AS MANY as twelve caravans have been served with notices ordering them to leave a popular beauty spot.

A court hearing has been booked for Wednesday, April 28, to grant the order to remove the traveller camp from Goring Gap.

Pictures taken from the site show the caravans and other assorted vehicles parked at the popular beauty spot, which sees thousands of visitors each summer.

According to West Sussex County Council, should the order be granted, it will be enforced should the traveller camp refuse to move on.

Council officials are continuing to monitor the site, along with Sussex Police.

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A spokesman said: "There are currently 12 caravans parked at this location.

"All have been served with notices requiring them to vacate the land. A court hearing has been booked for Wednesday 28 April.

"Should the order for removal be granted, it will be enforced should the travellers fail to vacate of their own accord.

"We will continue to monitor the site together with Sussex Police."

It comes after a group of travellers were seen to set up camp in Stanmer Park, Brighton last month.

The Argus: The traveller camp at Goring GapThe traveller camp at Goring Gap

As many as six caravans and other assorted vehicles were pictured parked in Stanmer Park, which is near the University of Sussex.

At the time, Labour MP Lloyd Russell Moyle said: "We all need to share it and that includes supporting the traveller community.

"They [the Travellers] also need to work with the council to make sure that when the right moment comes along, they move away to the next site.

"The council need to make sure they have the sites appropriate and negotiate a stopping point for them.

"And we all need to make sure the site is clean. That is how you manage these issues, working all together."