Unthinking Tourists

[Hugo]

Beautiful World Heritage site in North Wales becomes 'dangerous nightmare' for drivers
'In Snowdonia (Eryri) they tow them all away for parking like this'
Despite signs warning of £1,000 fines, some local people were last weekend irked to see scores of barbecues at the tinder-dry site. Piles of litter were also photographed piled up high in the official car park.

It’s prompted calls for greater enforcement action by Denbighshire Council, and for a review of local parking arrangements. “It was a nightmare trying to get up and down the road,” said a resident on social media. “They would make a fortune if they ticketed them all.”

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/beautiful-world-heritage-site-north-32088825

[Hugo]

Clampdown ordered at besieged North Wales beauty spot




http://Https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/clampdown-ordered-besieged-north-wales-32139063

[Hugo]

More than 4,000 pieces of litter picked on mountain

The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) clean-up event saw 50 volunteers and eight professional mountaineers hike and abseil to retrieve the litter from Yr Wyddfa, also known as Snowdon, which included sweet and crisps packets, bottles and cans and even some cowboy hats.


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgjy8271q9jo

[Hugo]

Our lovely beach is becoming a no-go area' - anger over Gwynedd's campervan free-for-all
Residents claim laybys, beachfronts and beauty spots are crowded with litter-dropping freeloaders


Holidaymakers – especially those in campervans – are being asked to park “sensibly” when visiting Gwynedd this summer. Irate residents plagued by irresponsible parking fear the local authority’s polite request will fall on deaf ears.

A perceived lack of enforcement is blamed for some of the scenes witnessed in North Wales this summer. Local people in Gwynedd claim laybys, beachfronts and beauty spots are crowded with litter-dropping motorhome owners unwilling to pay for campsites.




https://www.dailypost.co.uk/in-your-area/our-lovely-beach-becoming-no-32238302

[Hugo]

Council's 'softly-softly approach' slammed as campervan drivers block roads
Holidaymakers - particularly those in campervans - are being reminded to park 'sensibly' when visiting Gwynedd this summer after local residents have been plagued by inconsiderate parking behaviour




https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/news-opinion/councils-softly-softly-approach-slammed-32248027

[Hugo]

Famous beach in lockdown with two-day forest fire blamed on 'irresponsible' visitors
The area was closed for much of Bank Holiday Monday on one of warmest days of the year


https://www.newsdesk.lexisnexis.com/click/?t=4&a=57544499130&f=News&s=1&ci=334&i=283&si=36145&fmi=169660862&e=North+Wales+Daily+Post&d=685&mbc=Q1QzL2E9NTc1NDQ0OTkxMzAmcD0xNGUmdj0xJng9OWM1RmRUdGpSMUJEUWg0al9LZk9qQSZ1MT1ORCZ1Mj11cC11cm46dXNlcjpQQTE4NzU1MjI3MA&fi=119597&ac=&ck=60d94fd8d339a19f

[Hugo]

Idiot' campers get surprise visit after scaring seals from Llandudno beach
They pitched a tent yards from the colony, then 'stormed up and down the secluded cove'


https://www.dailypost.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/idiot-campers-surprise-visit-after-32371211

[Hugo]

Woman travels from England to North Wales to climb Yr Wyddfa but is left 'disappointed'
Aisha, from Manchester, recently travelled to Wales to take on Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), but it's fair to say she was left underwhelmed by the experience of her Welsh adventure


Let's hope that she never comes back again as the Mountain Rescue Service have already had too many ill prepared idiots rescued this year



https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/woman-travels-england-north-wales-32403998

[Hugo]

North Wales 'tourist attraction' is 'worst in UK' for litter
'During busy tourism periods, it isn’t always easy for staff to manage waste effectively'



https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/north-wales-tourist-attraction-worst-32465473

[Hugo]

The plush cars and campervans sunk on Gwynedd's graveyard beach in 2025
Traeth y Graig Ddu (Black Rock Sands) saw a dramatic rise in strandings this year


https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/plush-cars-campervans-sunk-gwynedds-33097255

[Hugo]

North Wales beach with notoriously soft sand snares VW driven though lifeboat gates
Cars are not permitted on the beach because of the likelihood they will become stranded in its soft sand

A different beach but the same old story.    “Can’t educate stupid,” said one local. Another added: “It’s such a shame common sense isn’t very common anymore.”

https://www.newsdesk.lexisnexis.com/click/?t=4&a=58518295849&f=News&s=1&ci=334&i=283&si=36145&fmi=169660862&e=North+Wales+Daily+Post&d=685&mbc=Q1QzL2E9NTg1MTgyOTU4NDkmcD0xNGUmdj0xJng9ckZQWmZ3TlJOX2pzNXJ2Z0VkLTQzdyZ1MT1ORCZ1Mj11cC11cm46dXNlcjpQQTE4NzU1MjI3MA&fi=119597&ac=&ck=399c6cd1cffabdac

[Hugo]

Police warn against 'ridiculous' parking at beauty spot amid snow disruption

This is another good example of " you can't educate idiots "  just tow the cars away, the solution is easy




https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp82vv12vldo