Family of 11 travel to South Stack

A FAMILY of 11 from Manchester travelled 120 miles to visit a North Wales beauty spot.

The group drove in three different cars to spend the day at South Stack on Anglesey.

Police have described their actions as “unbelievable”.

“One family but from different households. Each person prosecuted under Covid legislation @ NWPSpecials #StayHomeSaveLives”

It comes after police also stopped around 26 people in the Barmouth area on Saturday who were breaking lockdown regulations - including English day-trippers visiting the beach.

Police are controlling to patrol across the region and have pledged to send anyone travelling into Wales home.

North Wales Police issued a warning ahead of the weekend that travel restrictions lifted in England, do not apply in Wales.

Under current Welsh Government regulations, motorists must only travel if their journey is essential.

Residents outside of Wales are being reminded that the travel restrictions lifted in England do not apply here - and anyone travelling into Wales will be subject to Welsh legislation.

Temporary Assistant Chief Constable Nigel Harrison said: “Our tourist attractions, parts of the national park, pubs, restaurants, cafes, caravan, holiday parks and campsites all remain closed.

“Travelling into Wales for exercise or without a reasonable excuse is not permitted, and the sooner we canslowthe spread of the virus the sooner we can welcome people back here.

“Increasing the population of our area will place an unreasonable burden on our NHS and other key workers who are working hard to ensure the safety of everyone. Those visiting the mountains of Snowdonia or our coastal areas also need to realise that they could potentially be risking the lives of our Mountain Rescue and RNLI volunteers should they get into difficulties.”