TUCKED away in the Peak District with sweeping views of the countryside sits a once quaint village, being over-run by tourism. Each weekend, hordes of hikers descend on Castleton, an area of natural beauty in the heart of the Peak District National Park. But while its many pub landlords, gift shops and tea rooms line their pockets, those not in the industry are living a "nightmare".
Cars lined the street and pedestrians the pavement when The Sun visited. On Castle Street, windows and cones can also be seen outside the majority of homes with an all too familiar phrase - "resident parking only". Nanette Hill, who works for a community transport charity in the village, has the words plastered over her gate.
Speaking passionately about the issue, the 64-year-old said: “The tourists individually, we don’t have a problem with, but it’s the quantity of them. “There isn’t a stable infrastructure for this many people, there just isn’t.” She explained how the parking has gotten “out of control” referencing people parking their cars however they liked – including at a “right angle”, blocking most of the highway.
Ms Hill continued: “The road just gets narrower too, if we needed to get a fire engine up here, we wouldn’t be able to. “We worry about the damage that’s actually being done because there are consequences of increased tourism – it impacts on not just the parking, but everything – it’s a nightmare.” Ms Hill explained how she feels “a sens.
