Restrictions introduced on a road leading to a hugely popular Anglesey beach have caused upset for local residents, including one who said her father was stopped by security guards from coming to visit her.
The road from the village of Newborough to Traeth Llanddwyn has been used by large numbers of people this summer.
Natural Resources Wales (NRW), who manage the beach, introduced restrictions to control the flow of visitors, including a limit of 400 cars to enter the car park per day and security guards to control access to the road which leads to the beach.
The organisation says it is doing the best it can under difficult circumstances, and aims to "keep social distancing in place, keep people safe and manage the potential traffic in the area".
They said they would try to learn from the problems reported by locals and hoped to avoid any "misunderstandings" in future.
But residents say the restrictions have caused problems for them.
One woman, who did not want to be named, said the guards had tried to stop her father visiting her house.
"My father called me and I went outside to explain to them that he was coming to visit me in my house, but they still wouldn't let him through," she said.
"It was a very uncomfortable situation and it's awkward because it's happening right where I live.
"I'm born and bred here, my family are from Newborough, and yet we feel like we are being constrained in our own community."
NRW previously said that local people would be provided with fobs to access the beach, but Janice Thomas said she also had problems getting through the road block.
"Last week, I wanted to go down to the beach with my dog," she said.
"I saw the two guards there with these two big 'no entry' signs on the road. I had never seen something like this before and we weren't warned that this was going to happen.
"When I approached the junction by car, both men stopped me and said that I wasn't allowed to go through, even though I am a local and I have a fob to go there.
"They were very abrupt and didn't seem to be improving the situation.
"We seem to be losing everything that belongs to us here. We want to have this place to enjoy as well, but we need better monitoring of the situation."
Joanne Hurst was visiting the area from the Wirral, and wanted to visit a relative's grave at St Peter's Church near the junction.
She said: "Newborough holds a very special place in our hearts as a family, and I thought it would be something nice to do for the kids who had never met their grandfather.
"When we got there, I was lost and asked the guards for directions.
"I was pretty sure the graveyard was close by, but the guards didn't seem to know what I was talking about and said there was no church down the road I wanted to go down and told me that I should head back to the other side of the bridge.
"I don't think they intended on being rude, but they weren't accommodating or informative at all.
"I feel sorry for the community having to deal with this. We had driven quite far to get there and it all seemed a little unnecessary. Luckily, we managed to find the church with the help of a resident."
Local councillor Peter Rogers said NRW and the council were actively looking into ways of resolving the situation.
He said: "I have visited the village and also taken sounding from at least four residents in finding a way forward to resolve the situation, particularly during and following the pandemic.
"I am very encouraged by their support of a very difficult situation in a exceedingly difficult period. The real problem is the ongoing popularity of Llanddwyn and now the forced decision not to travel abroad.
"One of the successes of the security guards has been to curtail the massive tailbacks once the car park is full because the entrance road is so narrow, and this has really been well received.
"It is understandable that some of the local residence have taken great exception, but I am afraid there are rules during this pandemic which just have to be enforced.
"Lots of frustration by businesses and the locals is due to such little progress to improve the access for this season, but of course, this is all due to the lockdown and their frustration is justified.
"NRW and Anglesey County Council are now preparing plans for an investment into a new development, which is intended to make traffic flow more acceptable and I really hope that this will be well received.
"For those of us who live on this beautiful island in this corner of Wales, its popularity at this time of the year will come as little surprise.
"The easing of coronavirus restrictions has brought with it additional challenges, including the influx of significant number of visitors from all over the UK who understandably want to come to enjoy this special place, just as those who live in the surrounding communities do."
Dylan Williams, operations manager for Natural Resources Wales, said: "We have all had to respond and adapt quickly to make sure that we do everything possible to keep everybody safe during this pandemic.
"This includes the introduction of staff who patrol the area, who only have the sole intention of keeping everybody safe during this pandemic.
"Additional contractors have been used at times when we anticipate the beach car park will become full to keep visitors informed and to prevent queues of traffic backing in to the village.
"We are very grateful for support the community gives us in our efforts to manage this very difficult situation, but equally concerned to hear of the instances reported.
"We will do our best to learn from those and hope that we can avoid any such misunderstandings in the future."
