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National parks in United Kingdom
United Kingdom has 15 national parks in this guide. The oldest is Lake District National Park (1951); the largest is Cairngorms National Park (4,528 km²).
Lake District National ParkScafell PikeSixteen major lakes and England's highest fells in CumbriaMountainsLakesForestBest May–Jun, Sep–Oct
New Forest National ParkBolderwoodOpen heath, ancient woodland and free-roaming ponies in southern England's Hampshire and WiltshireForestHeathWetlandsBest May–Jul, Sep–Oct
The Broads National ParkHickling BroadNavigable rivers and flooded medieval peat pits across Norfolk and SuffolkRiversLakesWetlandsBest May–Sep
Cairngorms National ParkCairn GormGranite plateaux, Caledonian pinewoods and Munros in the Scottish HighlandsMountainsForestRiversBest May–Sep
Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog) National ParkPen y FanSandstone ridges, waterfalls, caves and reservoirs in South WalesMountainsWaterfallsCavesBest May–Sep
South Downs National ParkSeven SistersChalk downland, white sea cliffs and wooded Weald in southern EnglandCoastForestMeadowsBest May–Sep
Yorkshire Dales National ParkMalham CoveDales, waterfalls and limestone scars across northern EnglandMountainsWaterfallsKarstBest May–Sep
Snowdonia (Eryri) National ParkYr Wyddfa (Snowdon)Glacial peaks, tarns and lakes with a Cardigan Bay coast in North WalesMountainsLakesCoastBest May–Sep
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National ParkLoch LomondLochs, glens and Munros across the Highland Boundary Fault in central ScotlandLakesMountainsForestBest May–Sep
Pembrokeshire Coast National ParkElegug Stacks (Creigiau Elegug)Rugged sea cliffs, sandy beaches and seabird islands on Wales's Pembrokeshire coastCoastIslandsHeathBest May–Sep
Northumberland National ParkKielder WaterCheviot Hills, moorland and Kielder Forest on England's Scottish borderMountainsForestLakesBest May–Sep
Exmoor National ParkValley of RocksMoorland, wooded sea cliffs and Dark Sky skies on England's Somerset and Devon coastCoastHeathForestBest May–Sep
Peak District National ParkKinder ScoutGritstone moors and limestone dales in the heart of northern EnglandMountainsCavesHeathBest May–Sep
Dartmoor National ParkDartmeetGranite tors, bogs and Bronze Age stone circles on Devon's moorlandHeathRiversHistoryBest May–Sep
North York Moors National ParkFarndaleHeather moorland, deep dales and cliffs in North Yorkshire, EnglandForestCoastMeadowsBest Apr–Jun, Aug–Sep