VIDEO: Thousands travel into Cornwall for Bank Holiday weekend

The M5 remained very busy late into the night

Author: Charlotte FisherPublished 29th May 2021
Last updated 29th May 2021

Thousands of holidaymakers travelled into Cornwall late last night for the Bank Holiday weekend.

It's the first Bank Holiday people have been able to go for an overnight stay since restrictions eased on May 17th.

Devon & Cornwall Roads Policing Team captured just how busy the M5 was coming into the county last night.

Traffic was very busy on the southbound carriageway even at midnight: