I will investigate the impact of tourism on two honeypot sites in the North York Moors National Park. I will also investigate whether or not tourism in the area is sustainable.

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In this study I will investigate the impact of tourism on two honeypot sites in the North York Moors National Park. I will also investigate whether or not tourism in the area is sustainable.

National Parks are areas of beautiful and relatively wild countryside. In 1949 ten national parks were set up by an act of parliament. They were chosen because of their beauty and popularity. There are currently 12 National Parks in England and Wales. Each National Park is managed by its own National Park authority, however they don’t own it. The National Parks have lots of different owners, mainly farmers. Also they are owned by National Trust, Forestry Commission, Water Companies, Ministry of Defence and County Councils. National Parks are not parks as the public are not allowed to wander where they like. Also they are not national as they are not owned by the nation. There are many types of landscapes in the national parks, such as, coastal in Scarborough, upland areas in Brecon Beacons, woodlands in the New Forest and wetlands in the Norfolk Broads. There are many conflicts in the National Parks. An example is that if there are people that want to fish then they will be disturbed by water skiers.

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Honeypots are places of attractive scenery, or of historic interest, to which tourists swarm in large numbers. Usually in Honeypots there are lots of problems caused by the tourists. Honeypots are usually busy because of good road access, also because people have more leisure time due to shorter working weeks part time jobs and earlier retirement. Another reason is that people have longer and paid holidays and there are usually lots of campsites and caravan parks near to the Honeypots.

Tourism can be good for the area but it can also be bad. Some advantages are that the ...

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