Following a bid submitted last year by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, the Lake District National Park has been awarded the prestigious status of becoming a World Heritage Site, joining an elite group of just over 1000 World Heritage Sites worldwide, including the likes of Yellowstone National Park, the Great Barrier Reef and the Great Wall of China. The benefits of this award will be far-reaching for local businesses, tourism and farming.
Buttermere
From the highest mountains in England to the deepest valleys and longest lakes, the stunning landscape of the Lake District appears to be in a class of its own, but with 15 National Parks in Britain boasting some of the country’s most beautiful and spectacular scenery, should the opportunity arise to explore, it would no doubt be a difficult choice!
Visit Britain’s National Parks for more information and ideas of places to stay