A National Park is 'national' because of the

special value the area has for the whole

nation. This value derives from their

outstanding beauty, the recreation

opportunities provided, and the special

interaction between humans and nature that

they represent.

1951 - Peak District, Lake District, Snowdonia and

Dartmoor

1952 - Pembrokeshire Coast and North York Moors

1954 - Yorkshire Dales and Exmoor

1956 - Northumberland

1957 - Brecon Beacons

1989 - The Broads given equivalent status to a

National Park

2002 - Loch Lomond & The Trossachs

2003 - Cairngorms

2005 - New Forest

2010 - South Downs

Year of Designation: 1951Rights of Way: 3,510 kmArea: 1,438.3 sq kmMain Settlements:

Bakewell; Hathersage; Castleton; Tideswell

Year of Designation: 1951Rights of Way: 1,815kmArea: 2,243 sq kmMain Settlements:

Windermere; Ambleside; Keswick

Year of Designation: 1951Rights of Way: 2,800 kmArea: 2,141 sq kmPopulation: 26,250Main Settlements:

Dolgellau; Bala; Harlech

Year of Designation: 1951Rights of Way: 500 kmArea: 954.3 sq kmPopulation: 31,000Main Settlements:

Ashburton; Buckfastleigh; Moretonhampstead

Year of Designation: 1952Rights of Way: 1,090 kmArea: 584 sq kmPopulation: 23,000 Main Settlements:

Newport; St David's; Tenby; Saundersfoot

Year of Designation: 1952

Rights of Way: 2,300 km

Area: 1,436 sq km

Population: 25,000

Main Settlements: Helmsley; Thornton Dale; Robin Hood's Bay

Year of Designation: 1954Rights of Way: 2,099 kmArea: 1,769 sq kmPopulation: 19,858Main Settlements:

Sedbergh; Grassington; Hawes

Year of Designation: 1954Rights of Way: 1,131 kmArea: 693 sq kmPopulation: 10,494Main Settlements: Lynton;

Dulverton; Porlock; Dunster

Year of Designation: 1952Rights of Way: 2,300 kmArea: 1,436 sq kmPopulation: 25,000Main Settlements:

Helmsley; Thornton Dale; Robin Hood's Bay

Year of Designation: 1951Rights of Way: 2,000 kmArea: 1,351 sq kmPopulation: 32,200Main Settlements: Brecon,

Crikhowell, Gilwern, Hay-on-Wye

Year of Designation: 1989Rights of Way: 320 kmArea: 303 sq kmPopulation: 5,500Main Settlements:

Norwich; Great Yarmouth; Lowestoft

Year of Designation: 2002Rights of Way: N/AArea: 1,865 sq kmPopulation: 15,600Main Settlements:

Breadalbane, Loch Lomond, The Trossachs, and Argyll Forest Park.

Year of Designation: 2003Rights of Way: 2,000 kmArea: 4,528 sq kmMain Settlements: AviemoreTomintoul Dulnain BridgeNewtonmore DalwhinnieKingussie Boat of GartenNethy Bridge Ballater

Year of Designation: 1999Rights of Way: N/AArea: 375.4 sq kmPopulation: n/aMain Settlements:

Brockenhurst; Lyndhurst; Cadnam

Year of Designation: 2011Rights of Way: 2,000 kmArea: 1,627 sq kmMain Settlements:

Brighton, Worthing, Eastbourne, Hove, Winchester, Burgess Hill, Chichester, Seaford