National Parks
The National Parks of Great Britain contain some of the most outstanding features of our countryside. The highest mountain, deepest lake, sweeping hillsides and rugged coastlines... they are quite simply the UK's "breathing spaces."
Most of the UK population live within 2 hours drive of at least one National Park and they are a mecca for walkers, mountain bikers and of course... landscape photographers!
The images in this section of the Gallery concentrate mainly upon those National Parks in the north of England and Wales... namely:
Most of the UK population live within 2 hours drive of at least one National Park and they are a mecca for walkers, mountain bikers and of course... landscape photographers!
The images in this section of the Gallery concentrate mainly upon those National Parks in the north of England and Wales... namely:
- The Peak District National Park
- The Lake District National Park
- The Yorkshire Dales National Park
- The Northumberland National Park
- Snowdonia National Park
SIMPLY SWALEDALE
Swaledale is arguably the most beautiful area of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and is famed amongst photographers for its plethora of iconic stone barns set within a landscape of rolling hills and stunning scenery.
June sees a vibrant display of yellow buttercups coating the network of fields and turning the area into a pure 'sea of gold.'
Here the first rays of morning light pierce the fractured cloud, illuminating the valley floor and creating pools of light along the flanks of Kisdon Hill.
Patience and a keen eye were required here, watching and waiting for all of the hillside barns to be illuminated simultaneously, whilst shadows continue to cover the less interesting upper reaches of Kisdon Hill.
Swaledale is arguably the most beautiful area of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and is famed amongst photographers for its plethora of iconic stone barns set within a landscape of rolling hills and stunning scenery.
June sees a vibrant display of yellow buttercups coating the network of fields and turning the area into a pure 'sea of gold.'
Here the first rays of morning light pierce the fractured cloud, illuminating the valley floor and creating pools of light along the flanks of Kisdon Hill.
Patience and a keen eye were required here, watching and waiting for all of the hillside barns to be illuminated simultaneously, whilst shadows continue to cover the less interesting upper reaches of Kisdon Hill.
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Near Muker, Swaledale, Yorkshire Dales
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