Authorities are hoping that a new parking system coming into force at Durdle Door today will help avoid a repeat of recent chaotic scenes at the beauty spot.
People are now being told not to visit unless they have pre-booked, with only limited parking and facilities available.
A booking system for car parks, wardens issuing fines and traffic management measures are among the ways authorities will manage visitor numbers to Lulworth and Durdle Door, with people being told to use the 'just park' app.
Readers will remember the huge numbers of visitors who flocked to the area, with multiple people jumping from the 200ft Durdle Door arch and being seriously injured.
To try and prevent repeat scenes from happening, representatives from Dorset Council, Dorset Police, Lulworth Estate and South West Ambulance Trust held a meeting to find a way they can all work together to manage crowds.
Some of the measures include a new pre-booking system for the Lulworth Estate car parks
There will also be other traffic management measures introduced, an increase in marshalling and civil enforcement officers who will be issuing fines to people who park illegally on the roads.
One of the issues reported by landowner Lulworth Estate was that people were ignoring road closures to travel to the area.
Despite a critical incident being declared at the site by emergency services due to the number of injuries, thousands flocked to the area again the following morning, despite closures being put in place by Dorset Council and police.
Read more: People continue to climb Durdle Door after major incident declared
As well as the booking system, from today marshals will now be on site to warn people of the dangers of tombstoning and to encourage visitors to take their litter home.
They continue to ask for visitors to respect Dorset's communities.
A spokesman for Dorset Council previously decried the behaviour at Durdle Door as “extremely disappointing."
Lulworth Estate has put a new parking system in place at #durdledoor from today. You must book in advance to park at Durdle Door car park. Limited parking and facilities available - DO NOT TRAVEL IF YOU HAVE NOT BOOKED
— Dorset Council UK (@DorsetCouncilUK) June 10, 2020
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"There have been issues with littering, people urinating and defecating in public, people camping overnight and people having dangerous campfires and BBQs – despite extensive warnings against this from all local agencies.
“The incidents at Durdle Door placed a huge strain on our emergency services. We were very disappointed to have seen the huge number of visitors ignoring manned road blocks. Council employees were abused by the members of the public as they tried to manage the traffic. This is not acceptable."
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