National Parks Week Celebrates 60 Years

National Parks Week, from July 27th to August 2nd, is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 - but a series of events are turning the clock back a bit further than post war Britain. Alongside solar powered boat trips in The Broads you can joiin a Roman patrol along Hadrian's Wall or learn to excavate objects in a recreated archaeological dig in the North Yorkshire Moors. Most events, which are spread across visitor centres throughout the Parks, are free and being in the middle of the school holidays there's plenty with a family theme.

The Lake District national Park has organised a series of guided walks during the week, including High Rigg Fell, Lower kentmere and Coniston Old Man via Wet Side Edge and Swirl How. The Coniston walk costs £3 for the minibus, and you'll need bus fare for the Kentmere walk but High Rigg Fell, and several others are totally free. All the National Parks are running events throughout the week, with Brecon Beacons NP including the annual Beacons Way Walk, an 8 day, 98 mile, walk across the Beacons from Skirrid fawr in the East to Bethlehem in the West - £90 and booking is essential. For a full run down of all the events in National Parks Week check out the Events Website then select your chosen park for a more detailed list.