A LARGE traveller camp has appeared on farmland in the Cottingley area.

The camp of caravans appeared last night on land where Cottingley Moor Road meets at a junction with Lee Lane.

Katrina Elizabeth, 28, said: "It was about 8:15pm, I was coming home from my grandma's and was driving up Manor Road and we couldn’t get past the roundabout as they were stopped on it talking to each other about where they were going. 

"Then, my grandma called me when she got home from dropping us off and she said the field was full."

One witness said there were between 20 and 40 caravans.

Police were seen at the scene last night, according to one source.

Ms Elizabeth said: "To be honest it doesn’t really bother me as long as they don’t cause any trouble - [I] might go and have a brew with them."

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