点评:Allonby is the one of the most sewage polluted coastal areas in England and Wales, consistently ranking as the 3rd or 4th worst affected location nationwide. Over 4'900 hours of sewage discharges, and 428 hours of illegal 'dry spills' during 2025 alone! You have a sewage works literally at the north end of Allonby village that pumps sewage straight into the sea! You also have Maryport sewage works that pumps sewage into the Solway, plus several inland sewage plants that all dump sewage into the waterways that all lead into the Solway. In fact, Allonby is more polluted than Blackpool because it suffers from much longer cumulative durations of raw sewage.... It's hard to believe that a beach that looks so clean and untouched is one of the most polluted areas in the UK, but sewage contamination is often invisible, just because you don't see turds and toilet paper washing in on the tide, doesn't mean that elevated levels of bacteria (such as E. coli) are not present and a threat to health! And it makes being a designated 'Highly Protected Marine Area' a complete farce!
Many locals do not allow their children or dogs into the water during periods of known sewage pollution, I live here and I never allow my kids in the water, I just won't put their health at risk! Sadly, most people visiting the area are unaware that they are coming to one of the worst sewage polluted areas in England, the hospitality sector would like it to stay a 'dirty secret' for obvious reasons! But the facts are publicly available, and anyone planning to visit the area should do their homework beforehand if they care about the health of their children, or dogs... there are far less polluted areas along the Cumbria coast to visit (at least for now!)
翻译:阿伦比是英格兰和威尔士受污水污染最严重的沿海地区之一,一直位列全国受污染最严重地区第三或第四位。仅2025年一年,污水排放时间就超过4900小时,非法“干式泄漏”时间更是高达428小时!阿伦比村北端就有一座污水处理厂,直接将污水排入大海!此外,还有玛丽波特污水处理厂将污水排入索尔韦湾,以及几座内陆污水处理厂,它们都将污水排放到最终汇入索尔韦湾的水道中。事实上,阿伦比的污染程度甚至超过了布莱克浦,因为阿伦比遭受未经处理的污水排放的累积时间更长……很难相信,一个看起来如此干净、未受破坏的海滩竟然是英国污染最严重的地区之一,但污水污染往往是隐形的。即使你没有看到粪便和卫生纸被潮水冲上岸,也不代表那里不存在高浓度的细菌(例如大肠杆菌),它们仍然会对健康构成威胁!这使得“高度保护海洋区域”的称号完全沦为一场闹剧!
许多当地居民在已知污水污染期间不会让孩子或狗下水。我就住在这里,也从不让我的孩子下水,我绝不会拿他们的健康冒险!可悲的是,大多数来此旅游的人都不知道他们正来到英格兰污水污染最严重的地区之一,酒店业出于显而易见的原因,希望这永远是个“肮脏的秘密”!但事实是公开的,任何计划来此旅游的人,如果关心孩子或狗的健康,都应该事先做好功课……坎布里亚海岸沿线有很多污染程度低得多的地区可供选择(至少目前是这样!)