A group of visitors to a Welsh beauty spot have been sent home to Lancashire – after asking a police officer for tips on nice places to visit.
The differences in lockdown rules either side of the English border have continued to cause trouble for police officers.
And in the latest incident to highlight the difficulties people are having in grasping the cross-border variations in the rules, a family from Bolton was sent home from Snowdonia after approaching a police officer to ask for tips on sightseeing spots.
North Wales Police's rural crime team revealed the breach on Twitter, writing: "Incredibly one of our team has just been flagged down in Snowdonia by a car containing three persons from Bolton.
"Excuse me officer, can you recommend some nice places for us to visit?
"Yes, there are plenty on your way home. #Frustrating"
Incredibly one of our team has just been flagged down in Snowdonia by a car containing 3 persons from Bolton
— Tîm Troseddau Cefn Gwlad HGC/ NWP Rural Crime Team (@NWPRuralCrime) May 28, 2020
"Excuse me officer, can you recommend some nice places for us to visit?"
"Yes, there are plenty on your way home"#frustrating pic.twitter.com/bLFjzQfH6u
Elsewhere, in southern Powys officers from Ystradgynlais sent home a car full of visitors from Bristol as they sought to keep people away from tourist hotspots.
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