The landed gentry were a historical British and Irish social class of wealthy landowners who could live entirely on rental income from their estates without needing to work in trade or manual labor.
They ranked below the peerage (nobility) in social status but were considered part of the broader nobility or aristocracy, often holding informal titles such as squire, esquire, or gentleman.
UK national parks were created primarily to protect areas of outstanding natural beauty and to ensure public access to the countryside for recreation and physical and spiritual refreshment.
This initiative emerged from decades of campaigning for a “right to roam,” highlighted by events like the 1932 Kinder Scout mass trespass, which protested the exclusion of people from rural lands by wealthy landowners and landed gentry. The National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 provided the legal framework to designate these areas, aiming to bring long-term protection to landscapes valued for their scenic, wildlife, and cultural heritage while accommodating the post-war desire for everyone to enjoy the outdoors.
AND LOOK WHAT’S COME TO PASS HERE IN THE 21ST CENTURY. THE NATIONAL PARKS, CREATED TO BRING NEW HOPE FOLLOWING THE ABUSES OF THE LANDED GENTRY ARE NOW BEHAVING LIKE LANDED GENTRY THEMSELVES…!
BOB IS SEEING AND FEELING NO PROTECTION HERE, JUST BULLYING AND AN OBSCENE, 18-YEAR LONG CAMPAIGN BY NATIONAL PARK OFFICIALS TO RUIN HIS LIVELIHOOD AND HAVE HIM THROWN OFF HIS LAND…!
Video Update on 20th June 2026
Have a break at Bob’s beautiful campsite. Contact number here…
Return to Bomb Alley 1982 – The Falklands Deception, by Paul Cardin
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