A Sunderland beach has been ranked among the worst nationwide, according to a new online survey.

Hendon Beach has been named the eighth-worst beach in the United Kingdom in a table compiled from Google reviews.

The beach averages 4.21 stars out of five from 170 reviews.

Low-scoring reviews describe it as hard to reach, with one visitor last year writing: “Nothing there. Hard to get to. No public transport to speak of.”

Hendon Beach has been ranked among the worst in the country, according to a new online poll.

placeholder image — Hendon Beach has been ranked among the worst in the country, according to a new online poll.

Recent visitors have been kinder, however, with one praising it as a “very nice beach”.

More than half of all its reviewers all gave it five stars.

The table has been compiled by family holiday specialist Lapland Famille after it analysed Google Maps ratings for more than 2,000 UK beach listings this month.

Every coastal beach with at least 100 reviews was ranked by its average score, worked out from its full star breakdown.

Cardiff's Splott Beach was named the UK's worst with an average of 2.99 stars from 105 reviews.