Hikers in Brecon Beacons National Park
A boat in the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal
Hikers crossing a snowy plateau in Scotland
A snow bunting on a snow-covered boulder
A mountain biker in Dartmoor National Park
Church and cemetery in Dartmoor National Park
Bennett’s Cross in Dartmoor National Park
Two ponies in Exmoor National Park
Cottages in a village in Exmoor National Park
Valley of Rocks on the Exmoor Coast
A walker in Exmoor National Park
A canoe on Wastwater Lake in England
Sheep grazing in Lake District National Park
A lane through a field in the Lake District
Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland National Park
Sheep in Peak District National Park
Horses in Peak District National Park
View to an estate across Loch Lomond in Scotland
A road in the Trossachs, Scotland
Puffins in the grass on Skomer Island, Wales
A rock climber on the Pembrokeshire Coast
People riding horses on the Pembrokeshire Coast
Vertical stone in field
Two men climbing Tryfan Mountain
Ruins of a castle on grassy field
White chalk cliffs along beach
Pleasure boats on wetland
Ruins of tower and gatehouse
Winding road passing through green fields
Person at bottom of tall cavern
Flock of sheep on country road
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Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales
At Brecon Beacons National Park in southern Wales, hikers navigate a rocky gorge in the park’s Waterfall Country, which features steep, wooded gorges—with falling water from the Mellte, Hepste, and Nedd Fechan Rivers—and plenty of opportunities for exploration along local trails.
Photograph by Nick Turner, Alamy

U.K. National Parks

See photos of national parks in the United Kingdom (including Brecon Beacons, Exmoor, Snowdonia, and more) in this travel photo gallery from National Geographic.

February 15, 2011

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