"Greedy" councils are pushing the poor out of Wales and making some of its top tourist attractions like Snowdon places "only the rich can afford". That's according to one walker who was incensed at the £40 cost to park his car at Pen-y-Pass car park at the base of Snowdon.
The man, posting on a Snowdonia National Park forum, a visitor contrasted his recent experiences in England and Scotland with those in Wales. He accused “greedy” councils of using Snowdon to rake in money and insisted the peak should be affordable for all following the National Trust’s 1998 appeal to buy 4,000 acres on the mountain, which raised more than £4 million in public donations. Last weekend, long queues form at the summit of Snowdon in "one of the busiest" ever weekends.
Motorists are charged a premium for staying at Pen-y-Pass, where charges are £18 for eight hours, £25 for 12 hours and £40 for a 24 hours. The disgruntled man said this was a "bit over the top" and added: “After all it is a National Park and not a private car park.”
