Coach-loads of tourists are clogging up roads around one of southern England’s most popular beauty spots. About 500,000 people visit Birling Gap and Cuckmere Haven where the South Downs meet the English Channel every year.

But locals are concerned at the impact visitors are having on the hamlet, which is near Beachy Head and part of the famous Seven Sisters chalk cliffs. The narrow B road gets choked with SUVs, minibuses and coaches at the busiest periods. Limited parking in the area also…