Graffiti written in Spanish is spray-painted across seaside town saying 'English better off dead'

See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Published: 07:05 EDT, 28 September 2026 | Updated: 07:38 EDT, 28 September 2026 Anti-English graffiti translating to 'English better off dead' has been scrawled across walls in the seaside town of Bournemouth. Large spray-painted graffiti written in Spanish appeared in several public places in the suburb of Boscombe. The seaside resort in Dorset is popular for Spanish students, with more than 40 language schools in the area. Bournemouth is also home to three migrant hotels, one of which, The Roundhouse, is due to be emptied next month. The graffiti, that included messages which translated from Spanish read: 'Dead Englishmen' and 's****y English better off dead', appeared on a wooden fence at Woodland Walk and on a clifftop path at Portman Ravine. Three months ago, a similarly offensive message reading 's**t Englishmen better off dead' was sprayed onto another wall in the area. It was subsequently removed by the local council. The culprit of the latest stunt is unknown, but locals branded it 'disgusting' and 'threatening'. One local, Luke Jones, said: 'Absolutely disgusting', while Linda Harrison said: 'Not just any graffiti, it's threatening language too. Probably to do with people complaining about annoying parties on the beach.' One graffiti scrawled in spray paint on a wall in Boscombe, Bournemouth, read: 'Dead Englishmen' Another graffitied wall read: 'Better off dead, you s***** b******s' The offensive messages appeared at clifftop paths at Woodland Walk and Portman Ravine in BoscombeLukeo Sully said: 'If I was living in someone else's country I'd be a guest, what sort of guest acts like this?' Local councillor George Farquhar said: 'This is not acceptable in society today and any hate message should be dealt with very quickly. Graffiti is something which annoys me immensely and I find it very sad.' He added: 'I urge members of the public to report it as offensive so it will be removed.' The town has been blighted by offensive graffiti in recent times, with anti-Semitic messages and swastikas daubed on walls in a suburb home to a large Jewish population. The region also made headlines as being one of many areas across the country hit by anti-immigration protests in the summer of 2025. Bournemouth is home to three migrant hotels, one of which is in Boscombe. One of the hotels, The Roundhouse, is due to be emptied next month. The controversial three-star migrant hotel is one of the hotels next to be phased out for use housing asylum seekers by the Government. It will stop housing asylum seekers by October, Bournemouth West Labour MP Jessica Toale announced. The hotel, owned by Britannia Hotels, will remain open but is expected to close by 2029. The 102-room hotel also became the scene of near-weekly angry protests between anti-immigration protesters and anti-racism campaigners this summer, with locals raising concerns about its use. In July, around 100 anti-immigration protesters clashed with police and counter-protesters outside the Roundhouse. Councillor Patrick Canavan, head of the Labour group on BCP Council, said after the previous graffiti incident in June: 'The fact that people are doing it in the first place is completely unacceptable and part of a toxic culture that seems to have been created in recent times, where people feel it is a good idea to attack other people.' BCP Council urged members of the public to report such examples to the police. A BCP Council spokesperson said: 'We understand the effect graffiti can have on an area, and we encourage residents to report instances of this behaviour to us so we can take prompt action. 'If the graffiti is offensive in nature, residents should report it to Dorset Police.' The Daily Mail contacted Dorset Police for comment. READ MORE: Seaside town's notorious migrant hotel where a room was used to run a county lines drug network will stop housing asylum seekers by the end of this year