The UK’s Peak District National Park – the first (and perhaps the best)

Located in central England, touching five counties – Cheshire, Derbyshire, Greater Manchester, Yorkshire and Staffordshire – and roughly the size of Greater London (some 1,440 sq. km or 555sq. miles), the Peak District National Park was designated as the first national park in England and Wales, way back on April 17, 1951. This not only signified the importance that then Prime Minister Clement Attlee placed on the area, but it also paved the way for the establishment of a further 14 national parks in the UK throughout the subsequent years.