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Oldest national parks in the United Kingdom

7 national parks in the United Kingdom, ranked by founded from the catalogue data. Each page tells you what to see, which tour or ticket to book and when to go.

#ParkCountryFounded
1 Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve United Kingdom 1951
2 Lake District National Park United Kingdom 1951
3 Pembrokeshire Coast National Park United Kingdom 1952
4 Yorkshire Dales National Park United Kingdom 1954
5 Northumberland National Park United Kingdom 1956
6 Cairngorms National Park United Kingdom 2003
7 New Forest National Park United Kingdom 2005

Lake District National Park

England, United Kingdom

The Lake District occupies the mountainous heart of the county of Cumbria, in the north-west of England, a compact…

56 tickets & tours

Yorkshire Dales National Park

England, United Kingdom

The Yorkshire Dales are the limestone valleys and moors of the Pennines in northern England, an hour from York, Leeds…

10 tickets & tours

Northumberland National Park

England, United Kingdom

Northumberland National Park occupies the empty uplands of England's northernmost county, stretching for some…

12 tickets & tours

Cairngorms National Park

Scotland, United Kingdom

The Cairngorms National Park covers a vast tract of the eastern Scottish Highlands, twice the size of the Lake…

4 tickets & tours

New Forest National Park

England, United Kingdom

The New Forest lies in the south of England, in the south-west of Hampshire, between Southampton, Bournemouth and…

8 tickets & tours

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