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The four Home Nation winners made up the shortlist for UK's Best Park 2019.
- Northern Ireland winner. Antrim Castle Gardens. County Antrim.
- Wales winner. Cyfarthfa Park. Merthyr Tydfil.
- Scotland winner. Pittencrieff Park. Dunfermline, Fife.
- England winner. Stanley Park. Blackpool, Lancashire.
- What is the number 1 national park in the world?
- Which is the oldest national park in England?
- Which British city has the most parks?
- Which city in UK has the most parks?
- What is the smallest national park in the UK?
- What is the biggest park in the world?
- How many National Parks are there in UK?
What is the number 1 national park in the world?
Yosemite National Park[SEE MAP]
Located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California, Yosemite boasts an unforgettable landscape of granite clifftops, cascading waterfalls, abundant lakes, trickling streams, and enormous sequoia groves – the largest trees on Earth.
Which is the oldest national park in England?
The Oldest National Park
The Peak District was the UK's first to be designated in 1951 and the Lake District, Snowdonia, Dartmoor, the Pembrokeshire Coast, North York Moors, Yorkshire Dales, Exmoor, Northumberland and the Brecon Beacons all followed within the decade.
Which British city has the most parks?
Birmingham has more than 8,000 acres of award-winning green spaces and parks – more than any other European city.
Which city in UK has the most parks?
#85. Santa Ana, California. People in Santa Ana who want to spend their days bouncing between city parks can do so by bike.
What is the smallest national park in the UK?
At just 693 square kilometres, Exmoor is one of the UK's smallest National Parks.
What is the biggest park in the world?
All you can see in Northeast Greenland National Park
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).
How many National Parks are there in UK?
There are 15 National Parks in the UK – 10 in England which cover 10% of the land area, three in Wales (covering 20% of the land area) and two in Scotland (7.3%). National Parks are large areas of land that are protected by law for the benefit of the nation.
