A mom who drove an hour and a half to the beach during the UK's coronavirus lockdown was shocked that other people chose to do the same.
When Jane Peacock and her family visited Durdle Door, Dorset, on Sunday, they described the beach as being so busy that it was "like being in Tesco". Per the Metro, 2,500 people had flocked to the popular seaside destination.
This happened after the British government eased its coronavirus restrictions, allowing people to take unlimited exercise.
Listen to Peacock and her daughter complain below:While sunbathing, Jane told a BBC News reporter: "It's lovely to get out but I'm quite shocked as to how many people are here and how they're not paying attention to social distancing. I find that quite annoying, to be honest - it's like being in Tesco."
Her daughter Ellie added: "It's nice to get out of quarantine but I think it's going to peak again because everyone's going to go mad and go anywhere they can."
Viewers of the segment branded the mother selfish for driving so far during the pandemic.
Prior to people flocking to the area, the Lulworth estate closed the car park and introduced a one-way system from Durdle Door car park to enforce social distancing.
Lulworth Estate owner James Weld said: "Of course, now they can come. The police don't have any power to stop them. If we hadn't opened they would be on the roads walking around anyway."
Various pictures taken in the UK over the weekend showed people sunbathing in beaches Brighton, Southampton, Whitley Bay near Newcastle, and Poole in Dorset.
Elsewhere in the UK, while restrictions in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland have been eased, but these restrictions did not include beaches.
The devolved governments in these countries have also permitted unlimited exercise like England, however, it must be taken locally.
