The Lake District is still not being opened and non-essential travel is not permitted
RUMOURS have circulated that travelling a considerable distance to exercise is now permitted.
If true, that would effectively open the Lake District to tourism once again.
However, Andrew Slattery, Assistant Chief Constable at Cumbria Police, has moved to dispel those rumours.
“I can reassure you, there is no change in our approach to policing the Lakes and our multi-agency stance is still that the area is ‘closed’ for tourism," he said.
"Driving 40 miles to visit the Lakes is clearly not reasonable and we will be turning people away who try to enter".
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