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Other National Parks

The Lake District is one of 15 National Parks. The others are: Brecon Beacons, the Cairngorms, Dartmoor, Exmoor, Loch Lomond and Trossachs, Northumberland, North York Moors, Peak District, Pembrokeshire Coast, South Downs, Snowdonia, the Yorkshire Dales, the Broads and the New Forest.

Find out more on the National Parks UK website