Parking issues caused by thousands of visitors converging on the Lake District over the summer have prompted the creation of a visitor management plan.
A meeting of Borrowdale Parish Council was told that during the height of the summer, when people were unable to travel abroad because of COVID-19 and instead headed to the Lakes, there were no bus stops within the valley that were not parked on.
The National Trust has been asked by the Lake District National Park Authority to identify areas which might benefit from single or double yellow lines based on the parking issues witnessed during the summer.
These would be monitored by highways enforcement officers employed by Cumbria County Council.
Thomas Burditt, a representative of the National Trust, told the meeting that Stagecoach had been consulted about the issue.
He said the overall aim of the LDNPA’s management plan is to get enough vehicles off the road so that the bus becomes a viable and efficient mode of transport.
But parish councillors noted that the cost of the bus is prohibitive to locals regularly using it, being £9 for a round trip from Rosthwaite to Keswick.
It was agreed that Emma Moody, who was representing the LDNPA at the meeting, seek input from Stagecoach about what the company might need in the future.
