What is the second largest national park in the UK?


What is the second largest national park in the UK? The Lake District National Park is the largest National Park in England at 2,292 square kilometres (885 sq mi) and second largest in the United Kingdom after Scotland's Cairngorms National Park.


What are the largest national parks in the UK?

Each with their own distinctive charm, here are the 10 biggest and some of the most National Parks in the UK.
  1. Cairngorms National Park – 1,748 square miles. ...
  2. Lake District National Park – 912 square miles. ...
  3. Snowdonia National Park – 827 square miles. ...
  4. Scottish Borders – 698 square miles.


What is the least visited national park in England?

Northumberland National Park This diverse national park is the most northerly in England and the least populated in the UK. Covering an area of 1,048 kilometres, this park encompasses Kielder Forest and the Cheviot Hills and receives just 1.5 million visitors a year.


What is the biggest park in the world?

Northeast Greenland National Park is the world's largest national park and the ninth largest protected area on Earth. It should come as little surprise, then, that it's also bigger than most countries, covering an impressive 972,000 square km (375,300 square miles).


Which city has the most parks UK?

York tops the list as the best place for accessibility to parks, boasting a total of 15 green spaces. The Yorkshire city has some iconic parks and open spaces that are enjoyed by millions of tourists and local residents every year.


What is the most visited national park UK?

The Lake District -- the most-visited National Park Known as Wordsworth Country, the Lake District is the U.K.'s most popular national park, welcoming over 16 million visitors per year, according to its tourism site.


What is the smallest national park?

The smallest park is Gateway Arch National Park, Missouri, at 192.83 acres (0.7804 km2). The total area protected by national parks is approximately 52.4 million acres (212,000 km2), for an average of 833 thousand acres (3,370 km2) but a median of only 220 thousand acres (890 km2).


What are the Big 3 national parks?

The big 3 national parks: Yellowstone, Yosemite and Grand Canyon.


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