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the park is moorland and with its somewhat barren landscape it’s easy to see why it was the setting for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ‘s classic crime novel The Hound of the Baskervilles featuring detective Sherlock Holmes.

(1,748sq mi)
Established: 2003Although Ben Nevis, Scotland’s highest mountain, lies to the west, the Cairngorms contains Britain’s highest mountain range and its biggest native forests. The sheer size of the park means there is a vast array of landscapes on offer including spectacularly crystal clear rivers and lochs, rugged moorland and farmland, snow-capped peaks and ridges, castles and highland estates, and some of the most diverse wildlife in Britain.

is dominated by its rugged peaks including, at 1,085m (3,560ft), England and Wales’ highest mountain, Snowdon. The knife-edged Crib Goch route to the summit of Snowdon is one of hairiest routes in Britain

home to England’s highest mountain, Scafell Pike, at 978m (3,209ft) and the infamous Helvellyn at 950m (3,117ft) with its hairaising Striding Edge ridge.Along with the mountains are, of course, the 16 main lakes from which it takes its name, along with numerous smaller tarns making it ideal for watersports including sailing, canoeing, fishing and swimming.

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Hadrian’s Wall was a defensive fortification in the Roman province of Britannia and signified the northern limit of the Roman Empire. Construction started in 122 AD under the reign of the emperor Hadrian to keep out the “Barbarians” from the north.