the rest of the UK to "stay away" as carnage was sparked by thousands of people flocking to the beach.
There was chaos on the roads around Dorset with hours of traffic jams and the council left "completely overstretched". Extra police have been drafted in amid reports of anti-social behaviour, fights, littering and abuse being hurled at council crews.
One Dorset resident said on Twitter : "Keep away people. Our infrastructure cannot cope at the moment. There is nowhere to go, park, eat, sit or go to the loo.
Please stay away. Yours, A Concerned Resident." Ali Brady wrote: "It's horrific. Gridlock everywhere. People have brought DOGS to the beach - it's 30 degree heat and no