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Britain's first national
park, established in 1951, is visited by people from all over the world. They come to find peace, tranquillity and adventure,
experiencing some of England’s finest climbing, caving, walking and cycling.
Right
at the heart of England, The Peak District’s very special qualities are well known to the people who live in the towns
and cities that surround the National Park but for visitors from further away, whether from Britain or abroad, the magic of
the Peak District is just waiting to be discovered.
Right at the heart of England, The Peak
District’s very special qualities are well known to the people who live in the towns and cities that surround the National
Park but for visitors from further away, whether from Britain or abroad, the magic of the Peak District is just waiting to
be discovered.
An area of great diversity,
it is conventionally split into the northern Dark Peak, where most of the moorland is found and whose geology is gritstone, and the southern White Peak, where most of the population lives and where the geology is mainly limestone-based.
Proximity to the major conurbations
of the North East Midlands, Yorkshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester, coupled with easy access by road and rail, have
all contributed to its popularity. With an estimated 22 million visitors per year, the Peak District is thought to be
the second most visited national park in the world, after the Mount Fuji National
Park in Japan.
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