Finding a solution to tackling overtourism in Wales

How much would it cost to reinstate a small station on the line which passes right by? Too much common sense for idiots in charge. Also, no Welsh business worth its salt should have shut for the funeral of a foreign monarch. I very doubt many actually did.

Lands End is a horrendous tourist trap, not even the southern most point of the British Isles and the scenery is nothing special. But they charge £5 to park for two hours and then £10.99 for the essential selfie next to a fake road sign. For Snowdon people still park alongside a road and enjoy an amazing day in the most stunning scenery in the British Isles, but do not pay a single penny. Not only would it be a huge income generator for the area, but making people pay will also drive away the worst of the chav society that dump litter and show least consideration for others.

The answer is more attractions. Twice as many means each is half as busy. Spread it out.

Canadas national parks in Alberta are closely managed. Campsites are state owned, reasonably priced, sellout fast when bookings open on a set date and the sites have no shops etc. Lake Louise has limited parking closeby, but a major car park near major road network and buses - need to be prebooked in summer. Change will happen if organisations such as Transport for Wales (TfW) increases revenue. Hopefully their new booking App can over-time be expanded to cover buses connecting to the train network so a user in say Wrexham can travel toBodnant Gardens by public transport and buy one ticket for the train / bus / National Trust entry. This approach also enables tourism to be less seasonal as TfW can charge a higher price during August and a much lower price in January - so their network has more customers and National Trust can employ more staff year-round.

There are still beaches and parts of Eryri that are quiet. I went for a walk about a mile or two from Aber falls a few weeks ago and didn't see a soul for 2 hours. Car park was empty also. As long as the tourists don't veer off the beaten track, there are still plenty of ice locations around Ynys Mon and Eryri which are relaxing if you have a little local knowledge.

The answer is simple, but also very difficult - decolonize Wales. Tourism by and large is an extractive economy in Wales, run primarily for the benefit of England. If it was so great as some of its proponents make out, then why is Wales so poor?. Tourism has rightly been described in Hawaii, and also in Wales as a type of sugar 'good for the tongue but bad for the teeth'.

The idea that people only visit London just to watch some folks marching around is for the birds. Convert Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle into Premier Travelinns and I'd wager visitor numbers would actually increase.

You're done proper research into how many people visit the UK exclusively and unequivocally based on the presence or opportunity of a gawp at one of these people in the flesh, have you? Compared the data to the control case of tourism numbers during the Protectorate? Thought not. So You're parroting the same old rubbish.

The National Park Authority have been good at attracting people. But no good at managing or controlling them.!

It's an all Wales problem. The main car parks on the Brecon Beacons overflow too. Usuallly day trippers, local and Bristol. There was a bus on Sundays from Bridgend to the Brecon Beacons timed for walkers which allowed one not to take a car but that service vanished. It never had much publicity. Lack of marketing for infrequent bus users is a key problem.

Yes, when the French got rid of their monarchy it really killed the tourist trade, and nobody goes to Versaille now.. oh ..wait a minute...

We don't have many job sectors that actually increase here in Wales, so trying to hinder one of the biggest(here in sir Gwynedd at least) is just plain crackers. Tourism taxes aren't just difficult to enforce, they are short sighted solutions to long term challenges.

Having just returned from a camping holiday in rural Wales, I can confidently say that none of that holiday would have happened without use of a car. From simply getting the tent and family to the campsite, to visiting local attractions (I did check public transport, it said a 5.5hr journey and not until the day after Vs a 30 mins drive at our convenience). Are you really advocating the tourist £ is spent elsewhere??

Car brained people will expect there to be ample parking at a beauty spot and will keep making that argument until the spot is no longer beautiful because the car park spoils it and no one wants to go there any more. In the US they literally kept knocking down buildings to make car journeys and car parking easier until there were no shops to go to and the downtown area just became a ghost town with no shops or people (or cars). We should remember this when anyone says free parking will save a Welsh town centre, it won't, it's significantly more complicated than that.

I visited Oregon last summer, they have an advanced booking system for many of the natural wonders there. You register your car on line and on the day you enter via a control gate with ANPR.. Not registered, you don't get in. The number of places are limited each day. We need something similar in NW. I actually feel sorry for the visitors, imagine driving 4 or 5 hours only to find that there is nowhere to park. Controlled numbers is a win win for everyone.. Not simply taxes and higher parking charges.

Put up prices that will deter tourists from coming to Cymru. That will sort the problem. Had a long weekend at Loch Awe and stopped beside a lochside eatery on the way to Glencoe a sandwich cost £15.

I might start with 'Car Brain' a lot of people wont consider using the bus. If we are to have a Tourist Tax though why not set it higher and include a bus ticket?

Thinking about it a bit more........... Enforcement so if you act like a twat you get towed A 'congestion charge' to enter some areas Advanced warnings of how much space if any is left in car parks with signs at strategic points Yes it all costs I know