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The Yorkshire Dales

The Yorkshire Dales became a national park in 1954. A dale is simply a valley — the word is Norse,…
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The Peak District

The Peak District became Britain's first national park in 1951, and its location is the whole point: it sits between…
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National Parks

Britain has fifteen national parks — ten in England, three in Wales and two in Scotland — and they work…
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