‘Turn the sprinklers on' cry NC500 locals as camper blasted for ‘really rude' act

Scottish Sun

3 days ago

It follows constant rows about the behaviour of tourists embarking on the hugely popular 516-mile journey
CAMPER FURY 'Turn the sprinklers on' cry NC500 locals as camper blasted for 'really rude' act
A LOCAL living along the North Coast 500 route has hit out at a camper over their "really rude" behaviour.
The furious Ullapool resident was left unimpressed after discovering a tourist had set up camp for the night beside someone's house and garden.
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An image shared online shows a blue tent erected near someone's house
Credit: NC500 The Land Weeps
It follows constant rows about the behaviour of tourists embarking on the hugely popular 516-mile route.
Taking to Facebook group NC500 The Land Weeps, the local wrote: "Camping by duck pond, right by someone's house/garden. Hanging clothes on someone's garden fence.
"Top-notch campsite a few hundred meters away."
Fellow locals flocked to the comments to react to the "rude and inconsiderate" behaviour.
One fumed: "Turn the sprinklers or garden hose on the fence or go out and paint it and their clothes."
Another said: "Disgusting and disrespectful. If I were that homeowner, I'd be playing very loud music at 2am."
A third weighed in: "Above the law. 'Entitled' to do as they please."
A fourth put: "How does anyone think this is ok!
A fifth added: "Hope the property owner has had a word or two with them."
A sixth blasted: "How did they even find their way down there? The tent must be pitched on the drive."
Locals fury at NC500 pranksters
Over the years, NC500 tourists have been accused of cramming car parks with motorhomes and overpopulating small areas, causing damage to the local environment.
There are also concerns that the single-track roads "cannot cope" with the increasing volume of traffic.
Meanwhile, a report revealed that cases of people doing their business in laybys and elsewhere has doubled in two years.
The Highlands get more than six million visitors a year - including day-trippers, overseas travellers and cruise passengers.
Fresh calls have recently been made for a tourist tax on campervans trailing along the route.
Some NC500 residents are unhappy that the roads are clogged with campervans, and many have had to deal with tourists doing the toilet outside their homes.
Meanwhile, Rangers in the Highlands have been forced to call in cops to deal with outbursts of extreme aggressive behaviour from visitors.