A POPULAR NC500 beauty spot is offering campervan drivers a place to park up for the night for just a small donation - but rely on the honesty of the tourists. Visitors are welcome to stay overnight at Dunbeath Harbour in Caithness and are asked to pop some money into their 'honesty box' to keep their facilities running. 5 Dunbeath Harbour offers campervan drivers to stay over night for a small fee 5 The honesty box has been set up for donations 5 There is a clean toilet block at the site 5 The area has stunning views out towards the harbour The location has a stunning view over the beach and harbour with plenty of places to park.
The site also has a clean block of toilets to use and bins placed around the area to keep it tidy. And they ask for just £7 from tourists to help keep their facilities going. But Victor Cormack from Dunbeath Heritage Trust revealed that motorhome drivers can sometimes abuse their trust and fail to pay a donation.
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"They're very clean, I’ll give them that. We don't get a lot of rubbish left. There's no dog fouling down at the beach.
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It's great the campervans come but they've got to leave spaces and take into account that they're coming into our village." It should be protected’, cry NC500 locals as they slam tourists for ‘unthinkable’ act at ancient attraction Victor revealed that the site doesn't usually get any incidents of tourists emptying waste tanks, just greywater occasionally. And speaking from the locals' point of view on campervans on the North Coast 500 , Victor added: "Some are okay about it, some are against it.
"I suppose it's the same in every village. Some nights you don't have any, some nights this car park will be full. "It depends on how they park .
A lot of people park stupid and then you can't get turned and that causes a bit of hassle you know. But on the whole it's not bad. 5 Victor Cormack from Dunbeath Heritage Trust All the money given to the trust via the honesty box is spent on maintaining the harbour and buildings around it.
Victor added: "All the money raised at the harbour goes back into the harbour and goes back into the buildings. Read more on the Scottish Sun LOTTO SHOCK Heartbroken Postcode Lottery winner plans new life in Spain with share of £2m 'BEST TIMES' Forgotten Scottish football cult hero spotted at Killie Euro clash "We've got the bothy painted, the boat shed's going to get new doors, the big stores are all getting new doors. "So it's not like we're putting it somewhere else.
It's all being spent back here.".
