A resident has been left 'heartbroken' by the state of her seafront after crowds flocked to the coast this weekend.

Sammie Aplin, 33, was shocked when she made her way down to Brighton seafront this morning and saw the the amount of rubbish left by beach goers on Saturday.

With the sun shining on the town, the beach was packed on what was recorded as the hottest day of the year.

The litter picker shared a video on her socials where she was "close to tears" after tones of plastic bottles, drink cans, rubber dingies, flipflops and even an insulin pen were left abandoned along the pebble stretch."

Seagulls could also be seen pulling litter out of full bins and picking rubbish from the ground.

On the video she asked "what are we teaching the kids of today?" as she collected multiple sandpit toys."

Samie said she was left "heartbroken and overwhelmed" and didn't know where to start."

She added: "I knew it would be bad today but it's still heart breaking every time it happens."

"Brighton and Hove have hundreds of bins along the seafront, people just can't be bothered to carry back their rubbish."

Her video published on her Instagram page attracted multiple comments from furious accounts condemning the mess left on the beach.

After collecting as much rubbish as possible Sammie cleaned some of the toys and will be donating them to charity.

One commented: "I used to think this was down to a lack of awareness, but it's not an excuse anymore. It's a lazy, selfish act of entitlement. People who just assume someone else will sort it out."

Another said the situation was similar in Bournemouth: "Same here in Bournemouth… tourists in their thousands come to our beaches and leave a complete mess behind."

While another questioned why "people act so ratty when they come to Brighton"."

The user said: "It's quite embarrassing actually, that this is how the British general public act when the sun comes out."

"Every summer it gets like this and every summer I question my choice to live in this city."

Another stated: "Absolutely heartbreaking. You put so much effort into cleaning up, and it's undone in a matter of seconds. I wonder what it would take to change peoples mindset."

Sammie's account is available @the_plastic_coast