United Kingdom National Parks
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The National Parks (Welsh: Parciau Cenedlaethol, Scottish Gaelic phrasebook|Scottish Gaelic: Pàircan Nàiseanta) of the United Kingdom are to be found primarily in England and Wales; two recent additions exist in Scotland. There are no National Parks in [[Northern Ireland.
Slightly less strict designations also exist: the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in England, Wales and [[Northern Ireland, and the National Scenic Area in Scotland.
United Kingdom National Parks Halal Travel Guide
Each park is operated by its own National Park Authority, with two "statutory purposes":
- to conserve and enhance the natural beauty, wildlife and cultural legacy of the area, and
- to promote opportunities for the understanding and enjoyment of the park's special qualities by the public.
Despite the name, National Parks in the UK are quite different from those in many other countries, where National Parks are owned and managed by the government as a protected community resource, and permanent human communities are not a part of the landscape. In the UK, National Parks can include substantial towns and villages, and land uses such as farming and forestry which are often integral parts of the landscape. Land within a National Park remains largely in private ownership, and so land access is usually subject to the same restrictions as elsewhere in the nation.
National Parks in the UK have no admission charges, and there may only be a road sign to indicate that you are entering a park.
National Parks
The United Kingdom has 15 national parks; of these, 10 are in England, three in Wales, and two in Scotland:
National Scenic Areas and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
UK parks - National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the UK(2023)Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the United Kingdom are 41 defined areas in England, Wales and [[Northern Ireland, designated originally by the Countryside Agency, on behalf of the government. The equivalent in Scotland is the National Scenic Area. Natural England was set up in 2006 to succeed the Countryside Agency in England, and is a government body responsible for the protection and improvement of the natural environment in England.
National Scenic Area (NSA) is a national landscape designation applied in Scotland. There are 40 designated NSAs. They are considered of national importance based on their outstanding scenic landscapes. National Scenic area is equivalent to the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty designation which is used in the other countries of the UK. Since 2003 and the superior National Park designation has been introduced. There are 2 National Parks in Scotland.
Name | Photo | Country |
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Brecon Beacons | Veil_of_Snow_-_Sgwd_yr_Eira - 375px]] | Wales |
Broads | Moored_on_Barton_Broad_-__-_690479 - 375px]] | England |
Cairngorms | Balmoral_Castle_2 - 375px]] | Scotland |
Dartmoor | Saddle_tor_evening - 375px]] | England |
Exmoor | Somerset 2008036 - 375px]] | England |
Lake District | Barf LD - 375px]] | England |
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs | Loch Lomond Balloch Castle - 375px]] | Scotland |
New Forest | New Forest, Hampshire (460998) (9455070055) - 375px]] | England |
Northumberland | Northumberland National Park - 375px]] | England |
North York Moors | Cleveland-Way-North-York-Moors - 375px]] | England |
Peak District | Mam_Tor - 375px]] | England |
Pembrokeshire Coast | Pembrokeshire Coast National Park 03 - 375px]] | Wales |
Snowdonia | Snowdon massif - 375px]] | Wales |
South Downs | Coastguard_Cottages_-__-_18320 - 375px]] | England |
Yorkshire Dales | The Western Edge of the Yorkshire Dales - 375px]] | England |
Name | Photo | Country |
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Anglesey | A footbridge across a creek on the Anglesey Coastal Path - - 396831 - 375px]] | Wales |
Antrim Coast | Antrim Coast - panoramio - 375px]] | Northern Ireland |
Antrim Glens* | Glenariff - 375px]] | Northern Ireland |
Ardnamurchan | Achateny Water Ardnamurchan - 375px]] | Scotland |
Arnside and Silverdale | The road between Arnside and Silverdale - - 1760381 - 375px]] | England |
Assynt - Coigach | Scotland_Inchnadamph_Bone_Caves - 375px]] | Scotland |
Ben Nevis | Ben Nevis - 375px]] | Scotland |
Binevenagh | Binevenagh - - 1553504 - 375px]] | Northern Ireland |
Blackdown Hills | Blackdown Hills , Hillside and Stile - - 1243896 - 375px]] | England |
Cannock Chase | Abraham's Valley, Cannock Chase - - 407107 - 375px]] | England |
Causeway Coast | Causeway coast - 375px]] | Northern Ireland |
Chichester Harbour* | Entrance to Chichester Harbour - - 1350202 - 375px]] | England |
Chilterns | A Historic View across the Gap in the Chiltern Hills - - 1353511 - 375px]] | England |
Clwydian Range | Moel Arthur, Sir Ddinbych 02 - 375px]] | Wales |
Cornwall | Coast path DSC 8967 - 375px]] | England |
Cotswolds | From Leckhampton Hill across towards Birdlip - - 1551014 - 375px]] | England |
Cranborne Chase | Cranbourne Chase - - 129283 - 375px]] | England |
Cuillin Hills | The Cuillin Hills from the Ord to Tokavaig road - - 967676 - 375px]] | Scotland |
Dedham Vale | Cmglee Manningtree River Stour - 375px]] | England |
Deeside | Deeside Way - - 453020 - 375px]] | Scotland |
Dee Valley | River Dee Valley from Pontcysyllte - - 370078 - 375px]] | Wales |
Dornoch Firth | Dornoch Firth - - 52109 - 375px]] | Scotland |
Dorset | Durdle Door, Dorset (2004) - 375px]] | England |
East Devon | England | |
East Stewartry Coast | Scotland | |
Eildon | Scotland | |
Fleet Valley | Scotland | |
Forest of Bowland | England | |
Garvellachs | Scotland | |
Glen Affric | Scotland | |
Glen Lyon | Scotland | |
Glen Strathfarrar | Scotland | |
Glencoe | Scotland | |
Gower | Wales | |
Harris | Scotland | |
High Weald | England | |
Howardian Hills (see Ashdown Forest) | England | |
Hoy | Scotland | |
Isle of Wight | England | |
Isle of Mull | Scotland | |
Isles of Scilly | England | |
Jura | Scotland | |
Kent Downs | England | |
Kintail | Scotland | |
Knapdale | Scotland | |
Knoydart | Scotland | |
Kyle of Tongue | Scotland | |
Kyles of Bute | Scotland | |
Lagan Valley | Northern Ireland | |
Lecale Coast | England | |
Leaderfoot | Scotland | |
Lincolnshire Wolds | England | |
Lleyn | Wales | |
Loch na Keal | Scotland | |
Loch Rammoch | Scotland | |
Loch Shiel | Scotland | |
Loch Tummel | Scotland | |
Lochnagar | Scotland | |
Lunga | Scotland | |
Lynn of Lorn | Scotland | |
Malvern Hills | England | |
Mendip Hills | England | |
Moidart | Scotland | |
Morar | Scotland | |
Mourne | Northern Ireland | |
Nidderdale | England | |
Nith Estuary | Scotland | |
Arran | Scotland | |
North Devon (see Devon) | England | |
North Norfolk Coast | England | |
North Pennines | England | |
North Uist | Scotland | |
North Wessex Downs | England | |
Northumberland Coast | England | |
Northwest Sutherland | Scotland | |
Quantock Hills | England | |
Ring of Gullion | Northern Ireland | |
River Earn | Scotland | |
River Tay | Scotland | |
Scarba | Scotland | |
Shetland | Scotland | |
Shropshire Hills | England | |
Small Isles | Scotland | |
Solway Coast | England | |
South Devon (see Devon) | England | |
South Lewis | Scotland | |
South Uist Machair | Scotland | |
Sperrin | Northern Ireland | |
St Kilda | Scotland | |
Strangford Lough | Northern Ireland | |
Suffolk Coast | England | |
Suffolk Heaths | England | |
Surrey Hills | England | |
Tamar Valley | England | |
Trotternish | Scotland | |
Upper Tweeddale | Scotland | |
West Mainland | Scotland | |
West Wiltshire Downs | England | |
Wester Ross | Scotland | |
Wye Valley | Wales/England |
*In the United Kingdom and the word harbor (American English) is spelled harbour.
*In Scotland and [[Northern Ireland and the term glen is used in place of the word valley and is more specific.