- They were spotted, with three dogs, at West Bay on the Dorset coastline
- Family stepped over barriers which warn people to stay off the promenade
- Area had been cleared as it was at risk of rockfall as a result of recent rainfall
A family ignored warning signs and walked through a falling rock zone to access a beach that was the backdrop for ITV show Broadchurch.
The couple, along with their young daughter and three dogs, were snapped at West Bay, on the Dorset coastline, at around midday this afternoon.
They even stepped over the barriers which warn members of the public to stay off the promenade.
A family ignored warning signs and walked through a falling rock zone to access a beach that was the backdrop for ITV show Broadchurch
The couple, along with their young daughter and three dogs, were snapped at West Bay, on the Dorset coastline, at around midday this afternoon
The Jurassic Dorset coastline is a popular tourist attraction and is a site for keen fossil hunters
The area had been cleared as it was at risk of rockfall because recent rainfall has opened up the ground and it could become loose.
The onlooker, who was there with his family for the day, said: ‘I was in complete shock.
‘The sign is so obvious and it’s very irresponsible.
‘If adults want to risk their own lives then that is their decision – but to risk the life of your child and their three dogs is ridiculous – they don’t know any different.
‘What is that teaching your children? That they should ignore warning signs?’
The Jurassic Dorset coastline is a popular tourist attraction and is a site for keen fossil hunters.
Olivia Colman as DS Ellie Miller and David Tennant as DI Alec Hardy in the hit drama Broadchurch