- Distance or area: 620 sq km
- Type: National Park
- Location: Wales
Pembrokeshire Coast National park is Britain's only truly coastal national park.
More information:www.pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk
- Distance or area: 4528 sq km
- Type: National Park
- Location: Northern Scotland
Few National Parks are as epic as the Cairngorms. Not only is it the largest of the National Parks family, it’s also one of the wildest landscapes in Britain. Where else can boast Britain’s highest and largest mountain range, five of the UK’s six highest mountains, 43 Munros and even three ski centres?
More information:cairngorms.co.uk
- Distance or area: 1769 sq km
- Type: National Park
- Location: Yorkshire and Humber
Expansive, tranquil and often remote these limestone uplands with their distinctive crags and pavements straddle the Pennines in striking fashion. Situated in North Yorkshire and Cumbria in Northern England, the park protects some 1,769 square kilometres of some of the most beautiful terrain in the country.
More information:www.yorkshiredales.org.uk
- Start point: Bath Abbey, Bath
- End point: Market Hall, Chipping Campden
- Distance or area: 102 miles (163km)
- Type: National Trail
- Location: South West England
This hugely popular trail offers beautiful rural surroundings with the convenience of facilities and services which are never far away. It runs between the town of Chipping Campden in the north and the city of Bath in the south.
More information:www.nationaltrail.co.uk/cotswold
- Start point: Segedenum Roman fort at Wallsend on Tyne
- End point: The Banks Promenade, Bowness-on-Solway
- Distance or area: 84 miles (140km)
- Type: National Trail
- Location: North East England and North West England
Hadrian’s Wall National Trail is a 84-mile sign-posted trail that stretches from Wallsend in North Tyneside in the east to Bowness-on-Solway in Cumbria to the west, taking in beautiful countryside, vibrant cities and coastal views not to mention fascinating archaeological sites.
More information:www.nationaltrail.co.uk/hadrianswall