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Britain’s Wild
Side 16

Take a drive on the wild side on this tri-country trip through
Britain’s glorious national parks and protected Areas of
Outstanding Natural Beauty.

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
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1290 miles
Isle of Skye # Inverness # Cairngorms 1435 MILES /
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# National Park 2310KM
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Explore Britain's
biggest – and loftiest –
national park GREAT FOR...
EDINBURGH J
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Glasgow
1007 miles # BEST TIME TO GO
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13
Kielder Water & ^ Carlisle June to September
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Forest Park
Stargaze at offers the best
state-of-the-art conditions for outdoor
Kielder Observatory activities.
# Manchester
^
Bangor # ESSENTIAL
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Cornwall’s Bedruthan
Steps at sunset.
432 miles
Brecon Beacons # # Bristol K BEST FOR
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6
National Park ^ l L WILDLIFE
Discover the four
completely different Exeter # New Spot wild red deer,
facets of the Brecon ^ Forest especially in autumn, at
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Beacons Exmoor National Park.
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Cairngorms National Park River Spey, Aviemore