Enraged citizens of the UK's 'most lovely village' have been required to call in the police following an increase of tourists flying drones over their homes.
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Villagers residing in scenic Castle Combe, Wiltshire, have claimed that their personal privacy is being interrupted by lots of tourists utilizing drones to take aerial video footage of your houses and streets.

The picturesque Cotswolds village, home to around 400 individuals, has been dubbed one of the most gorgeous places in the UK, boasting beautiful strolling routes and charming old streets.

Popular with travelers and even including in hit films such as Steven Spielberg's War Horse, countless holidaymakers flock to the lovely location each year.

Now, a previous councillor has actually said that residents have actually been displaced, having been hindered by over-tourism and encroaches on individual privacy.

They claim that the growing increase of holiday homes and intrusive travelers has actually put enhanced pressure on the council and house owners - with the town ending up being 'hollowed out' by 2nd homes and Airbnbs.

Castle Combe Parish Council has even put signs around the town alerting people not to utilize drones. Meanwhile, villagers have actually started propping up 'no drone' check in their windows in the hope that it will discourage tourists.

Enraged locals of the UK's 'most stunning village', Castle Combe, Wiltshire (envisioned), state their personal privacy has actually been disturbed by increasing varieties of tourists using drones to take aerial video footage of your homes and streets

Thousands of holidaymakers flock to the charming location each year. Now, a previous councillor has said that residents have actually been displaced, having actually been prevented by over-tourism and encroaches on individual privacy (Pictured: tourists in Castle Combe looking for drones)

In a bid for personal privacy, Castle Combe Parish Council has actually put indications around the town cautioning people not to use drones (pictured). Meanwhile, villagers have likewise began propping up 'no drone' signs in their windows in the hope that it will discourage travelers

Complaining that drones infringe on 'people's private lives' and even position a security threat following a boost in local robberies, Nick Botterill, the former district councillor for Castle Combe, explained them as a 'annoyance on numerous levels'.

The retired entrepreneur and local authority councillor in two locations included: 'The parish council's done a great task at setting up signs to discourage individuals but it is among those things that has actually grown from nowhere to become a significant problem.

'It's such a localised problem. As the regional member I participated in parish council conferences and this is something that turned up and was gone over several times.

'Various indications have been installed advising users of drones what they can and can't do.'

Mr Botterill, 62, said the concern had actually become even more prominent since the pandemic, declaring that 'more and more' tourists are bringing drones in order to take photographs.

Emphasising that visitors need to remember that the quaint village is 'not an amusement park', he included: 'It's got to the stage where it's no longer just the odd thing.

'People are having them at rather low levels when there are great deals of people around, so it's not just a privacy concern