Welcome To The South Pennines...

A Landscape For The Future, A Space For Everyone

The South Pennines stand unique among Britain’s uplands, a cultural landscape sitting between the major city regions of Leeds and Manchester to the east and west and the national parks Yorkshire Dales and the Peak District to the north and south. Seven million people live within 1 hour’s drive time of the South Pennines which offer huge opportunities for enjoyment and appreciation of the internationally important heritage, culture and healthy living.

The landscape is one of stark contrasts, consisting of vast tracts of open moorland intersected by steep wooded valleys, the areas in between softened by a subtle patchwork of hamlets and fields. The landscape today is a combined result of geology and human endeavor, enabling the visitor to trace the history of the South Pennines from the ice age to the industrial revolution. Future economic and cultural prosperity depends upon protecting and valuing the past whilst finding new ways to create a ‘living landscape’ for the 21st century. This is the reason for the creation of Pennine Prospects.