'Thick brown sludge' sweeps across favourite Welsh beach in time for Easter holidays'It's half term this weekend and kids will be using the beach - imagine if they ingest it'View 2 Images Brown sludge all over the beach (Image: Leigh Mears)One of Wales' favourite beaches seems to be covered in brown sludge ahead of the Easter holidays. The "disgusting" sight was spotted at Coppet Hall Beach in Saundersfoot on Friday, March 27. Stay in the know by making sure you’re receiving our daily newsletter‌Local resident Leigh Mears, who was walking his dog on the beach, said: "It's absolutely disgusting. It's half term this weekend and kids will be using the beach - imagine if they ingest it." Those investigations, it was subsequently said, showed no evidence of a spill from any Welsh Water assets.

Source: Daily Mirror March 28, 2026 16:28 UTC