By
Eddie Wrenn
03:12 EST, 6 April 2012
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03:18 EST, 6 April 2012
This bench may not look like the perfect spot for a romantic rendezvous.
But horrified guests at the Cley Hall Hotel in Spalding, Lincolnshire, are having to stay away from the windows after amorous couples chose the bench as their go-to spot for some outdoor love-making.
And, to the discomfort of the hotel managers, the bench is being put to practice three times a day.
It has become such an issue that councillors have raised the matter in their meetings – with one councillor likening the frequent sessions on the bench to ‘sexual athletics’.
Room with a view… For the Cley Hall Hotel, the bench is placed in an unfortunate spot, with paying guests seeing more than they bargained for
Cllr Christine Lawton said: ‘It’s
not just happening for a short time – it’s become like sexual athletics
and you could even say they are turning it into an Olympic sport.
‘It’s such a problem for the hotel and it’s giving guests the totally wrong impression of Spalding.’
Customers at the Cley Hall, which is directly across the road from the riverside bench, have been left distinctly unimpressed by the bench presses.
Retired David Carrick, 67, who stayed at the hotel during a quiet weekend away with his wife, said: ‘I don’t know about the Olympics – I certainly didn’t see the funny side and won’t be handing out any medals.
‘It’s the first time I’ve been to this part of the country and was looking forward to a quiet few nights away with the wife.
‘We had heard good things about the hotel but it has turned into a nightmare.
‘I asked for a room with a riverside view, not a view of that filth. I feel sorry for the manager because it’s not his fault.
‘The council really need to do something about it, the bench has got to go.’
Dismount: Cyclists get a warning, but nothing is stopping couples making use of the bench – to the discomfort of staff and guests at The Cley Hall Hotel
Passions on the well-known bench cooled down over the winter but the problem has heated up again during the recent warm weather.
And the high-end hotel’s co-owners think it’s about time the exhibitionist couples got a room as the sex sessions are ruining their plans to turn the 17-bedroom Grade II listed Georgian hotel into a five-star facility.
Co-owner David Stanbridge said: ‘We took over last July and started renovating the hotel and it’s been a problem since then
‘We get people staying here from all over the world – from Holland, America and New Zealand – and it isn’t painting a good impression of Spalding or the hotel.
‘As well as sex on the bench, there’s often drinking and shouting until 3am, people urinating in the river, and a problem with rubbish.
‘People don’t like walking there – one lady got mugged – and all the dog bins are full of beer cans.
‘The police said “call us anytime”, but sometimes it’s happening three times a day.’
Councillors at the Town Forum
agreed the problem was giving people the wrong impression of the town at
a meeting on Wednesday night.
The councillors agreed to investigate if the bench could be relocated.
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