This is the moment a family thought it would be a good idea to have a barbecue on the edge of unstable cliffs at one of the UK’s most popular beauty spots.
Pictures show the family of three cooking sausages on a disposable barbeque just a few feet away from the 150ft drop on the ‘Broadchurch cliffs’.
A man wearing a dark top can be seen next to a woman and a teenage boy on the 185 million-year-old sandstone cliffs in West Bay, Dorset.
The aerial pictures were taken by drone photographer Darryl Gill, who described the scene as ‘madness’.
It comes after hundreds of tonnes of rock suddenly fell onto the beach during the latest rockfall there last month.
He said: ‘They must have been holidaymakers and they had one of those disposable barbecues.
‘You could see it smoking and the man cooking sausages. I could not believe it. It is madness.
‘I just don’t think people understand that it could drop at any moment, and you would stand no chance.
‘I would say they should put up more safety signs but people just seem to ignore them anyway.’
A section of the Jurassic Coast clifftop has slumped about 4ft from a previous movement, meaning it could turn into a rockfall at any point.
The most recent rockfall incident on May 21 prompted a huge emergency response amid unfounded fears that members of the public might have been caught underneath the rockfall.
Dozens of beachgoers had been under the cliffs not long before the tonnes of rubble came down, which was a result of heavy rainfall a few days before.
Earlier this month two other tourists were also pictured by Darryl’s drone taking selfies along the cliff edge after walking past danger signs.
A Dorset Council spokesperson said: ‘The Jurassic Coast looks the way it does because of erosion – meaning it is always on the move.
‘It is a wonderful place to visit, but it’s important to use common sense and caution – stay away from the edge and base of cliffs and always pay attention to warning signs and safety messages.’
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