A family who drove one-and-a-half hours to go to the seaside then complained how the packed beach was "like being in Tesco".
Jane Peacock and her family travelled to the picturesque spot of Durdle Door in Dorset on Sunday.
They joined around 2,500 other people who made the trip to take advantage of lockdown restrictions being eased and the warm weather.
BBC News interviewed Jane and daughter Ellie about life under lockdown as they soaked up the sun.
They told the BBC reporter they had driven an hour and a half to get there.
Ellie said: “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."
Mum Jane said she was "shocked" by the number of people on the beach.
She said: “It’s lovely to get out but I’m quite shocked as to how many people are here and to how they are not paying attention to the social distancing.
"I find that quite annoying to be honest. It’s like being in Tesco."
Making the trip wasn't illegal under the new relaxed lockdown rules which came into play last Wednesday.
The government advice allows people to "spend time outdoors – for example sitting and enjoying the fresh air, picnicking, or sunbathing".
Families in the same household are allowed to travel to outdoor open space "irrespective of distance".
But some BBC viewers felt they travelled too far and should have stayed local.
One Twitter user said: "To the Peacock family who drove an hour and a half to Lulworth today how many people did you expect to find there? 50? a 100?, 500?
"I presume it not the first time you have been there. How did you think people would social distance walking up those narrow steps?"
Another person tweeted: "Sorry Peacock family, I live a five minute walk from the beach where I live, drop me a dm next time you want to come visit and I'll drive the 1.5 hours to your house just to even things up."
While somebody else wrote: "Article on many heading to beach, interview mother & daughter.
"Both saying one way system to beach is good idea, mother however complains about no of people there and how she felt it necessary to get family out from home - 90mins away. No thought to how she's part of problem."
And another Twitter user felt they travelled too far from home, saying: "This Peacock family are part of the problem. Nobody drives that long to go there. Should be 30 mins tops from your home. They could go though two counties in that time."
Lulworth Estate have done all they can to make it as safe as possible for visitors by closing Lulworth Cove car park and using a signposted one-way walk-in operation to help maintain social distancing from Durdle Door car park.
Signs were also placed on the steps down to the beach telling people that social distancing "not always possible on beach steps".
Lulworth Estate owner James Weld admitted that people were trying to get to the beach even before lockdown was relaxed.
“Of course, now they can come. The police don’t have any power to stop them," he said.
"If we hadn’t opened they would be on the roads walking around anyway.”
