Police have warned people to stay away from the Lake District after some ignored government advice and flocked to the beauty spot.
Cumbria Police have said they 'do not want a repeat' of last weekend when thousands of tourists headed to the Lakes.
Temporary Chief Superintendent Rob O’Connor said: “Pubs, cafes and restaurants are closed and we do not want to see people travelling to the Lakes in caravans and campervans, or driving many miles in their cars to go walking on the fells.
“It is really clear that people should not be travelling unless there is an essential reason to do so. It does not mean on nice days you can drive into the Lakes and go walking, or ride your motorbike to Devil’s Bridge at Kirkby Lonsdale.
“I still want my officers to engage, explain and encourage the public in relation to the restrictions that are in place.
“There is now legislation that means people can be fined for breaching the restrictions but my preference is that my officers do not need to resort to doing so and that the public show common sense and do not travel into the Lakes.”
The latest warning also comes a day after Derbyshire Police began using drones to shame Peak District walkers.
They said that the force's drone unit had highlighted numerous examples of irresponsible behaviour making non-essential trips by car to the rural parts of the county to walk the dog or watch the sunset.
But a superintendent has now defended his force for recording drone footage.
Superintendent Steve Pont told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “We wanted to reinforce the message of stay home and a number of people aren’t staying home, they’re finding excuses or loopholes, reasons not to stay home – and we just wanted to illustrate that this is the wrong thing to do.”
He added: “We’re here to apply the law that the Government makes.”
Superintendent Pont added “If people drive in their cars on the roads and if they go walking on the clifftops there’s the potential for accidents.
“The point is that the Government legislation said if you go out to take exercise you should make your time away from home as short as possible, it didn’t say as short as possible unless you want to go for a drive in the Peak District.”
Police officers up and down the country have now also been given new powers to enforce coronavirus lockdown rules.
As of Thursday, people who continuously flout the social distancing measures will be considered to be breaking the law and could be arrested by police.
Those who ignore the tough restrictions on movement could be hit with a £60 fine initially and another £120 fine for a second offence, the Home Office has warned.
