Responsible tourism

Tourism in the North Pennines is based on the area’s natural assets or special qualities, qualities which also lie at the heart of quality of life for local people.

The North Pennines National Landscape team works in a variety of ways with tourism organisations, businesses and communities to promote sustainable tourism – tourism which takes into account the needs of the environment, local residents, businesses and visitors – both now and in the future.

Annual Tourism Forum

The 2023 North Pennines Tourism Forum was held on 29 November in Kirkoswald Church Institute, Penrith, Cumbria. This year we are shining a spotlight on the North Pennines National Landscape’s Fellfoot Forward Landscape Partnership Scheme.

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Tourism Toolkit

To help businesses, community groups, individuals, and charities to gain benefit from being located in/operating in the North Pennines National Landscape & UNESCO Global Geopark, the North Pennines National Landscape team has produced a Tourism Toolkit. Signing up to the toolkit allows access to a series of resources, including: seven North Pennines Locator Logos; copyright free images; example marketing copy; and social media channel lists.

It is free to sign up to and will be regularly updated with new resources to help your communications, PR and marketing. More information and  sign up here.

Tourism Working Group

The responsible tourism work of the North Pennines National Landscape team is guided by its Tourism Working Group. The group meets three times a year and is chaired by Pauline Elliott/Ian Baker – owners and managers of Ninebanks Youth Hostel.

Keeping in touch

The North Pennines National Landscape team produces a Sustainable Tourism e-newsletter designed for tourism businesses in and around the North Pennines. Subscribe here.

If you are on Facebook please join the North Pennines Tourism Networking Group – this group is for tourism businesses/professionals operating in the National Landscape. Its purpose is to encourage networking, working together and information sharing across the area – in relation to developing Responsible Tourism linked to the area’s special qualities.

• More information is available from Shane Harris the Responsible Tourism Lead at the North Pennines National Landscape team –  shane@northpennines.org.uk