A Cotswolds village regarded as one of the most beautiful in England has seen income from parking fines surge by 2,000% to around £45,000 a year, as the picturesque spot struggles to cope with growing numbers of visitors. The dramatic rise reflects the pressure that popular tourist destinations in the Cotswolds are facing, with local authorities increasingly relying on enforcement measures to manage traffic and parking congestion caused by day-trippers and holidaymakers.

The scale of the increase highlights how quickly visitor numbers have grown in the village, turning what was once a modest source of income into a significant annual sum. While full details of the specific location and the reasons behind the enforcement crackdown were not available, the case adds to a wider pattern of Cotswolds villages grappling with the strain that mass tourism places on narrow roads, limited parking and local infrastructure.