The Pembrokeshire Coast national park, established in 1952, covers an area of around 243 sq miles of west Wales coastline. It is unique in being the only national...
Hadrian’s Wall Path became the 15th national trail in the UK in 2003. It runs for 84 miles through the north of England, going from coast...
Dartmoor national park is a 368 sq mile area of moorland in Devon. Its status as a protected national park was confirmed in 1951, making it...
Snowdonia, or Eryri in Welsh, is a region in North Wales and a national park of 823 square miles in size. It was the first national...
The Cleveland Way is a National Trail that runs through ancient Cleveland in northern England. It was opened in 1969, becoming the second official National Trial. It is 110 miles long, skirting the heather...
The Lake District became the second national park in the UK in 1951, just weeks after the Peak District was named the first. At 885 square...
On June 22 1935, Daily Herald writer Tom Stephenson wrote an article entitled Wanted: A Long Green Trail. In it, he called for “a Pennine Way...