MIXED REVIEWS FOR BRITAIN’S TOP SPOTS

Nora Johnson Breaking Views

THERE is just no pleasing some people. The UK’s got world heritage sites, a vibrant and cultured capital city and great landscapes. But not all visitors are impressed. As some recent less­than­glowing TripAdvisor reviews reveal.

glimpse of Britain for many visitors, would fare better? Not exactly: “Except for the historical significance, there isn't anything exciting about the cliffs as they are today. Glistening white? They’re more like a filthy brown.” nounced one of the world’s toughest bans on microbeads in rinse ­ off personal care products and in 2020 introduced restrictions on the supply of single­use plastic straws, drink stirrers and cotton buds.

The government also introduced a tax of more than £200 per tonne on plastic packaging manufactured in or imported into the UK that does not contain at least 30 per cent recycled plastic in April 2022.