Posting onto a Mumsnet forum, a user said Saltburn-by-the-Sea, near Whitby, North Yorkshire made them “feel sick”. In response, fans of the seaside holiday town leapt to its defence and told the user “don’t come back”.

       On June 2 2021, a Mumsnet user posted: "Hi. I'm off to Saltburn near Whitby tomorrow and I feel sick. I visited last March.

       "The weekend before the lockdown.

       "The place was so eerie, I was actually freaked out on the pier and had to run off it. I actually managed to sleep at night but I honestly didn't think I would.

       "The cottage was surrounded by cliffs and there was a Victorian lift and a small morgue by the beach. I'm not sure whether these have anything to do with it.

       "Has anyone else had this feeling from a place they have visited?"

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       In the message boards, another user asked the original poster what made them run off the pier, to which they replied: “I’m not sure it was pitch black and the pier was so long.”

       On the message board itself, users admitted the “eerie” description made them want to go.

       Others said: “Can't say I noticed, though it was freezing cold!”

       One person even said that the woman is "clearly a wimp" while another disagreed with her review wholeheartedly.

       They said: "Went to Saltburn last weekend. It’s a little gem, definitely does not feel eerie."

       Angry Saltburn locals and visitors that love the town have rushed to the "good old fashioned" seaside town's defence.

       One person said: "What an odd thing to say. Saltburn has a calmness about it.

       “It’s a happy place and makes me smile. I also live here."

       Another said: "Oh good. Don't come back. I love Saltburn and am so glad it's on my doorstep.

       “Sadly the sheer volume of holidaymakers has meant we've never been this year."