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The National Parks of Great Britain Walk The National Parks of Great Britain

 

The Brecon Beacons | The Broads | Dartmoor | Exmoor
The Lake District | The New Forest | The North York Moors
Northumberland | The Peak District | Pembrokeshire Coast
Snowdonia | The Yorkshire Dales

 

The Brecon Beacons National Park

Year of Designation: 1951

Rights of Way: 2,000 km

Area: 1,351 sq km

Population: 32,200

Main Settlements: Brecon, Crikhowell, Gilwern, Hay-on-Wye

OS Explorer Maps: OL12 and OL13

OS Landranger Maps: 160 and 161

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The Broads National Park

Year of Designation: 1989

Rights of Way: 320 km

Area: 303 sq km

Population: 5,500

Main Settlements: Norwich; Great Yarmouth; Lowestoft

OS Explorer Maps: OL40

OS Landranger Maps: 133 and 134

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Dartmoor National Park

Year of Designation: 1951

Rights of Way: 500 km

Area: 954.3 sq km

Population: 31,000

Main Settlements: Ashburton; Buckfastleigh; Moretonhampstead OS Explorer Maps: OL20 and OL28

OS Landranger Maps: 190 and 202

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Exmoor National Park

Year of Designation: 1954

Rights of Way: 1,131 km Area: 693 sq km

Population: 10,494

Main Settlements: Lynton; Dulverton; Porlock; Dunster

OS Explorer Maps: OL9

OS Landranger Maps: 180 and 181

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The Lake District National Park

Year of Designation: 1951

Rights of Way: 1,815km

Area: 2,243 sq km

Main Settlements: Windermere; Ambleside; Keswick

OS Explorer Maps: OL4, OL5, OL6 and OL7

OS Landranger Maps: 89, 90, 96 and 97

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The New Forest National Park

Year of Designation: 1999

Rights of Way: N/A

Area: 375.4 sq km

Population: N/A

Main Settlements: Brockenhurst; Lyndhurst; Cadnam

OS Explorer Map: OL22

OS Landranger Maps: 184, 195 and 196

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The North York Moors National Park

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

OS Explorer Maps: OL26 and OL27

OS Landranger Maps: 93, 94, 100 and 101

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Northumberland National Park

Year of Designation: 1956

Rights of Way: 901 km

Area: 1,049 sq km

Population: 2,200

Main Settlements: Elsdon; Harbottle; Falstone

OS Explorer Maps: OL16, OL42 and OL43

OS Landranger Maps: 74, 80, 81, 86 and 87

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The Peak District National Park

Year of Designation: 1951

Rights of Way: 3,510 km

Area: 1,438.3 sq km

Main Settlements: Bakewell; Hathersage; Castleton; Tideswell

OS Explorer Maps: OL1 and OL24

OS Landranger Maps: 110, 118 and 119

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Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
(Parc Cenedlaethol Arfordir Penfro)

Year of Designation: 1952

Rights of Way: 1,090 km

Area: 584 sq km

Population: 23,000

Main Settlements: Newport; St David's; Tenby; Saundersfoot

OS Explorer Maps: OL35, and OL36

OS Landranger Maps: 145, 157 and 158

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Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri)

Year of Designation: 1951

Rights of Way: 2,800 km

Area: 2,141 sq km

Population: 26,250

Main Settlements: Dolgellau; Bala; Harlech

OS Outdoor Leisure Maps: OL17, OL18, and OL23

OS Landranger Maps: 115, 124, 125 and 135.

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The Yorkshire Dales National Park

Year of Designation: 1954
Rights of Way: 2,099 km
Area: 1,769 sq km
Population: 19,858
Main Settlements: Sedbergh; Grassington; Hawes
OS Explorer Maps: OL2, OL19, and OL30
OS Landranger Maps: 91, 92, 98, 99, 103 and 104.

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