Overnight parking in Northumberland

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Surely all the more reason for legal provision. Perhaps some of the money raised could be used to for an enforcement officer to prosecute illegal camping.

and compensate site owners who are loosing business!Some of these sites are run by the community for the benefit of the community.

Are you also going to compensate hotel owners because of the B&Bs.  Certifiacted sites already exist and site owners have to live with these. Motorhome stopovers are no different.

peedee

Why would they need compensating, they are in business the same as anyone else. The stop overs PD has pointed to are run  / promoted by the council, so presumably also a benefit to the local community.

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Cross posted with PD.

Three nice locations there, and 20 stopover pull ins will hardly ruin things for all the campsites and CLs in the Bamburgh, Beadnell, Amble areas. The last two years has seen many more folks discover just how fabulous this area is, and most sites have been full or near full. First time we encountered the numbers looking just to park up overnight, we were constantly being asked for places to stay on our visits. 

It’s good that such stopovers are now coming along. But a huge part of me feels rather sad, as this very special area is now as swamped as other places with visitors. Inland is as spectacular as the coastline, and just as interesting, but not as busy.

 The cure is to get out and about in the off seasons TTDA.

peedee

We tour/holiday all year round PD. We had a week on Hadrians Wall early December.
We stayed in Scotland, Borders last early July. Headed down to Bamburgh area for day, and that huge car park, and the little village, and every available space between Seahouses and Bamburgh was heaving with cars and MHs, cars were queuing to get into the big Castle car park. Needless to say, we took one look and headed inland. The council had put a dozen Portaloos up in car park to solve (try to solve😯) a different problem. Midweek visit as well, so goodness knows what is was like at a weekend. 

People forget that what seems remote to them isn't to others, Northumberland is close to one of the uk's larger connurbations, Tyneside and the local population has easy access. We've noticed Northumberland get busier over the years. More access will mean more crowding and we'll be killing off the thing we love. I think it's happening in a lot of places. It's good to have provision for travellers but it probably encourages more traffic.

I’m thinking that if the take up is high then the price could well go a long way to convince the NCC to expand the idea which can only be a good thing👍🏻