# The best national parks in the UK

Mountains, moors, lakes and coast: the UK's most beautiful national parks according to Condé Nast Traveller, VisitBritain and hikers.

- 6 votes · 12 items
- Sep 22, 2026 · charlie.belfast
- https://even.best/en/l/788/the-best-national-parks-in-the-uk

## Top 10

1. **Lake District National Park** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — England's largest national park, a World Heritage Site, with Scafell Pike and Windermere.
2. **Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Wales's highest mountain, Yr Wyddfa, with a mountain railway to the top.
3. **Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog) National Park** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — South Wales mountains with Pen y Fan and waterfalls.
4. **New Forest National Park** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Ancient woodland and heath where ponies roam freely.
5. **Northumberland National Park** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Hadrian's Wall country and some of England's darkest skies.
6. **Peak District National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Britain's first national park (1951), with Mam Tor and Winnats Pass.
7. **Cairngorms National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — The UK's largest national park, with reindeer and the Cairngorm plateau.
8. **Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Scotland's first national park, with Loch Lomond and Ben Lomond.
9. **Yorkshire Dales National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Limestone dales, Malham Cove and the Ribblehead Viaduct.
10. **Pembrokeshire Coast National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Britain's only coastal national park, with a 186-mile coast path.
11. **Dartmoor National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Granite tors, wild ponies and moorland in Devon.
12. **North York Moors National Park** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Heather moorland and the Whitby coast, crossed by a heritage steam railway.

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