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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Helen Pidd North of England editor

National Trust criticised for plans to build Peak District’s biggest car park

Lyme Park in Cheshire, seen from across the lake.
Lyme Park in Cheshire was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1946 ‘for the health, education and delight of the people’. Photograph: National Trust Photolibrary/Alamy

The National Trust has been criticised for its “car-dependent business model” after revealing plans to build the Peak District’s biggest car park while pledging to be net carbon zero by 2030.

The heritage body wants to build a 1,065-space car park at Lyme Park, a stately home set in 560 hectares (1,400 acres) on the fringes of the national park, just outside Greater Manchester.

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