It's always been a magnet for public school pupils blowing off steam in summer. But as one of the beach rangers charged with policing Polzeath reveals, this year it's descended into an orgy of drugs, vandalism and underage sex
For Polzeath citizens, what really goes on in their beautiful town among the children of some of the UK's wealthiest families - drunkenness, vandalism, under-age sex - is no laughing matter.