Upgraded parking facilities at a notorious beauty spot on the edge of Eryri (Snowdonia) are backfiring, critics have claimed. Locals say parking issues have worsened since "improvements" were implemented at Y Glyn, an area known as "the lagoons" by Llyn Padarn in Llanberis. Three adjacent car park areas were resurfaced to provide 114 parking spaces and a separate aires-type "Arosfan" facility was created for campervans.
Cyngor Gwynedd carried out the work to bring "order and control" to an area that at times becomes overwhelmed with visitors. But with pay machines not yet working, and height barriers only sporadically operated, local people say the car parks have become a giant "campsite". Two weeks ago, 95 campervans were counted overnighting at the site and, despite a ban, 32 tents.
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While many campervan owners prefer the freedom of unrestricted pitches, campsite operators between Llanberis .
