1970s bylaw used to ban camping in lake District.

[Deleted member 77519]

Yet people don’t want their personal data infringing. No way would I report someone to the police, or should I say not unless it was a serious crime. That’s exactly what the government want, get people policing each other.
Let them create areas to use and supply and empty bins, most littering I see is in lay-bys and areas with no provision. A lot of us may clear up and take litter that isn’t ours away but an awful lot don’t.

I was thinking more in line with the sort of mess left behind by the irresponsible few. That is a serious crime to people who end up with injured livestock, or damage to property. I was just mulling over how to be seen as an asset to wild areas and not part of the problem.
I am not afraid to approach individuals in person and let them know how their actions may jeopardise access for us all. Groups are for the Police to sort out though.

 

[Nabsim]

The police will not go to groups that’s the problem

edit: not the problem, one of them

 

[Deleted member 77519]

The police will not go to groups that’s the problem

edit: not the problem, one of them

Actually that's sadly very true in a lot of cases.

 

[Mobilvetta]

We we are off to Pooley bridge for a long weekend, my daughter and grandkids plus many of her friends are camping in tents there, managed to book Parkfoot were they are staying for £30.00 a night for staying on a field a couple of months ago, no hookups were available.

Someone else has also tried to book but the site, but it is now full. Think it will be rather busy and noisy, I usually try and avoid going away in the school holidays for that reason. It was she who must be obeyed idea. Hope this Covid goes away soon so we can escape to the continent were prices seem much more reasonable with better facilities.

 

[barryd]

We we are off to Pooley bridge for a long weekend, my daughter and grandkids plus many of her friends are camping in tents there, managed to book Parkfoot were they are staying for £30.00 a night for staying on a field a couple of months ago, no hookups were available.

Someone else has also tried to book but the site, but it is now full. Think it will be rather busy and noisy, I usually try and avoid going away in the school holidays for that reason. It was she who must be obeyed idea. Hope this Covid goes away soon so we can escape to the continent were prices seem much more reasonable with better facilities.

Did you try Waterside or Cross Dormont just a bit further along the lane towards Howtown? You can walk along the lake shore from Park foot to Waterside. Never stayed at the other one which is a bit further towards Howtown.

 

[Mobilvetta]

Did you try Waterside or Cross Dormont just a bit further along the lane towards Howtown? You can walk along the lake shore from Park foot to Waterside. Never stayed at the other one which is a bit further towards Howtown.

No I never tried the others as my family had already booked Parkfoot, so we wanted to stay on the same site, but I shall have a walk to the other site and see how the costs compare.

 

[Obanboy666]

We we are off to Pooley bridge for a long weekend, my daughter and grandkids plus many of her friends are camping in tents there, managed to book Parkfoot were they are staying for £30.00 a night for staying on a field a couple of months ago, no hookups were available.

Someone else has also tried to book but the site, but it is now full. Think it will be rather busy and noisy, I usually try and avoid going away in the school holidays for that reason. It was she who must be obeyed idea. Hope this Covid goes away soon so we can escape to the continent were prices seem much more reasonable with better facilities.

Good luck, take earplugs with you to drown out the noise of the police cars visiting late at night to sort out the riots that often occur.
I used to stay at Hillcroft park which is farther along the road nearer Pooley bridge and would often hear the racket going until late at night.

 

[Mobilvetta]

Good luck, take earplugs with you to drown out the noise of the police cars visiting late at night to sort out the riots that often occur.
I used to stay at Hillcroft park which is farther along the road nearer Pooley bridge and would often hear the racket going until late at night.

Thanks for tip, my noise cancelling headphones are onboard, looks like they will come in handy.

 

[AldoTheCampervan]

Of course the other angle is we've been breaching and ignoring byelaws that are still in operation today. I feel it will all quieten down in a few years, as long as we don't go back to parking in groups, parking within sight of peoples homes and Taking the piss by getting chairs and tables out.

I've seen alot of the parking in groups happening, chairs out and rowdy. All that is going to do is fuel people to complain. When we park up we are respectful and quiet, I park up to rest for another day full of outdoor activities not to get wasted. Leave that for the pub I say.

 

[AldoTheCampervan]

LOL! I Was watching Fawlty Towers last night. Must have been where it came from!

I have just emailed the Lake District National park asking for more info on this bylaw and how they can enforce it when they only own four percent of the land.

Found this re wildcamping in the National Park

Wild camping

Wild camping is technically not permitted anywhere in the Lake District without prior permission from the landowner. As the National Park Authority we do not have the power to allow camping on private land and we do not permit camping on the small amount of land that we own. Camping in car parks...

www.lakedistrict.gov.uk

It states this.

" Wild camping is not permitted anywhere in the Lake District without prior permission from the landowner. As the National Park Authority we do not have the power to allow camping on private land and we do not permit camping on the small amount of land that we own. Camping in car parks or on roadside verges is not allowed at any time. "

So can you assume then if they do not have the power to allow wild camping on private land they also do not have any power at all over that land?

Will be interesting to see if I get a reply. I was fairly sympathetic as there clearly is a problem with morons but they are targeting the wrong people.

Be interesting to see the response.

 

[AldoTheCampervan]

It's a knee-jerk heavy-handed reaction to a situation that has arisen as a result of C-19.

It makes no sense. It's an overuse of authority and is merely a sticking plaster, doing nothing to address the bad behaviour that has caused this type of policing in the first place.

Using a (bloody lazy!) sledgehammer to crack a nut and, imho, going about resolving the problem totally erse about face.

Businesses are already suffering and will continue to suffer. If we're expected to do our civic duty and get back out there to try and shore up our f*kd economy then they really need to address the problems at source instead of always taking the punitive route - and the wrong type of punitive route at that. All it does is send out a signal that no one is wanted in that locality, whether they're well behaved or not.

They should concentrate less on who's parking up and in what type of vehicle and concentrate first on catching the dirty anti-social and ignorant offenders who turn up in all types of transport and muck it up for everyone else. They should be the ones receiving the £500 fines.

Agree! I was going to lakes on Friday but now I've changed mind and going to stay around Cornwall. It's a shame because this will limit tourism, I'm not paying £35 per night camping