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Read the texts about the UK National Parks and choose one that you would like to recommend for visiting

Take to the water: Loch Lomond

Loch Lomond – where the Scottish Highlands “begin” – attracts thousands of tourists by its emerald islands, beautiful wooded shores and picturesque hills and mountains. Balloch, on the southern shores of the loch, is just a 50-minute train ride from Glasgow. From there, a waterbus takes you to any point across Loch Lomond. Lovely shoreside settlements such as Luss, Balmaha, Tarbet and Inveruglas all offer a pleasant view. With a three-day ticket (£30 adult, £20 child) you can have unlimited waterbus travel. Joining these with the area’s walking and cycling trails opens a whole world of wonders for you. Catch a waterbus to Rowardennan, walk the seven-mile path of the West Highland Way along the east shore of Loch Lomond to Balmaha, then hop on another boat to the beautiful island of Inchailloch on the way back to your starting point; or take your bike and hop over both Loch Lomond and Loch Katrine to cycle back along the 18-mile length of gorgeous Loch Katrine.

Dreams of steam: North York Moors Railway

The North York Moors Railway is an amazing piece of English history. Connecting Whitby, on the coast, with inland Pickering, it takes hundreds of thousands of visitors a year on a tour across the national park. Using a mix of historic steam and diesel locomotives, it stops at points along the way. The 24-mile journey between the two towns takes about two hours. For those who want to make a day of it, a Pullman dining train offers lunch, dinner or afternoon tea from £55 per person (and yes, there’s also a themed murder mystery train). Jump-off stations include Goathland with its impressive waterfalls or Levisham where you can walk across picturesque Levisham Moorland. The best month for walking is August when the moorland turns purple.

Walk this way: South Downs

The South Downs national park is probably the easiest in the UK to explore by public transport, lying between London and the south coast, and home to 120,000 people (the UK’s most  populated park). Trains from Waterloo and Victoria stations get to Winchester in less than 90 minutes. From there smaller trains and buses can take you to walking or cycling trails.  The Discovery Ticket gives unlimited bus travel for £17.50 a day for a family of five (individual tickets £9 adult, £7.20 child). The public system of trains and buses makes a walk along the 100-mile South Downs Way easy and enjoyable.

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