The Lake District Reigns as UK's Most Photographed National Park
The Full 15 Most Photographed UK National Parks revealed
The Lake District has been crowned the UK's most photographed national park, according to new data released by photo curation app Popsa.
Analysing the metadata of millions of their customer photos uploaded in 2025, Popsa assigned each National Park a Photo Index Score to reflect the relative volume of photos taken there compared with the other parks - The Lake District's score of 100 (20.58% of the total photos) places it far ahead of the 14 rivals including favourites such as the Peak District, the New Forest and Scotland’s Cairngorms.
England's largest national park, the Lake District's picturesque landscape ranges from shimmering lakes - including Windermere and Tarn Hows - to dramatic peaks such as Scafell Pike and the Catbells ridge. It draws millions of visitors every year who praise its beautiful scenery and breathtaking views, who collectively generated just over a fifth of the UK's national park photography.
The UK’s newest national park, the South Downs in Hampshire/West Sussex is the second most photographed with a score of 79 (16.26%). Home to the iconic Seven Sisters chalk cliffs and ancient woodland of Itchen Valley, its designation as a International Dark Sky Discovery Area makes it one of the most accessible places in southern England for night sky photographers and gazers.
Marking its 75th anniversary as Britain’s first designated National Park, The Peak District follows in third place with a score of 53 (10.91%). Mam Tor hill is one of its most famous landmarks, offering stunning views of the Winnats Pass gorge that makes it hugely popular with photographers.
The top three parks account for nearly half of all the UK's national park photography captured by Popsa users (combined score: 232 | 48%), reflecting not just their popularity with British visitors, but their recognition as natural landscape destinations among international travellers too.
Two Welsh National Parks ranked in the middle of the top 10 - Eryri (Snowdonia) placed fifth (score: 32), and Pembrokeshire in sixth (score: 28), while the famous Bannau Brycheiniog - the Brecon Beacons - surprisingly ranked in 10th with a score of 20. Scotland's vast wilderness parks, despite their dramatic landscapes, ranked further down the leaderboard - with the Cairngorms (score: 27) in seventh and Loch Lomond & The Trossachs (score: 26) in eighth.
“As it’s built on millions of real photo memories, this data study aims to give a true look at the UK National Parks that visitors find the most photo-worthy,” says Liam Houghton, Popsa CEO. “The Lake District's dominance is no surprise - it's one of those stunning landscapes that makes people instinctively reach for their camera repeatedly.”
The Full 15 Most Photographed UK National Parks
RankNational ParkPhoto Index Score% of Total Photography1Lake District10020.58%2South Downs7916.26%3Peak District5310.91%4New Forest387.82%5Eryri/Snowdonia326.58%6Pembrokeshire285.76%7Cairngorms275.56%8Loch Lomond & The Trossachs265.35%9Yorkshire Dales244.94%10Bannau Brycheiniog/Brecon Beacons204.12%11North York Moors193.91%12Dartmoor173.50%13The Broads102.06%14Exmoor91.85%15Northumberland40.82%
See the full guide and methodology here: https://popsa.com/en-gb/perspectives/most-photographed-national-parks-uk/