Snowdon. Plans to implement a specific charge on visitors to climb yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) look set to fail. Meeting last October, Gwynedd Council backed calls for such mitigation amid fears that the county is suffering from “over tourism.” Cllr Glyn Daniels, a Llais Gwynedd councillor, had presented the motion amid claims that the area isn’t benefitting as it should from such natural assets, with members overwhelmingly backing an “opening of the debate.” His claims were reinforced by a recent Gwynedd Council report which found that that the level of wages within tourism is “very low in Gwynedd compared with other sectors and other areas”.
Bid to charge Snowdon hikers £2 to climb peak looks likely to fail
The Snowdonia National Park Authority fears any plan to restrict access would be subject to severe legal challenge
05:00, 18 MAY 2021
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Crowds at the top of Snowdon (Image: Eryl Crump)
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