Peak District National Park Tourism Charter

The Peak District National Park is loved and visited by millions of people every year. The National Park was created for everyone to enjoy. The special qualities of the National Park provide awe and inspiration with stunning views, unique rock formations, dramatic landscapes, historic settlements and important wildlife, all of which tell the story of the nation over thousands of years. But increasing visitor pressure, often associated with vehicle emissions, congestion and parking issues at some of the National Park’s most popular locations is causing harm to the very features, habitats and communities that people have come to enjoy.

The purpose of this Charter is to make the Peak District National Park a welcoming place for all visitors and users by delivering new approaches to management and attracting investment to help secure the National Park’s special qualities for future generations.

The Charter will be delivered through partnership working. Partners aim to agree high level outcomes and targets for managing the impact of visitor pressure. Partners will develop an action plan and seek resources to deliver specific projects and initiatives that exacerbate the benefits tourism brings to the area and to those visiting whilst also helping reduce the negative impacts stemming from increased visitor pressure.

Partners will work together to better understand the volumes, patterns and impacts of those using the National Park, particularly the impact of private vehicle use. This will inform overall objectives, actions and communications. Where appropriate, it will inform the development of area-based management approaches to reduce negative impacts in key locations.

Visitation Workshop

On Thursday 16th of October 2025, the Peak District National Park Authority convened a workshop bringing together leaders and senior officers from partner organisations (list of partner organisations detailed below). The event saw partners discuss visitation in the Peak District National Park, outlining its benefits and the strategic challenges into the future. The overarching goal was to identify areas of overlapping priorities and collaboration which can then inform future actions and outcomes.

National Park Managment Plan Partner organisations in attendance included:

• Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
• Chatsworth
• Cheshire East Council
• Chesterfield Borough Council
• Derbyshire County Council
• Derbyshire Dales District Council
• East Midlands Combined County Authority
• High Peak Borough Council
• Kirklees Council
• Moors for the Future Partnerhsip
• National Trust
• Natural England
• North East Derbyshire District Council
• Severn Trent Water
• Sheffield City Council
• Staffordshire County Council
• Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
• United Utilities
• Visit Peak District and Derbyshire
• Yorkshire Water

The Visitiation Workshop Output Report is currently in preparation and will be publsihed soon.