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A council-run car park at a Welsh beauty spot has been turned into a campsite , say angry locals. 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 “Arosfan” facility was created for campervans.

Cyngor Gwynedd (Gwynedd Council) 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.



With more expected over the Bank Holiday weekend, locals are braced for more bedlam at a much-loved leisure facility. As well as struggling for parking space, there are concerns over littering and, for volunteer rubbish collectors, the prospect of finding more human faeces. Have tourists made your local beauty spot a misery? Contact us at webnews@mirror.

co.uk Virgin Media offers gamers the chance to get £250 but you'll need to act quickly Scores of campervans are taking advantage of the ‘free’ facility ( Image: John Horrigan/Daily Post Wales) Nearby campsite owners are incensed too, as Llyn Padarn’s “free campsite” is said to be sucking custom from their facilities. While many camperva.

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