CAMPERS were caught flouting lockdown rules over the Bank Holiday weekend - despite police pleas to stay home.
A number of campers were seen setting up tent at Langdale in the Lakes this weekend, prompting a visit from Cumbria Police.
The campers were reportedly moved on by police officers who issued the lockdown-flouters fines for breaching regulations.
Currently, accommodation with self-contained facilities is permitted to re-open from Monday.
Accommodation with shared facilities (such as most campsites), plus other hospitality and tourism venues, will not be permitted to open until May 17 according to current Government rules.
Visitors to the area also reportedly left a large amount of rubbish, prompting concern from voluntary group The Lakes Plastic Collective.