Promoting sustainable travel in National Parks

While it may not surprise you that millions of people visit the National Parks every year to enjoy what they have to offer, did you know that a staggering 90% of these visitors travel to and around the Parks by car which can lead to congestion, deter other road users such as cyclists and horse riders and destroy the clean air and tranquillity of these special places?

It needn’t be this way, as alternatives do exist around the Parks. For example, the Puffin Shuttle Coastal Bus provides a much needed ‘hail and ride’ service in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and the Hadrian’s Wall bus is a vital link in Northumberland.

CNP would like to see these services expanded across the Parks so that they provide visitors with alternative means of travel to their car. We are campaigning for government investment in a ‘Sustainable Travel National Park’ to show how this can be done.

We encourage transport decision makers to support more sustainable ways of gaining access to and getting around the Parks, through increased public transport and improved walking and cycling provision.

CNP has a strong track record in opposing damaging road building schemes that would affect National Parks. We recently celebrated the decision to withdraw plans for a new bypass in the Peak District National Park. 

CNP's briefing paper on transport has further information.