What lockdown looked like in Wales on Bank Holiday Monday

The majority of people were confined to their gardens due to the coronavirus lockdown

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This is what Aberavon beach looked like on Bank Holiday Monday

It was another sunny Bank Holiday but the majority of people were confined to their gardens due to lockdown restrictions.

While a number of people headed out to enjoy the sunshine and warm weather, most places in Wales seemed eerily quiet having been packed with visitors on previous Bank Holidays.

While the UK Government has eased lockdown restrictions for those living in England, the Welsh Government has maintained that people should stay at home unless they need to make an essential journey.

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Cardiff Bay on Bank Holiday Monday(Image: Ben Evans/Huw Evans Agency)
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Cardiff Bay on Bank Holiday Monday(Image: Ben Evans/Huw Evans Agency)

In Wales, unlimited daily exercise is permitted but it must be solo or alongside members of your own household.

Gatherings with those from other households are not permitted and nor is unnecessary travel.

Cardiff Bay, which would have normally been swarming with people enjoying bars, restaurants and a walk along the barrage, was empty with only a handful of people walking around.

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People enjoying the weather at Roath Park(Image: Chris Fairweather/Huw Evans Agency)
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People enjoying the weather at Roath Park(Image: Chris Fairweather/Huw Evans Agency)

Roath Park was also sparse with a couple of people sunbathing here or there or enjoying a game of frisbee or football.

Normally the park would have seen hundreds of people dotted around or walking along Roath Park Lake.

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Sandy Bay beach in Porthcawl(Image: Matthew Horwood)
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Barry Island beach(Image: WALES NEWS SERVICE)

And while thousands of people would have flocked to the coast to enjoy the sunny weather, both Porthcawl and Barry were uninhabited accept for a few sunbathers and the odd person going for a paddle in the water.

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Aberavon beach(Image: WalesOnline/ Rob Browne)
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A dog walker on a quiet Colwyn Bay promenade during the late spring Bank Holiday(Image: Ian Cooper/North Wales Live)

The same could be said of Aberavon beach, with beach walkers maintaining social distancing and a handful of joggers running along the promenade.

Llandudno promenade was also empty except for the odd dog walker while the beach itself with sunbathers few and far between.

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A man and child coming down Pen Y Fan mountain in the Brecon Beacons(Image: Chris Fairweather/Huw Evans Agency)

And in the Brecon Beacons, where hundreds of people would have normally been making their way to the summit of Pen y Fan to get a selfie, measures were in place to prevent people from entering and those who got through told to leave by wardens.

The next Bank Holiday isn't until August 31 but there is no way of knowing of what the situation will be like then.