Northumberland ranked as UK's third most beautiful national park

A study by travel experts has highlighted Northumberland National Park as one of the UK’s most beautiful national parks.
By Lauren Coulson
Published 23rd Apr 2024, 11:29 BST
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Research recently revealed only 6% of the total land area of UK national parks are currently managed effectively for nature, with Northumberland being one of few to have promising statistics when it comes to health.

Travel experts at Bounce analysed UK national parks on their social media posts, Google searches and customer review data and unveiled Northumberland as the third most beautiful in Britain.

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The Lake District was crowned the most beautiful national park in the UK, scoring a perfect 10 out of 10, taking the top spot for all four factors in the index, scoring particularly highly for TikTok views at 525.2 million and Instagram posts.

The top three most beautiful parks in the UK.The top three most beautiful parks in the UK.
The top three most beautiful parks in the UK.

The Peak District National Park ranked second, with 9.29 out of 10, and Northumberland National Park and Snowdonia took joint third place, with a scores of 8.22 out of 10.

You can view the full study here.

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